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Scripps Studies Show Reef Sound Playback Boosts Coral and Fish Larvae Recovery

Posted on October 8, 2026
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NOAA Awards Eleven Cooperative Agreements to Expand Coastal Ocean Observing

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BBG4 Lease Sale Targets 80 Million Acres in Gulf of America

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Escanaba Trough Rocks Collected by USGS Reveal Hidden Fire Risk in Deep-Sea Mining

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First Hearing Tests on Australian Sea Lions and Fur Seals Reveal Sensitivity to Human-Made Noise

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Wave buoys are essential instruments in ocean observing and there are over 600 assets, including buoys like this, reporting wave data throughout IOOS. Wave information is important for weather forecasting, safe navigation, port operations, coastal planning, coastal hazard prediction and mitigation, and many more applications. (Image credit: PacIOOS.

NOAA Awards Eleven Cooperative Agreements to Expand Coastal Ocean Observing

Petrographic (A, D) SEM (B, E) and STEM (C, F) images of bladed marcasite (A, B,C) and bladed pyrrhotite (D,E,F). The petrographic images are reflected light under plane polarization. The brassy minerals in D are isocubanite being replaced by chalcopyrite. (Image credit: USGS)

Escanaba Trough Rocks Collected by USGS Reveal Hidden Fire Risk in Deep-Sea Mining

Participants of GESAMP 53. (Credit: IOC)

GESAMP 53 Flags Five Emerging Ocean Threats Including Space Debris and Underwater Data Centers

Image of a coral core. (Credit: USGS)

Olowalu Reef Coral Core Reveals Two Centuries of West Maui Environmental Change

Bondi the fur seal doing a hearing test. (Credit: Christine Erbe)

First Hearing Tests on Australian Sea Lions and Fur Seals Reveal Sensitivity to Human-Made Noise

A wave flume with a wind turbine spar in the UMass Amherst Ocean Resources and Renewable Energy Group lab. Top: Aerial view of the Bartholomew Gosnold Monument on Cuttyhunk Island (Credit: Creative Commons/John Phelan).

UMass Amherst and MRECo Bridge Lab Testing and Open-Water Marine Energy Trials

Sperm Whale Habitat Study Calls for Expansive Dynamic Ocean Protection

October 8, 2026

Offshore Industry

BBG4 Lease Sale Targets 80 Million Acres in Gulf of America

October 8, 2026

Research team deploying a subsea drop camera system (Image credit: SubC Imaging)

SubC Imaging Unveils Drop and Tow Camera Systems for Seafloor Surveys

France Energies Marines Targets Ecosystem Impacts and Biofouling in New Research Push

(Image credit: MacArtney)

MacArtney Strengthens UK and Ireland Presence with Macleod Appointment

(Image credit: Cadeler Baltic Power)

Baltic Power Wind Farm Nears Operation after Final Turbine Install

Proposed design of the new facility. (Credit: Advanced Navigation)

Advanced Navigation America Expands US Manufacturing for Positioning, Navigation & Timing Systems

A stratigraphic scanning electron microscope tour showing the evolution of manganese-oxide mineralization of host sediment. Mn mineralization shows a multipronged process of formation including growth of Mn columns in soft sediment, cementation and then partial to complete replacement of the host sediment, Mn grain growth, Mn recrystallization, and late-stage void-fracture fill. Click image for full explanation. A new study led by USGS describes a previously undocumented style of hydrothermal manganese-oxide mineralization on the seabed near American Samoa, offering new insight into how seafloor mineral occurrences can form and how widespread similar deposits may be around the world. The study examined 24 dredge samples collected from three sites along the Samoan volcanic chain in the South Pacific. In many of these samples, researchers found evidence that hot, mineral-rich fluids moved upward through seafloor sediments, progressively replacing the original material with thick layers of manganese-oxide minerals. Hydrothermal systems occur where heated fluids circulate through Earth's crust and return to the seafloor, carrying dissolved metals and other elements. When those fluids encounter cooler surroundings, minerals can precipitate and accumulate. Manganese oxides are common components of seafloor mineral occurrences, but the new study documents something researchers had not previously observed: hydrothermal manganese oxides replacing sediment made up of foraminiferal carbonate. Foraminifera are microscopic marine organisms whose shells are commonly composed of calcium carbonate and can accumulate on the seafloor after the organisms die. (Credit: USGS)

