
5 de dez. de 20245 min de leitura
Public-private partnerships in protected areas from a socio-environmental perspective
The truths behind the concessions to private initiative of protected areas in the state of São Paulo. By Caio Tancredi Zmyslowski English...
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24 de out. de 20247 min de leitura
Vortices: do physics and biology communicate with each other?
By Filipe Pereira English edit by Carla Elliff *post originally published in Portuguese on November 5, 2020 Illustration by Joana Ho . We...
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22 de ago. de 20246 min de leitura
A storyteller called otolith and fisheries biology
By Natasha Travenisk Hoff English edit by Carla Elliff *post originally published in Portuguese on October 8, 2020 In addition to being...
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18 de jul. de 20246 min de leitura
Far beyond our eyes: microplastics at the bottom of the sea
When I started reading about plastic in the ocean, in the distant year of 2011, I was still at the beginning of my degree in marine biology.
51 visualizações4 comentários

14 de jun. de 20246 min de leitura
FROM THE SEA TO THE AIR: microplastics in marine and coastal birds
By Júlia Jacoby de Souza English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on December 10,...
65 visualizações3 comentários

2 de mai. de 20246 min de leitura
When your hypothesis is rejected, breathe in and out: you still have a result!
My experience with turtle physiology. By Tábata Cordeiro English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Carla Elliff *post originally published...
54 visualizações2 comentários

28 de mar. de 20244 min de leitura
Smile, you’re on camera, reef!
By Carolina D. Teixeira English edit by Carla Elliff *post originally published in Portuguese on March 18, 2021 Many here may have...
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23 de nov. de 20236 min de leitura
Fish fart prevents war in the Baltic SeaOr... the power of science diplomacy in the ocean
By Andrei Polejack English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Carla Elliff *post originally published in Portuguese on August 5, 2021...
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19 de out. de 20236 min de leitura
The silent work of the Ocean
By Aline S. Martinez English edit by Malu Abieri and Carla Elliff Have you ever heard about the ecological functions of marine organisms...
58 visualizações1 comentário

14 de set. de 20236 min de leitura
Plastic and COVID-19: results of a crisis caused by excess
By Marina T. Botana English edit by Malu Abieri and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on November 10, 2020...
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3 de ago. de 20236 min de leitura
Ocean literacy: Why do we have to talk about it in schools?
By Carmen Pazoto English edit by Malu Abieri and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on September 29, 2020 Have...
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29 de jun. de 20234 min de leitura
From satellite to microscope: how remote data helped me study fish eggs
By Jana M del Favero English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on November 21, 2019...
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4 de mai. de 20234 min de leitura
Fingerprinting oil
Everyone has seen a movie/series/soap opera in which the fingerprints left on an object are used to identify the perpetrator of a crime. But
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23 de mar. de 20234 min de leitura
Is it possible to distinguish individual whales as well as we recognize people?
By Liliane Lodi English edit by Maria Luiza Albieri and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on December 7, 2017...
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5 de dez. de 20225 min de leitura
Shark: hunter or hunted?
By Claudia Namiki English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on May 17, 2018...
66 visualizações0 comentário

27 de out. de 20225 min de leitura
Environmental Protection Areas: without management they are just "paper parks”
By Jana M. del Favero English edit b y Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on October 9,...
60 visualizações0 comentário

29 de set. de 20225 min de leitura
Plastic Free UFSC: small changes to habits, big impacts to the environment
Check out the internationally awarded project that is changing the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and that originated from...
42 visualizações0 comentário

18 de ago. de 20225 min de leitura
The ant and the sea
By Juliana Leonel English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Carla Elliff *post originally published in Portuguese on May 16, 2019 Illustration...
88 visualizações1 comentário

21 de jul. de 20226 min de leitura
The little fish hidden in tide pools
By Marina Brenha-Nunes English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on July 4, 2016...
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17 de jun. de 20224 min de leitura
What if the ocean dried up?
By Pedro Marone Tura English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on November 23, 2017...
107 visualizações0 comentário

26 de mai. de 20225 min de leitura
Hurricanes and their names
By Carolina Barnez Gramcianinov English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on...
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28 de abr. de 20228 min de leitura
The fish of Alcatrazes Archipelago
By Natasha Hoff English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on April 14, 2016...
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23 de nov. de 20215 min de leitura
Self-cleaning corals: Hope after an oil spill
By Leandro Santos English edit by Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on August 27, 2020 Illustration by Joana...
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4 de nov. de 20214 min de leitura
Pesticides and Seabirds
By Jana del Favero and Fernanda I. Colabuono English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in...
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21 de out. de 20215 min de leitura
Plankton research for environmental protection: pollution from sunscreen cosmetics
By Sabine Schultes Illustration by Joana Ho In my last post I introduced you to the concern of polluting the aquatic environment with...
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26 de ago. de 20216 min de leitura
Oceanography on Ice
By Katyanne M. Shoemaker Illustration by Joana Ho The first time I saw sea ice, it seemed like a mirage. As we approached it on the...
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22 de jul. de 20215 min de leitura
Marine Ecotoxicology: The "Medical Exam" of the Sea
By Carolina Maciel English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on April 28, 2016...
223 visualizações1 comentário

