Paul Tullis’ writing and editing on environmental science in the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, Nature and other publications has won awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Food Journalists. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/paul-tullis/rss en Fisheries Governance Marine Protected Areas Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/19/sharp-fall-in-australian-fish-stocks-stokes-fight-over-marine-reserves https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/19/sharp-fall-in-australian-fish-stocks-stokes-fight-over-marine-reserves A hotly debated study that found a big decline in fish populations over the past decade comes as the government proposes to open up some marine protected areas to recreational and commercial fishing. Coral Reefs Solutions Technology Thu, 24 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/24/the-high-tech-mission-to-map-the-health-of-the-caribbeans-coral-reefs https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/24/the-high-tech-mission-to-map-the-health-of-the-caribbeans-coral-reefs The Carnegie Airborne Observatory spent 16 days flying over a region devastated by hurricanes, using advanced tools to discover the extent of coral reef cover and assess its condition. The data will help with coral restoration efforts. Biodiversity Solutions Technology Thu, 10 May 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/10/meet-the-shrimp-with-superpowers-to-see-worlds-we-can-only-imagine https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/10/meet-the-shrimp-with-superpowers-to-see-worlds-we-can-only-imagine Forget ‘Spidey sense’ – the seafloor-dwelling mantis shrimp can perceive light and colors invisible to humans. Scientists are investigating its complex and utterly bizarre vision system and how it could help create advanced underwater cameras, medical devices and robots. Biodiversity Solutions Technology Thu, 03 May 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/03/how-oil-industry-robots-can-help-scientists-explore-the-deep-sea https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/03/how-oil-industry-robots-can-help-scientists-explore-the-deep-sea Researchers often can’t afford to send remotely operated vehicles to the far reaches of the ocean. Now they’re collaborating with business to take advantage of discoveries made by ROVs deployed by oil and gas companies. Climate Change Technology Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:50:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/11/whats-next-swarms-of-ai-powered-robotic-microscopes-to-study-plankton https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/11/whats-next-swarms-of-ai-powered-robotic-microscopes-to-study-plankton There’s just one bottleneck to better real-time data about the organisms at the base of the ocean food chain – the artificial intelligence needed to process all of it. Biodiversity Climate Change Technology Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:40:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/21/the-robot-that-is-helping-unravel-the-mystery-of-ocean-microbes https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/21/the-robot-that-is-helping-unravel-the-mystery-of-ocean-microbes Ocean microbes are key to global carbon and oxygen cycles, but they aren’t well studied due to challenges observing them at the right time and place. Now researchers have developed a new autonomous robot and sampling device that could help crack the microbial code. Solutions Technology Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/12/these-robots-could-help-map-the-seafloor-in-unprecedented-detail https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/12/these-robots-could-help-map-the-seafloor-in-unprecedented-detail Nine teams are advancing in the XPRIZE Foundation’s $7 million contest to create technologies that will scale up humanity’s ability to understand and chart the deep ocean. Solutions Technology Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/23/the-agency-that-helped-create-the-internet-now-wants-to-wire-the-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/23/the-agency-that-helped-create-the-internet-now-wants-to-wire-the-ocean DARPA, the U.S. military’s R&D arm, is seeking proposals to deploy as many as 50,000 low-cost sensors across the ocean to gather data on marine conditions, but scientists say that the plan poses a significant technological challenge. Blue Economy Climate Change Solutions Technology Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/10/how-hydrogen-could-help-clean-up-the-global-shipping-industry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/10/how-hydrogen-could-help-clean-up-the-global-shipping-industry With their greenhouse gas emissions rising and regulations looming, shipping companies that transport nearly all of the world’s goods are looking at renewable fuel sources to power container ships. Climate Change Governance Technology Tue, 14 Nov 2017 07:09:10 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/14/flying-blind-the-dangerous-decline-of-the-u-s-ocean-monitoring-fleet https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/14/flying-blind-the-dangerous-decline-of-the-u-s-ocean-monitoring-fleet Budget shortfalls and aging ships are starting to undermine key climate-change data-collection programs that help scientists gauge the state of the world’s oceans. Fisheries Governance Solutions Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:03:39 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/07/african-nations-are-sharing-data-to-crack-down-on-illegal-fishing https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/07/african-nations-are-sharing-data-to-crack-down-on-illegal-fishing An initiative called FISH-i Africa helps coordinate the efforts of eight cash-strapped countries to uncover and catch pirate fishing operators in the western Indian Ocean. Climate Change Coral Reefs Solutions Technology Tue, 24 Oct 2017 05:00:35 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/10/24/robots-are-collecting-data-killing-predators-on-the-great-barrier-reef https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/10/24/robots-are-collecting-data-killing-predators-on-the-great-barrier-reef Scientists are deploying drones and other technologies to gather essential information on the world’s largest coral reef system in a race to save a crucial ecosystem from the effects of climate change. Plastic Pollution Solutions Technology Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:17:26 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/10/18/designers-take-plastic-packaging-off-the-streets-and-out-of-the-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/10/18/designers-take-plastic-packaging-off-the-streets-and-out-of-the-ocean The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy design challenge has awarded $1 million to six innovators who are taking the plastic out of packaging and redesigning the ways people consume common products. Solutions Technology Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:43:39 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/09/11/network-effect-the-robots-sensors-and-satellites-digitizing-the-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/09/11/network-effect-the-robots-sensors-and-satellites-digitizing-the-ocean The nascent Digital Ocean movement aims to provide real-time information on climate change, fisheries and other marine conditions by using mobile technology to link autonomous vehicles, ships and sensors to shore. Climate Change Coral Reefs Solutions Technology Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:13:55 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/24/coral-triage-scientists-zero-in-on-reefs-with-best-chance-of-survival https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/24/coral-triage-scientists-zero-in-on-reefs-with-best-chance-of-survival Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s 100 Island Challenge uses 3-D photography to monitor how coral reefs change over time in an effort to help local communities save crucial marine ecosystems. Blue Economy Fisheries Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:20:18 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/16/how-ocean-aquaculture-could-feed-the-entire-world-and-save-wild-fish https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/16/how-ocean-aquaculture-could-feed-the-entire-world-and-save-wild-fish Marine researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, mapped out the potential of the open ocean to support farmed fish and came to some surprising conclusions. Fisheries Solutions Technology Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:25:21 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/10/heres-what-can-be-done-to-stop-the-mounting-deaths-of-right-whales https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/10/heres-what-can-be-done-to-stop-the-mounting-deaths-of-right-whales Past efforts to reduce collisions between these highly endangered marine mammals and ships offer lessons for officials trying to save North Atlantic right whales in Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence. Deep Sea Mining Solutions Technology Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:13:55 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/03/hopes-and-fears-for-ambitious-project-to-map-the-entire-seabed https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/08/03/hopes-and-fears-for-ambitious-project-to-map-the-entire-seabed To date, only 5 percent of the sea floor has been mapped in detail, but an international consortium plans to map the rest over the next 13 years. The results could revolutionize our understanding of deep-sea biodiversity. Fisheries Solutions Technology Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:47:16 +0000 Paul Tullis https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/07/17/the-new-technology-that-promises-to-blow-up-illegal-fishing https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/07/17/the-new-technology-that-promises-to-blow-up-illegal-fishing Australian researchers collaborated with Microsoft cofounder Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan to create algorithms that crunch big data to detect suspicious fishing activity and alert local authorities.