Q&A on Recent Whale Strandings and Offshore Wind Energy Development Are whale strandings increasing along the Jersey Shore? Recent whale strandings along New Jersey and New York continue a period of increased humpback whale mortalities along the U.S. East Coast that began in 20161,2. In April of 2017 it was...
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MOO Students Learn About Marine Radar At Furuno USA Inc
MS of Operational Oceanography (MOO) students recently visited Furuno USA Inc. in Denton, MD to learn about Furuno's diverse marine radar technologies and their applications. The visit was hosted by Gil Passwaters of Furuno, who provided an informative tour of the facility. During the tour, Gil detailed the company's mission...
Rising Waters on Our Coasts and What It Means for Public Access?
New Jersey law ensures the public’s right to access coastal shorelines and waters. To help people know where to access tidal waterways and get information about the amenities at each location, the state has an online map that shows over 3,900 public access points. However, the impacts of climate change...
Ryan Glaubke
I was born and raised along the southern shores of Virginia Beach, where my proximity to the coast quickly instilled a love for the ocean. In these early years, caring and encouraging teachers helped foster my interests throughout public school. They believed I could make it as a marine scientist,...
In Memory of Dale Haidvogel
We were informed by Enrique Curchitser tonight about the unexpected and tragic loss of Dale Haidvogel. While we have only little information at the moment, for the countless people he worked with and mentored it is a very sad day. He joined Rutgers in 1990 as one of the first...
Rutgers scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on earth
A team of Rutgers scientists dedicated to pinpointing the primordial origins of metabolism – a set of core chemical reactions that first powered life on Earth – has identified part of a protein that could provide scientists clues to detecting planets on the verge of producing life. The research, published...
MS of Operational Oceanography (MOO) Students Train with SEABER’s YUCO-SCAN
MS of Operational Oceanography (MOO) Students trained over a 3-day workshop led by SEABER's Quentin Tatibouet, testing RUCOOL's new AUV the YUCO-SCAN. This new AUV is equipped with side-scan sonar, allowing our students to set out on the R/V Rutgers out of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) with...
The Vessel Traffic Service Needs a Major Radar Upgrade
Dr. Hugh Roarty’s article “The Vessel Traffic Service Needs a Major Radar Upgrade” was recently published in US Naval Proceedings. Proceedings is a monthly magazine published by the United States Naval Institute. Launched in 1874, it is one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. Proceedings covers...
Congratulations to Corday Selden
Corday Selden has been awarded a Rutgers Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. This is an extremely competitive program and Corday’s strong proposal focused on the underlying biology driving isotopic fractionation. This presidential position offers a potential transition to the faculty. We are very lucky to having Corday as part of our “nerd...
Haskin Lab leads major development for shellfish breeding
Haskin Lab leads major development for shellfish breeding and genetic analysis through the creation of a high-density SNP array for Eastern oysters. Read about this highly collaborative effort led by Dr. Ximing Guo at this link: https://rdcu.be/c24XS