Read more marine biology stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30104/marine-biology.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:52:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70062/taxi-sized-squid-caught-off-louisiana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists studying whale diets in the Gulf of Mexico unexpectedly hauled in a giant squid half as long as a school bus, Reuters reports. The 19.5-foot-long creature dragged up from 1,500 feet below the sea off Louisiana is the first giant squid found in the area in over...http://www.newser.com/story/70062/taxi-sized-squid-caught-off-louisiana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 2:39:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew England beaches are swarming with starfish this spring, and nobody’s sure why, the Boston Globe reports. The spike may be connected to shellfish population; it could be due to a drop in spider crabs, which prey on starfish; it could be tied to water temperature or wind patterns. Whatever...http://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50693/climate-change-may-tank-worlds-fish-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's supplies of fish face major upheaval, scientists warn, as climate change forces species from shrimp to herring away from warming waters toward the poles. The BBC reports that in 40 years, American fishermen may see a 50% reduction in the population of Atlantic cod. "The impact of climate...http://www.newser.com/story/50693/climate-change-may-tank-worlds-fish-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 8:03:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal panel has voted to block fishing trawlers from moving into a vast area of the Arctic Sea made newly accessible by melting ice, the New York Times reports. The move will protect 150,000 square nautical miles of US waters north of the Bering Strait while scientists assess...http://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 5:07:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48928/to-find-the-killer-whale-scientists-think-like-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKiller whales spend most of their time tracking their prey, and so do the scientists who study them. Marine biologists at Scotland's St. Andrews University spent 3 months among the Shetland Islands in search of their cetacean quarry, and caught sight of whales only about 12 times. They explain to...http://www.newser.com/story/48928/to-find-the-killer-whale-scientists-think-like-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 17:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46337/dolphins-hunting-tools-mostly-used-by-females.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeside humans, few other animals use tools to get their everyday chores done. Even fewer of them are marine mammals, so researchers in Australia were surprised to catch bottlenose dolphins employing conical sponges to dig in the seafloor. Mostly female dolphins use the snout-protectors, and only if their mothers showed...http://www.newser.com/story/46337/dolphins-hunting-tools-mostly-used-by-females.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 12:44:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42199/ocean-census-surprises-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomewhere under the Antarctic Ocean, brittle starfish completely cover a submerged mountain. In the Pacific, sharks congregate in a region with few food sources but plenty of opportunity for romance. Those facts, along with an accounting of more than 5,000 newly discovered species, are part of the results of...http://www.newser.com/story/42199/ocean-census-surprises-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 10:32:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39606/scientists-confirm-sharks-virgin-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA blacktip shark at a Virginia aquarium got pregnant despite not having been around a male of her kind for a decade, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Scientists have long suspected that sharks, like some smaller vertebrates, could reproduce asexually but this is only the second confirmed case. Tests showed the baby...http://www.newser.com/story/39606/scientists-confirm-sharks-virgin-birth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 8:34:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33809/fish-found-at-record-depth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have captured a live fish from a record 7,500 feet under the Atlantic Ocean, the BBC reports. A new device allows recovery of live creatures from much farther down than was previously possible. The expedition to learn more about life around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the ocean also...http://www.newser.com/story/33809/fish-found-at-record-depth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 13:50:00 CDT