Seismic record analysis can reveal a glacier's past
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Published: 10 April 2026
UAF researchers analyzed 20 years of seismic signals from Columbia Glacier to show how iceberg calving events recorded by earthquake sensors can reveal long-term changes in glacier behavior.
Keywords: glacier, seismic monitoring, Columbia Glacier, iceberg calving, Arctic, climate change, Alaska
Bottom trawling catches thousands of fish species, including those most at-risk
University of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Published: 8 April 2026
A global inventory reveals over 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, with one in seven assessed species threatened or near threatened with extinction including sharks and seahorses.
Keywords: bottom trawling, fisheries, biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, deep-sea, bycatch
Mangrove crab outruns its namesake in climate-driven coastal shift
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Published: 8 April 2026
The Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab has expanded its range nearly 200 miles north to South Carolina, driven by rising sea temperatures in a clear example of marine tropicalization.
Keywords: fiddler crab, range expansion, climate change, tropicalization, salt marsh, marine ecology, citizen science
