A year ago, oyster growers who farm New Jersey’s marshy coastal inlets and tidal flats were fighting for survival. Restaurants were shut down by the pandemic, and the oysters they had nurtured for two years were growing past their prime. The pricey seafood that should have been sold in raw...
Rutgers, offshore wind firm to study impact on clams off NJ
ATLANTIC CITY — A company hoping to build a wind power farm off the coast of southern New Jersey is partnering with Rutgers University and the state’s clam industry to study the potential impacts of wind farms on the shellfish. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC said Thursday it is funding...
MEET AN ECOPs MEMBER – NICOLE WAITE
Nicole Waite, Marine and Lab Technician at Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership Nicole has been working as a professional in ocean sciences since 2014 at Rutgers, with a focus split between Antarctic phytoplankton and underwater gliders. “I have been in the ocean science field since undergrad when I...
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
Global warming is likely to make India’s monsoon season wetter and more dangerous, new research suggests. Scientists have known for years that climate change is disrupting monsoon season. Past research based on computer models has suggested that the global heating caused by greenhouse gases, and the increased moisture in the...
Fish and Whales Keep Greenhouse Gases in the Ocean
A new study from the University of Agder shows that animals are part of the natural carbon cycle process that absorbs greenhouse gas emissions... Angela Helen Martin, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Natural Sciences at University of Agder, recently published a review article on how fishes and other animals...