USGS Study Uncovers New Hydrothermal Manganese Mineralization Process Near American Samoa

(Image credit: Ashtead Technology)

Ashtead Technology Appoints Hazell to Lead Global Marketing Strategy

(Image credit: TDI-Brooks)

TDI-Brooks to Conduct Environmental Baseline Survey off Timor-Leste

Environmental Policy

LABEL Act Would Require Front-of-Package Seafood Origin Labels

Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; and Alexandra Cousteau, ocean advocate. (Image credit: European Commission)

OceanEye International Alliance Launches at UN General Assembly to Bolster Global Ocean Observing System

BBNJ Agreement Reaches 100 Ratifications as IUCN Calls for Science-Based Implementation

OceanEye Alliance Launches with More Than €211 Million Pledged for Global Ocean Observing System

Executive Order 14428 Revokes 2009 Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration

Trump Signs Order Boosting Saltwater Angling Access

USGS and FGCU Win NOAA Grant to Strengthen Southwest Florida Coastal Resilience

October 5, 2026

Coastal Developments

Scripps Studies Show Reef Sound Playback Boosts Coral and Fish Larvae Recovery

October 8, 2026

(Image credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

WHOI’s McGee and Veatch Elected to Marine Technology Society Board

CWP Engineering and Università del Salento Partner on Mediterranean Coastal Research

Coastline of (North) Sulawesi, Indonesia: Coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds are closely interconnected and together form a “tropical triad” of coastal ecosystems. (Credit: Sebastian Ferse, ZMT)

Fugro and EOMAP Join m-CONNECT to Map and Protect Linked Coastal Ecosystems

Awtij Indigenous Marine Intelligence Wins MEOPAR and Ocean Exchange Funding Award

(Image credit: PLOCAN)

BlueMissionAA2030 Kicks Off in Dublin to Restore Atlantic and Arctic Ocean Ecosystems

Researchers led by Prof. Jompa from Hasanuddin University assessed coral reefs’ health across three islands in Indonesia’s Spermonde Archipelago, combining ecological monitoring with community perspectives. The study found clear differences in reef conditions and highlighted opportunities for stronger community involvement in conservation through targeted training, tools, and support. (Image credit: Professor Jamaluddin Jompa from Hasanuddin University, Indonesia)

Hasanuddin University Study Finds Community Knowledge Key to Coral Reef Conservation in Indonesia

(Image credit: EurekAlert)

Restored Oyster Reefs Could Deliver Trillions in Ecosystem Value Annually

(Image credit: Isla Bonita)

Isla Bonita Project Launches to Restore Seas Around Nine European Islands

Fisheries& Aquaculture

(Image credit: Blue Marine Foundation)

Scientists Warn Northeast Atlantic Mackerel Stocks Face Collapse Without Catch Cuts

Looming Eye Buoys can reduce bird bycatch by 59%. (Image credit: Fishtek Marine/ninaconstablemedia)

Floating Scarecrow and Kite Cut Seabird Bycatch by Two Thirds in UK Gillnet Trials

UH Mānoa Study Unlocks How Mozambique Tilapia Survive Extreme Salinity

(Image credit: Hatch Blue)

Hatch Blue and UMITO Partners to Launch Aquaculture Innovation Studio in Japan

The study shows herring stock itself did shrink markedly in the 16th century, but it did not collapse completely. It was only the combined effect of several factors – environmental change, overfishing, and social change—that brought the profitable fishery to a sudden end. (Image credit: Schwermer, The University of Kiel)

Investigation Uncovers Causes of the Baltic Herring Fishery Collapse 450 Years Ago

(Image credit: MSU)

Mississippi State University Redesignated as FAO Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance

Algiecel Opens Industrial Microalgae Facility at Novonesis Kalundborg Site

October 7, 2026

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