Two Research Advancements Seek to Make Ship-Whale Interactions Safer
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 31 October 2017
Scripps researcher Ana Širović joins a $1.5M Benioff Ocean Initiative project to cut ship-whale collisions using acoustic detection in the Santa Barbara Channel. John Hildebrand’s team improves ship noise monitoring methods.
Keywords: Scripps, whales, ship strikes, acoustics, Santa Barbara Channel, Benioff Ocean Initiative
Can Organisms Sense via Radio Frequency?
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 31 October 2017
UCSD’s Dimitri Deheyn leads a $3.3M DARPA project to test if organisms sense or emit radio frequencies, exploring potential new biological communication and RF technology applications.
Keywords: UCSD, DARPA, radio frequency, biology, organisms, communication
Study of Bermuda Corals Finds Temperature Is Most Influential Factor on Coral Growth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 10 November 2017
Scripps-led study finds Bermuda corals grow faster with warmer temperatures, showing little sensitivity to pH changes, but warn rapid warming could cause bleaching by 2040.
Keywords: Bermuda corals, warming, pH, calcification, bleaching
