Oyster reefs stack up for shoreline protection
University of Western Australia
Published: 7 April 2026
UWA researchers show oyster reef living shorelines provide a resilient alternative to conventional hard coastal protection, reducing wave energy while supporting marine colonization.
Keywords: oyster reefs, living shorelines, coastal protection, wave energy, marine engineering, reef restoration, coastal resilience
Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations
Ocean Discovery League
Published: 1 April 2026
Scientists publish a plan in Science Advances to visually explore 10,000 strategically selected deep seafloor locations, nearly doubling the number of sites ever observed.
Keywords: deep sea exploration, seafloor observation, ocean mapping, biodiversity, deep ocean, Science Advances
NWO XS-grant for research on spatial tipping points in the ocean
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Published: 16 April 2026
NIOZ researcher receives grant to use deep learning to predict where in the Atlantic Ocean the circulation could cross catastrophic tipping points under future global warming.
Keywords: Atlantic circulation, tipping points, deep learning, AMOC, climate change, ocean modeling, early warning
