FathomNet hosts data competition to advance automated annotation of underwater imagery
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 9 April 2026
FathomNet and partners launched a Kaggle competition to improve AI-driven detection of marine organisms in underwater imagery, advancing automated ocean research annotation.
Keywords: FathomNet, artificial intelligence, underwater imagery, computer vision, ocean technology, deep learning, marine biology
Parasites defy biodiversity rules, thriving far from the equator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Published: 31 March 2026
A study of intertidal ecosystems across North and South America found that trematode parasites are more abundant in cooler temperate waters than near the equator, challenging the latitudinal diversity gradient.
Keywords: marine parasites, trematodes, biodiversity, intertidal ecology, latitudinal gradient, marine biology, host-parasite interactions
Ocean warming drives melting of Antarctic sea ice
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 18 March 2026
A Nature Climate Change study reveals Antarctic sea ice loss since 2015 is driven by ocean warming that thinned a cold protective water layer, allowing warm deep water to accelerate melting after strong 2015 storms.
Keywords: Antarctic sea ice, ocean warming, Southern Ocean, Winter Water, climate change, Nature Climate Change, polar oceanography
