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Tsinghua University Press launches ocean journal to promote global marine research collaboration

Tsinghua University Press
Business Announcement

Tsinghua University Press is pleased to announce the official launch of Ocean (www.sciopen.com/journal/3008-1203), an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to advancing research in ocean science, technology, and engineering.

Journal: Ocean

Oyster larvae on drugs move slowly and are stressed

Society for Risk Analysis
Meeting Announcement

The discharge and prevalence of psychoactive drugs in surface waters has raised concerns about potential risks to ecosystems and public health. Yet there is limited information on the ecotoxicity of these compounds in marine environments and aquaculture.

Meeting: Society for Risk Analysis 2025 Conference

Connection and protection boost health in coral reefs

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that connections between reefs help stabilise reef health, reducing the risk of collapse, and that a dual approach – improving conditions on both land and sea – may be the best way to protect these crucial ecosystems.

Journal: Ecological Applications

High seas fisheries management falls short of mandates, analysis finds

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The regulatory bodies charged with managing and conserving fisheries across two-thirds of the world’s oceans are threatening marine ecosystems by significantly underperforming, according to an analysis published on Nov. 24 in Environmental Research Letters. Led by researchers from the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, the analysis comes as the United Nations prepares to enforce a new oceans treaty that will require collaboration with these regulatory bodies, called Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs).

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

Understanding emerges: MBL scientists visualize the creation of condensates

Marine Biological Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This week in Science, Michael K. Rosen and 10 other members of a large collaboration at the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Chromatin Consortium, propose a long-awaited model for how the properties of a condensate can emerge from the properties of the individual molecules that compose it.

Journal: Science
Funder: Daniel and David Isenberg, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, Welch Foundation, UK Research and Innovation, Cancer Research And Prevention Institute of Texas, St. Jude Research Collaborative on the Biology and Biophysics of RNP Granules

Avoiding marine collisions with SMART-SEA

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ocean engineering researchers at Texas A&M University have created SMART-SEA, a system that provides seafarers with real-time guidance on how and when to maneuver their vessels around stationary structures, such as offshore oil platforms and depleted wellheads.

Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection

USF-led study reveals dramatic decline in some historic sargassum populations

University of South Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Even as record sargassum reaches Caribbean and Gulf shores, the Sargasso Sea — once a stable stronghold — has seen a sharp drop in healthy mats since 2015. Because sargassum mats support turtles, fish, seabirds and other marine life, a long-term drop in healthy sargassum could reshape food webs and alter the ecological balance across the broader Atlantic region.

Journal: Nature Geoscience

Captive bottlenose dolphins vary vocalizations during enrichment activities

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dolphins produce a range of vocalizations used for echolocation and communication. These vocalizations vary with social context, environmental conditions, and external stimuli, communication, reflecting their cognitive and behavioral complexity. A study published in PLOS One on December 3, 2025 by Francesco Di Nardo at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy and colleagues suggests that the frequency and duration of captive dolphin vocalizations may indicate engagement with structured activities.

Journal: PLOS One

Lemon shark caught preying on invasive freshwater fish in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Unprecedented footage of jaguar cichlid being preyed upon was captured after heavy rains caused the overflow of freshwater into Sueste Bay, the species’ feeding ground.

Journal: Environmental Biology of Fishes
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

AMS 2026 Meeting showcases atmospheric science and the “human factor”

American Meteorological Society
Meeting Announcement

The largest annual meeting focused on weather, water, and climate sciences, the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) will be held 25–29 January, 2026, in Houston, Texas.

Meeting: 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society

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