{"id":28720,"date":"2024-06-08T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T06:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/?p=28720"},"modified":"2025-01-12T08:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T06:45:02","slug":"leon-h-charney-school-of-marine-sciences-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/leon-h-charney-school-of-marine-sciences-news\/","title":{"rendered":"News-For-TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28720\" class=\"elementor elementor-28720\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efbf23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efbf23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/international-research-collaboration-on-coral-climate-resilience\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/international-research-collaboration-on-coral-climate-resilience\/\" title=\"International Research Collaboration on Coral Climate Resilience\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">International Research Collaboration on Coral Climate Resilience<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>The Charney School is participating in a new international research project along the coast of Costa Rica, aimed at understanding how reef-building corals cope with ocean warming.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/prof-ilana-berman-frank-named-aslo-sustaining-fellow\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ilana-TONGA-cruise-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/prof-ilana-berman-frank-named-aslo-sustaining-fellow\/\" title=\"Prof. Ilana Berman\u2011Frank Named ASLO Sustaining Fellow\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Prof. Ilana Berman\u2011Frank Named ASLO Sustaining Fellow<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Recognized by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) for her sustained scientific excellence and influential contributions to aquatic and marine research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/honoring-the-legacy-of-morris-kahn-at-the-leon-h-charney-school-of-marine-sciences\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MKN5109-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/honoring-the-legacy-of-morris-kahn-at-the-leon-h-charney-school-of-marine-sciences\/\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Morris Kahn at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Honoring the Legacy of Morris Kahn at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>The Charney School commemorates the life and legacy of Morris Kahn, whose foresight and commitment to science were instrumental in shaping the School\u2019s research landscape<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/coral-reefs-control-microbial-life-in-daily-cycles-new-research\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/73A1316_credit_Jake_Stout.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/coral-reefs-control-microbial-life-in-daily-cycles-new-research\/\" title=\"Coral Reefs Control Microbial Life in Daily Cycles: New Research\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Coral Reefs Control Microbial Life in Daily Cycles: New Research<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>The study reveals how Gulf of Eilat reefs shape surrounding marine ecosystems hour by hour<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/study-plastic-waste-from-jerusalems-runoff-has-accumulated-in-the-dead-sea-since-2000\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/plastic-ring-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/study-plastic-waste-from-jerusalems-runoff-has-accumulated-in-the-dead-sea-since-2000\/\" title=\"Study: Plastic waste from Jerusalem\u2019s runoff has accumulated in the Dead Sea since 2000\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Study: Plastic waste from Jerusalem\u2019s runoff has accumulated in the Dead Sea since 2000<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Researchers from the Charney School have uncovered how plastic waste carried by Kidron stream floods has accumulated along the retreating shores of the Dead Sea since 2000 - and how extreme environmental conditions accelerate its breakdown into microplastics.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/decentralized-rhythmic-motion-in-soft-corals\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05e7\u05e1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/decentralized-rhythmic-motion-in-soft-corals\/\" title=\"Decentralized Rhythmic Motion in Soft Corals\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Decentralized Rhythmic Motion in Soft Corals<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>A new study from our Marine Biology Department, published in PNAS, reveals a unique mechanism behind the rhythmic pulsation of the soft coral Xenia umbellata\u2014a species that has existed for over half a billion years.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/stopping-blast-fishing-with-technology-from-the-charney-school\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/H1zVOoV0Jbg_0_0_1200_1600_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/stopping-blast-fishing-with-technology-from-the-charney-school\/\" title=\"Stopping Blast Fishing with Technology from the Charney School\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Stopping Blast Fishing with Technology from the Charney School<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Blast fishing continues to devastate coral reefs and marine life in parts of the world. Prof. Roee Diamant and his team at the Underwater Acoustics and Navigation Laboratory (ANL) have developed two innovative, low-cost systems to detect underwater explosions in real time:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/young-corals-under-stress-survival-limits-in-acidifying-oceans\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/young-corals-under-stress-survival-limits-in-acidifying-oceans\/\" title=\"Young Corals Under Stress: Survival Limits in Acidifying Oceans\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Young Corals Under Stress: Survival Limits in Acidifying Oceans<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>A new study from the Coral Biomineralization and Physiology Lab, led by Ph.D. candidate Federica Scucchia under the supervision of Prof. Tali Mass, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island and the Hawai\u2018i Institute of Marine Biology, explored how much stress young corals can withstand.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/new-study-reveals-israels-waters-have-become-one-of-the-worlds-largest-marine-plastic-reservoirs\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ocean-pollution-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/new-study-reveals-israels-waters-have-become-one-of-the-worlds-largest-marine-plastic-reservoirs\/\" title=\"New Study: Israel&#8217;s Waters Have Become One of the World&#8217;s Largest Marine Plastic Reservoirs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">New Study: Israel&#8217;s Waters Have Become One of the World&#8217;s Largest Marine Plastic Reservoirs<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>A groundbreaking study conducted in collaboration between the Israel Oceanographic &amp; Limnological Research (IOLR) and the Charney School reveals alarming findings: the Mediterranean seabed off Israel's coast contains one of the highest plastic concentrations in the world \u2013 up to 5,354 items per square kilometer.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media eael-entry-medianone\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/ancient-corals-reveal-the-marine-environment-of-hellenistic-akko\/\"rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/ancient-corals-reveal-the-marine-environment-of-hellenistic-akko\/\" title=\"Ancient Corals Reveal the Marine Environment of Hellenistic Akko\" rel=\"nofollow\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\">Ancient Corals Reveal the Marine Environment of Hellenistic Akko<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>A new study published in Sustainability reconstructs the marine conditions of the historic port of Akko during the Hellenistic period. 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