The European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis , has been harvested in Galway Bay, Ireland, for centuries, but the oyster populations in the bay have declined and are currently facing multiple threats. One major concern in the bay is the recurrence of heavy-rainfall, high-runoff and low-salinity events. In this work, a high-resolution hydrodynamic coastal model of Galway Bay is used together with experimental data on oyster mortality...

Drawing on collective experience from ten collaborative research projects focused on the Global South, we identify three major challenges that impede the translation of research on sustainability and resilience into better-informed choices by individuals and policy-makers that in turn can support transformation to a sustainable future. The three challenges comprise: (i) converting knowledge produced during research projects in...

Juvenile white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) typically aggregate along coastal beaches; however, high levels of recruitment and shifting oceanographic conditions may be causing habitat use expansions. Telemetry data indicate increased habitat use at the Northern Channel Islands (California, USA) by juvenile white shark that may be in response to increased population density at aggregation locations, or anomalous oceanograp...

Many terrestrial and aquatic taxa are known to form periodic aggregations, whether across life history or solely during specific life stages, that are generally governed by the availability and distribution of resources. Associations between individuals during such aggregation events are considered random and not driven by social attraction or underlying community structure. White sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) have been de...

8With the current state of the economy and the budget woes found in everyone's workplace, every extra dollar we can use to offset the cost of projects counts—and what if those extra dollars came with public relations opportunities at no cost to you? For the last several years, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry has cultivated relationships with a variety of non-traditional partners. These relationships have not only provided...