17 de jun. de 20216 min de leitura
Importance and curiosities of scientific collections
By Jana M. del Favero English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on July 31, 2015...
126 visualizações0 comentário

11 de mai. de 20216 min de leitura
Orcas: from sea monsters to the Blackfish effect
By Dani Abras English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on November 27, 2015...
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9 de mar. de 20215 min de leitura
A story about sponges
By Lilian Pavani English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne Shoemaker *post originally published in Portuguese on July 14, 2015...
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24 de nov. de 20203 min de leitura
Even fish love the beach
The beach may seem like a lifeless environment, as we look out at the endless sand and sea. But if we pay a little attention, we start to no
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22 de set. de 20207 min de leitura
Not all corals want sun and warm water!
By Ágata Piffer, Beatriz Mattiuzzo and Samara Oliveira English edit by Lídia Paes Leme and Katyanne M. Shoemaker *post originally...
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30 de jul. de 20208 min de leitura
Beware of biodegradable plastics: you may be fooled!
By Juliana Leonel English edit by Marina Botana and Carla Elliff Illustration by Joana Dias Ho Plastic is an organic synthetic material...
901 visualizações0 comentário

25 de jun. de 20204 min de leitura
Sea turtles and ocean fisheries
By Melissa Marcon English edit by Lidia Paes Leme and Carla Elliff Sea turtles are globally distributed and can be found in tropical and...
557 visualizações1 comentário

15 de mai. de 20207 min de leitura
How the melting of glaciers can affect the oceans and climate
By Juliana Marini Marson English edited by: Lidia and Katy Illustration by Joana Ho These days, we hear a lot about climate change....
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9 de abr. de 20204 min de leitura
Dolphins and humans: best fishing buddies
By Carla Elliff A friendship that is as beautiful as it is unlikely. Illustration by Joana Ho One of the most traditional seafood dishes...
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12 de mar. de 20204 min de leitura
Floating algae: Transportation for marine invertebrates
By Izadora Mattielo English edit: Lidia Paes Leme and Katyanne M. Shoemaker A study in the Chilean Patagonia... During college, I did a...
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31 de out. de 20196 min de leitura
Halloween Under the Sea
By Yonara Garcia English Edit Carla Elliff How about some ocean “monsters” to get into the mood for Halloween?! The undersea world is...
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26 de set. de 20193 min de leitura
Is the Pacific Ocean getting smaller?
By Jana M. del Favero English edit Carla Elliff Before answering this question, we must understand some concepts and theories. So, grab a...
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29 de ago. de 20192 min de leitura
The air that you breathe
By Cláudia Namiki English edit Carla Elliff On 2018 September 3rd I received a ‘beautiful’ message congratulating me on Biologist Day...
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25 de jul. de 20196 min de leitura
Small jellyfish and the secret to eternal life
By Renato Nagata English edit Carla Elliff In the summer of 1988, Christian Sommer, a German marine biology student in his twenties, and...
781 visualizações1 comentário


4 de jul. de 20194 min de leitura
Viruses aren’t always villains!
By Catarina R. Marcolin English edit by Carla Elliff Who here has never been sick because of a virus? Generally, viruses are always...
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25 de abr. de 20194 min de leitura
A Brief History of the Big Bang to the Dawn of Life: Parts IV and V
Post by Amanda Bendia English edit by Katy Shoemaker Part IV: The dawn of life: How the first living organisms on Earth came to be We...
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4 de abr. de 20193 min de leitura
Is there light in the bottom of the sea?
By Catarina Marcolin English edit by Katy Shoemaker As previously described in the blog, we know more about space than we do our own...
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12 de jul. de 20183 min de leitura
POP(s) – and we are not talking about a music genre
By Juliana Leonel Edited by Katyanne M. Shoemaker Persistent organic pollutants, commonly known as POPs, are a group of compounds that...
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22 de jun. de 20184 min de leitura
Big Bang to the Dawn of Life: A Brief History - Part II and III
By Amanda Bendia English edit: Katyanne M. Shoemaker Part II: Ideal conditions for the origin of life (as we know it) Artist's conception...
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9 de mai. de 20185 min de leitura
Ocean research is the key to a sustainable future
By Vivian Kuppermann Marco Antonio Illustration by: Joana Ho Did you know that the UN declared next decade (2021-2030) as the decade of...
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13 de abr. de 20182 min de leitura
Big Bang to the Dawn of Life: A Brief History - Part I
By Amanda Bendia English edit: Katyanne M. Shoemaker Part I - Big Bang: the origin of atoms and explosion of stars It is estimated that...
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14 de fev. de 20182 min de leitura
Water on Mars and the deep ocean
By Jana M. del Favero Edited by Katyanne M. Shoemaker At the end of September of 2015, NASA scientists publically confirmed the existence...
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8 de nov. de 20176 min de leitura
The extraordinary life of whale carcasses in the deep ocean
By Joan Manel Alfaro Lucas Translated by: Lídia Paes Leme Edited by: Katy Shoemaker This story starts in 1987, when, during an...
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