Rutgers scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons – destined to become limestones – that form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world’s oceans. In a publication in Current B…
Fisheries/Aquaculture
ARCS students help to replenish state oyster population
Local students took their lessons outside Thursday in Galloway Township. Kids at Assumption Regional Catholic School helped to replenish the state’s oyster population by participating in Project Ports on Thursday. Students filled shell bags today that …
Ph.D. Student Amanda Wenczel Receives Eagleton Fellowship
Amanda Ann Wenczel, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, has been selected for the Class of 2014 Eagleton Fellowship Program, earning her an Eagleton Martin Fellowship, which provides full tuition and a stipend of $6,000 for the school year. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to participate as an […]
Rutgers Hosts Ocean Days Event for School-age Kids
For three packed days in April, over 400 students from public, private, and informal science education programs across New Jersey came to the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick for “Rutgers Ocean Days,” an annual event celebrating the ocean as well as the scientific accomplishments of the students from grades 3-12. This year’s event was […]
Rutgers Assists Coast Guard Using Integrative Ocean Observing System
Learn how Rutgers assists the Coast Guard by providing hourly oceanographic data.
Overfished stocks can recover
A study by marine scientists at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, USA, has revealed that species of fish that have been overfished can recover to healthy levels if fisheries managers put effective limits on the catch. Scientists had previous…
Marine Science Study Shows Depleted Fish Stocks Can Come Back from the Brink
A study by IMCS scientists published in Science shows catch limits can help restore overfished species. Read more about the work.
Project PORTS: Making a Difference
Kids Help Restore Shellfish Habitat If there was a community service award for the creatures in our bays and estuaries, there would be no more deserving recipient than the oyster. They may be small but these bottom-dwelling feeders can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. As they pump water through their gills, […]
Rising sea levels put South Jersey in peril
A tug of war happens on an almost daily basis in the Delaware River: Fresh water flows downstream from Trenton, while salt water flows upstream from the Atlantic. "Somewhere in between, the two waters blend in, each side pushing against the other,&…
Some depleted stocks still can recover, others can not
A new study by Rutgers University shows that fish species that have been overfished for decades can be brought back to health more easily than originally thought, once limits are placed on fishing. Marine scientists reported that a fish stock’s ability…
