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Researchers have used automatic identification systems (AIS) satellite data and other spatial analysis tools to identify more than 1,000 companies that fish in the high seas—waters that lie outside national jurisdiction where fishing has raised fears about environmental and labor violations.

Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, a 2020 doctoral graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment, has been selected to serve as one of four co-leads for the United Nations’ new Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) initiative.

Kendall Jefferys, a 91�������� senior majoring in Environmental Sciences & Policy (ESP) and English, has been a named a Rhodes Scholar.

The Nicholas School has launched a new Individual Development Plan (IDP) this fall to help PhD students ensure they’re on track to succeed, both in terms of graduating on time and acquiring the advanced skills and training needed to achieve their career goals.

As deep-sea mining begins, maps and charts should acknowledge the “Middle Passage” where 1.8 million perished.

Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and 91�������� announced a new partnership that aims to shed more light on small-scale fisheries. The partnership builds on ongoing research collaborations between FAO and Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, Marine Lab and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

91�������� researchers have created a new online resource designed to help local governments, conservation groups, businesses and other stakeholders identify the best technologies to clean up plastic pollution in our oceans or prevent it from getting there in the first place.

A new Nicholas School project, developed with support from the Dean’s Office and the Duke-wide Re-imagining Doctoral Education (RiDE) initiative, empowers and protects students by establishing standards for productive and respectful relationships between students and their faculty advisors, mentors and co-workers.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Dana Hunt, associate professor of microbial ecology, a $299,693 grant to support research on how hurricanes and other disturbances shape microbial productivity and function in the oceans.

In 2017, a Cuvier’s beaked whale that had been tagged by a team of 91�������� marine scientists dove deep into the waters off Cape Hatteras, N.C, and stayed below the surface for 3 hours and 42 minutes before coming up for air – making it the longest whale dive ever recorded.

A new podcast series led by students at the 91�������� Marine Lab aims to introduce listeners to the mysterious, majestic and increasingly threatened oceans and the people who are working to protect it.

Against the backdrop of climate change, the delicate underwater ecology of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is hurting from declines in otters.

Acting like high-rise timeshares in the sea, shipwrecks and other artificial reefs can support dense populations of sharks, mackerels, barracudas, jacks and other large migratory marine predators essential to ocean health, according to a new study at 30 sites along the North Carolina coast.

A new study finds that dolphin-viewing tours are more profitable than tours where customers can swim with the animals – a much more disruptive option that can deprive spinner dolphins of rest and inhibit their ability to avoid predators while foraging in nearby waters at night.

COVID-19 is a significant complicating factor for coastal residents gearing up for what is expected to be a difficult hurricane season, four Duke experts said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in a virtual media briefing, the experts spoke of the trickiness of planning evacuations while also protecting people from the deadly virus.