Scientists begin tagging specimens for research, warn public to stay away, though intrepid divers are expected to frequent underwater site

 New study conducted by Prof. Tali Mass of the Department of Marine Biology, in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, has found that preserving the genetic diversity of a large number of corals growing in various living conditions increases the chances of their survival under various extreme conditions. The findings of the study were published in both the Jerusalem Post and Forbes magazines. 

With mixed emotions and after a year of preparation, Dr. Tal Luzzatto Kanaan and Prof. Tali Mass from the Department of Marine Biology, embarked on an expedition to Antarctica as part of the journey of the “Homeward Bound” program. This international initiative brings together women with backgrounds in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) to create a global network of women with scientific expertise who will lead and solve global challenges for the benefit of humanity. Together with an exclusive group of dozens of researchers from around the world, it was clear to both that they would leverage the expedition to shed light on the situation in Israel and explain Israel’s perspective in the war against Hamas. Articles about their journey were published in the Jerusalem Post and on the jewishpress.com website. 

After an unusually jellyfish-free summer, a swarm of the wandering filamentous kind has been seen off the coast of Haifa. “This swarm, unlike the ones that usually arrive in the summer, is different because most of it is below sea level at depths of a few meters. It appeared a few days ago and is found in small groups,” said Dr. Gur Mizrahi and Dr. Eli Shemesh from the Charny School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa. “We, from the lab of Dr. Yoav Lehan and Prof. Dani Tchernov, are trying to cope with the annual phenomenon of jellyfish,” Mizrahi said, concluding that they “are simple creatures—but they surprise us every time!”

In a new study conducted by researchers from our Morris Kahn Marine Research Station , in collaboration with Greenpeace scientists documented the longest distance traveled by a sperm whale in the Mediterranean Sea. 

The featured research project led by Prof. Roee Diamant, head of the Underwater Acoustics and Navigation Lab in the Department of Marine Technologies, and Dr. Aviad Sheinin, head of the Apex Marine Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, is using AI technology to uncover the significant impact of ship noise on dolphin communication.