Damage to Threatened Gulf of California Habitats Can be Reversed
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 21 February 2010
Destructive fishing threatens the Gulf of California, but marine protected areas like Cabo Pulmo show strong recovery. Protecting spawning and nursery sites is key to revitalizing ecosystems and preserving fish populations.
Keywords: Gulf of California, marine protected areas, overfishing, spawning aggregations, biomass recovery, Cabo Pulmo, ecosystem restoration
Scientists Discover Evidence of 30 Million-Year-Old Bone-eating Worms
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 20 April 2010
Fossil boreholes in 30-million-year-old whale bones confirm Osedax "boneworms" are ancient deep-sea dwellers, feeding on whale remains since early baleen whales appeared in the open ocean.
Keywords: deep-sea ecosystems, boneworms, evolution, paleontology, Scripps Institution, CT scan, Steffen Kiel, Greg Rouse
Scripps Alumnus to Receive Prestigious Cody Award from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 June 2010
Dudley Chelton, oceanographer and remote sensing pioneer, has won the 2010 Cody Award from Scripps Oceanography. He will present a public lecture, "The Oceans Viewed from Space," on June 11 in La Jolla.
Keywords: satellite altimetry, TOPEX/Poseidon, public lecture, NASA, ocean physics, La Jolla
