Collaborator Research

Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of little-known transparent creatures, and other recent scientific research is being conducted by Ocean Portal Collaborators.

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Alison Kock tags a shark

Alison Kock tags a shark:

Save Our Seas scientist Alison Kock tags a Great White Shark.

CREDIT: © Andy Casagrande IV/Save Our Seas

Emperor Penguins

Emperor Penguins:

Marine biologist Gerald Kooyman of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has documented climate-induced changes to emperor penguin habitats and impacts on how the penguins feed, breed, and raise their young.

CREDIT: © Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego

Diving in Guam

Diving in Guam:

Dr. Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Fla., examines tropical seaweeds on northwestern Guam’s coral reefs.

CREDIT: University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge

Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge:

NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Here, a remotely operated vehicle (ROPOS) recovers a volcano monitor in the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific, west of Oregon.

CREDIT: David Butterfield/NOAA

CO2 Marsh Study

CO2 Marsh Study:

How do plants respond to rising CO2 levels? To find out, plant physiologist Bert Drake monitors plants used in his CO2 study at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

CREDIT: Kimbra Cutlip/Smithsonian Institution

Saving Venice, Italy

Saving Venice, Italy:

To protect Venice from rising seas, Dimitri Deheyn (Scripps Institution/UC San Diego Sediment Research Group) studied the environmental impact of dredging sediment from the waterways.

CREDIT: Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego

Antarctic Salps

Antarctic Salps:

Salps are tube-shaped, soft, transparent animals that swim through the ocean, straining out plant food as they go.

CREDIT: Lawrence Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Seafloor Earthquakes Study

Seafloor Earthquakes Study:

Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.

CREDIT: Dana Yoerger/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ocean “Pingos”

Ocean “Pingos”:

Geologist Charles Paull (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) investigates geologic features similar to pingos on the Arctic Ocean floor where methane bubbles through sediments and forms hundreds of low hills. On land, a pingo is a place where permafrost bulges beneath a dried lake bed like this one in northern Canada.

CREDIT: Charles Paull c. 2003 MBARI

Underwater Archaeology

Underwater Archaeology:

In Egypt, Dr. Jean-Daniel Stanley of the Smithsonian studies submerged ancient settlements.

CREDIT: Smithsonian Institution

Dazzling New Sea Urchin Species

New Sea Urchin Species Discovered Near New Caledonia in the South Pacific

Dazzling New Sea Urchin Species:

Simon Coppard, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and an Encyclopedia of Life Rubenstein Fellow specializing in echinoids often uncovers new species during his research. In 2006, he and a fellow scientist discovered and described Coelopleurus exquisitus, a previously unknown sea urchin species from New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

CREDIT: Encyclopedia of Life

Protecting Arctic habitat

Protecting Arctic habitat:

Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.

CREDIT: Samuel Gagnon

Oil Samples in the Gulf

Oil Samples in the Gulf:

Oceana’s Pacific Science Director Jeff Short, an environmental chemist who formerly worked for NOAA on the Exxon Valdez spill, collects samples of mousse oil in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The sample will be analyzed by Dr. Ed Overton at LSU to establish the chemical profile of the oil. The resulting “fingerprint” will help determine the origin of other samples.

CREDIT: J. Short, Oceana, and S. Senner, Ocean Conservancy

Taxonomic studies

Taxonomic studies:

Melissa Frey, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Rubenstein Fellow, examines a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on a chilly day in Sidney, British Columbia. In addition to holding an EOL Fellowship, Melissa is a Research Associate at the Royal BC Museum, where she continues to engage in taxonomic studies.

CREDIT: Encyclopedia of Life

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the pictures encouraged me to learn more, BUT i couldn't find the link to the story. :(
Dave Wrausmann

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 8:10pm.

Hi Dave. Thanks for your comment. We are working on a whole section about the poles and another about climate change and how it is affecting ocean life, so keep an eye out for more information on these topics. Right now, you can learn more about our collaborators by visiting their profiles.

Submitted by Ocean Portal Team on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 7:39pm.

I like everything about ocean and life in ocean. Thank you for you great website and activity.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:03pm.

I was just in a debate about this today. I'm sorry my name is T.Mills author and all around enthusiast about going green. A dolphin washed up on the New Jersey shore and we know they travel by climate and current. It's obvious something is gone completely wrong. We haven't seen the worst and according to who you talk to there's nothing we can do.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 7:05pm.

Hi there - I dont know whether you can help - but do you know of anyone who would marry people underwater? Strange request I know but I'm getting desperate.
Thanks

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 9:13am.

This is a beautiful site.
Well done

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 9:42am.

Love your site - really beautiful. Lets do what we can to save our planet and the creatures within it.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 10:22am.

That is excellent news.

Probably the most important and best indicator of the change in the oceans are the north and south poles. We look forward to more information on this subject and more importantly what we can do about it.

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 8:54pm.

It is so true that climate changes are so real and happening all over the place, my friends in South Carolina got so much snow these past several weeks that they never seen in their entire life. Hope the rulers will stop just be concerned for their pockets and will ban the polluting technologies.

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/15/2011 - 3:51pm.

BEUTIFUL PINGUINS!!! THANK YOU SCRIPPS FOR YOUR RESEARCHES IN THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGES IN MARINE LIFE =) MR, KOOYMAN YOU ARE SO LUCKY!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Mirelle

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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 11:02am.

Looking Very nice spot.

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 3:00am.

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Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 8:22am.

You are doing awesome work. I have to admit I'm jealous. I'm currently working in the IT field but I would love to work with sharks, great whites in particular. They just are very mysterious to me and I eager to learn more about their mating and feeding habits. I hope in my retirement, I will have the time to invest. Bye for now.

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 12:44pm.

Ocean gives a great feeling to mind and relaxes the soul.I hope your website will give more and more of that.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 2:29am.

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