Anatomy of a phytoplankton bloom revealed north of Hawai'i

Large phytoplankton blooms north of the Hawaiian Islands have been seen in satellite imagery as vast swirls of color nearly ...

In the ocean's 'twilight zone,' divers risk their lives in search of mysteries

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Rare, deep-sea encounter: California scientists observe ‘extraordinary’ seven-arm octopus

Almost a half-mile below Monterey Bay's surface, California scientists recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a ...

Microplastics are filling the deep ocean faster than scientists feared

Plastic waste has haunted the world’s oceans for decades. What you may not realize is that the most dangerous pieces are ...
Science Daily

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone

The twilight zone teems with life, including krill, squid, fish, octopus, and delicate jelly-like species. Many of these organisms travel upward toward the surface each night to feed and then descend ...
Phys.org

Deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone,' first study of its kind finds

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Expenses, quiet zones are issues in Ocean Breeze election Nov. 4

OCEAN BREEZE — Six candidates are seeking three seats on the Ocean Breeze Town Council in the Nov. 4 election. Voting is set for 9 a.m. to 7 at the Hoke Library, 1150 Northwest Jack Williams Way, ...