According to a study being conducted by Rutgers University, climate change seems to be pushing several species of fish and crustaceans northward along the east and west coasts of North America. The movement could have serious effects on birds, marine mammals and those who depend on fishing for food and income. “As temperatures have warmed in the waters off our coasts, animals with a low tolerance for that warming have just picked up and shifted,” says Malin Pinsky, a marine biologist at Rutgers who is leading a team researching these shifts.
Archives for 2014
Vanishing sea ice creates a whole new Arctic
Last month, Arctic sea ice covered 630,000 square kilometres less ocean than the 30-year average. Sea ice extent is shrinking about five per cent a decade… Weather systems may be changing, too — and not just in the North. Jennifer Francis …
RCE Personal Health and Finance Quiz Can Guide Your New Year’s Resolutions
Each year, almost half of Americans develop New Year’s resolutions to improve different aspects of their lives. Often these resolutions involve health and personal finances. Specific examples include saving money, reducing debt, losing weight, quitting smoking and increased physical activity. According to a University of Scranton study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, the […]
Adapting to Shifts in Marine Species Due to Climate Change Research Available on New Website
During the past 18 months, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution Malin Pinsky has published two papers documenting and exploring the implications of the trend of marine species shifting to cooler waters as a result of climate change. He and his team have found that the shift northward is happening at different rates among the […]
Rutgers drops cafeteria trays to reduce waste
Lindsay Yoakam used to load her tray in the dining halls at Rutgers with three or four plates: usually soup, salad, dinner and a dessert that she may, or may not, eat… “I was probably throwing out a good amount,” said Yoakam, a senior nutritional sciences major from Mount Laurel… With the cost of food rising 8 to 10 percent a year, dining services eliminated trays this semester at the Neilson, Busch and Livingston dining halls… In addition to saving money and reducing food waste, some students found that eliminating trays led to healthier eating.
With electric jackhammers, plans to quiet an earsplitting city sound
At one Midtown Manhattan construction site recently, the difference between the pneumatic and electric models was palpable, both to Mr. Guzman and to Eric M. Zwerling, the president of the Noise Consultancy, who was enlisted by The New York Times… Ar…
How Rutgers and World of Warcraft ‘corrupted blood’ could help Ebola response
Virtual worlds where real-life gamers role play as they come across deadly challenges may have much to teach us about confronting a global crisis. At least that’s what Nina H. Fefferman, a Rutgers professor, concluded after studying human behavior when…
Big Ten Network Spotlights Rutgers Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club
The four legged students attending Rutgers earn a special degree. Watch the Big Ten Network “LiveBIG” YouTube feature of the Rutgers Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club.
Climate change driving fish north, Rutgers research shows
What fishermen have seen for years has now been confirmed- and mapped – by a group of Rutgers researchers, that warmer ocean waters have caused fish to seek their ideal temperatures farther north… Last week, the Rutgers team released data and charts to the public showing more than 60 species and how they migrated over the last 40 years. The average drift northward is 0.7 of a degree latitude, and 15 meters deeper in the water, Pinsky’s work found. “We’re seeing a trend of many species shifting northward and shifting deeper,” said Malin Pinsky, a marine biologist leading the Rutgers team. “It is a sea change – and it affects fisheries quite a bit.”
Rutgers Research Professor: State Needs to Invest in Infrastructure
The infrastructure that carries water to your tap is aging and in need of repair. Groups including New Jersey Clean Water Council, New Jersey Future and the American Society for Civil Engineers worry utilities aren’t keeping up with necessary mai…
