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Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news
January 31, 2019
Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local impacts on sea life.
Why beaked whales return to Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance
January 29, 2019
A new study using underwater robots reveals dense patches of deep-sea squid attract beaked whales to a Navy sonar test range off Southern California.
Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger
January 14, 2019
The energy in ocean waves has been increasing as a consequence of climate change, according to a new study.
Environmental, social changes shift how elephant seals communicate
December 3, 2018
UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate Caroline Casey retraced biologist Burney Le Boeuf's scientific footsteps and discovered the seals’ threat calls no longer had geographic distinctions. Instead, as the northern elephant seal population had increased, the males’ calls had grown more individualized and complex.
Escape responses of coral reef fish obey simple behavioral rules
November 12, 2018
Loom-sensitive neural circuits characterized in previous lab studies are shown to underlie complex evasive behaviors observed in a natural environment.
Oil and gas development off California's coast—Is more in our future?
November 8, 2018
The Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center on Tuesday, November 13, features a moderated discussion with an expert panel.
