Highlights & Events
Recent Research Highlights

January 8, 2010
The Socioeconomic Costs of Ocean Acidification
Seawater's lower pH will affect food supplies, pocketbooks, and lifestylesSource: Oceanus Magazine

July 31, 2009
Farming Shellfish in Zanzibar
Aquaculture project aims to produce food and reduce povertySource: Oceanus Magazine

January 11, 2008
Proposals Emerge to Transfer Excess Carbon into the Ocean
Increasing urgency about climate change has spurred schemes that may seem radicalSource: Oceanus Magazine

January 10, 2008
Dumping Iron and Trading Carbon
Profits, pollution, and politics all will play roles in ocean iron fertilizationSource: Oceanus Magazine

January 9, 2008
Lessons from Nature, Models, and the Past
Other lines of evidence inform the debate on ocean iron fertilizationSource: Oceanus Magazine

January 8, 2008
What Are the Possible Side Effects?
The uncertainties and unintended consequences of manipulating ecosystemsSource: Oceanus Magazine

January 7, 2008
Will Ocean Iron Fertilization Work?
Getting carbon into the ocean is one thing. Keeping it there is another.Source: Oceanus Magazine
November 13, 2007
Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron
Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air?Source: Oceanus Magazine

April 24, 2007
Renewable Energy Opportunities and Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf
Porter Hoagland, Marine Policy Center
Presented to the Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives

July 7, 2006
A Modest Proposal to Sustain Lobsters and Lobstermen
Relax minimum legal size requirements, but reduce number of trapsSource: Oceanus Magazine

May 25, 2006
Do Fishing Regulations Lead to More Accidents?
Fishermen say yes; new study suggests noSource: Oceanus Magazine

November 10, 2005
'Seasonal Pump' Moves Water Between Ocean and Aquifers
Seawater is drawn underground in winter and flows into ocean in summerSource: Oceanus Magazine


