Tiny Organisms, Big Insights: Phytoplankton Research Transforming Marine Science
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Published: 5 March 2026
Texas A&M Galveston researchers are using phytoplankton as indicators to study PFAS contamination in Texas coastal oyster beds and investigating how these forever chemicals persist in marine ecosystems.
Keywords: phytoplankton, PFAS, forever chemicals, oysters, marine pollution, coastal ecology, Gulf of Mexico
Data now flowing from new Antarctic Ocean observatory
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 11 March 2026
Ocean Networks Canada and Spain's CSIC have doubled data capture capacity at their Antarctic subsea observatory off Livingston Island, with new CTD and dissolved oxygen sensors monitoring Southern Ocean conditions in near real-time.
Keywords: Southern Ocean, Antarctic observatory, ocean monitoring, CTD, subsea observatory, Livingston Island, oceanographic data
New vessel expands ocean exploration, marine research for UMaine students
University of Maine
Published: 20 March 2026
The University of Maine's Darling Marine Center acquired a 45-foot research vessel capable of traveling 100 miles offshore, expanding student access to Gulf of Maine waters for shark tagging, marine mammal surveys, and fisheries research.
Keywords: research vessel, Gulf of Maine, marine research, Darling Marine Center, fisheries, marine mammals, ocean exploration
