Where plankton suffers, so does the entire ocean food chain. When environmenmental conditions change, often triggered by too much of a nutrient—such as nitrogen or phosphorus from fertilizer ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of the marine food chain.

Plastic doesn't biodegrade and so it enters the food chain. The artist wanted to show ... made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is connected to underwater sensors ...

Sea Otters: Effects of ocean acidification will be felt up the food chain. Marine mammals like sea otters that rely on shellfish may be in trouble. Studies show that, if left unchecked, within our ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon storage and oxygen generation. Some of these ecosystems are under threat; others remain unexplored. Understanding how key players such as whales ...

The four billion tons of marine organisms that global fisheries extracted from the ocean between 1960 and 2018 resulted in ...

Cutting-edge analysis reveals lipid diversity in eddies "These eddies are basically the food trucks of the ocean," explains Dr Kevin Becker, geochemist at GEOMAR and lead author of the study.

If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...