Yale researchers used miniDOT loggers to study East Africa’s Mara River and the animal inputs that contribute to hypoxic events. Read the case study to see how PME instruments are helping scientists better understand an aquifer on which millions of people depend.
Take a virtual dive in a National Marine Sanctuary
360-degree photography and virtual reality can put us in new places like never before. Explore the U.S.’s most treasured reefs in this new immersive gallery from NOAA.
A study in Scientific Reports shows that an increase in sea level of 4-8 inches by 2050 will double incidence of coastal flooding, with the tropics most affected.
Tiny Pacific island has 38 million pieces of trash
A new survey of remote Henderson Island shows the beaches of the tiny atoll have the world’s highest concentration of plastic debris, much of which is buried in the sand.
PME President and CEO, Kristin Elliott, attended the 2017 Athena Pinnacle Awards on May 4 in San Diego. She was nominated for an Individual in Technology award, and PME was 1 of 7 nominees for the Technology Start-up award. Kristin and PME are honored to have received these nominations.
Signs of hope for world’s coral reefs
Some corals may adapt to warmer water conditions
A Wildlife Conservation Society study that compared bleaching events in a reef in Kenya in 1998 and 2016 found some species bleached less in 2016.
East Africa habitats could be key to preserving reefs
Scientists have identified an area off the coast of Mozambique that could be a refuge for coral ecosystems, but the region is already showing signs of overfishing.
The CEO of a major Norwegian employers’ organization has announced a stop to open-sea salmon farming, as the booming industry transitions to self-contained farms.
Aquaculture practices have evolved to a point where the impact on the environment is outweighed by the benefits – and necessity – of fish farming, advocates say.
