Have you ever wondered how the fish on your plate is identified? How do you know if a fish is labeled correctly? Unfortunately, seafood mislabeling is a major problem that negatively effects consumers, marine conservation, sustainable fisheries management, and public...

Although it sounds like the stuff of fairytales, there really is an ancient forest, made of actual trees, sitting on the sea floor off the coast of Alabama -- and OGL biologists are about to explore it.   At OGL, our mission is to preserve the threatened...

Have you ever wondered what happens to a research collection when a researcher retires? Believe it or not, many end up in the dumpster! Fortunately, OGL now offers scientists another option. OGL’s new Repository to the Rescue program is reaching out to retiring...

You often hear about scientists using DNA to answer important questions, but have you ever wondered how they get it? DNA extraction is at the heart of Ocean Genome Legacy's (OGL) mission, and it can be done with household ingredients! This past April, OGL staff taught...

Effective sampling is one of the biggest challenges for field biologists around the world--particularly for marine biologists who need to take samples in hard-to-access environments. These issues are compounded when researchers study species that are protected and...

Each year Northeastern University's Three Seas Masters of Science in Marine Biology students travel to the Gulf of Maine, the Salish Sea, and the Caribbean to learn firsthand what it takes to be a marine biologist. But they don't just come to...

Did you know that the largest bony fish in the world is a sunfish? Not the little orange-bellied “sunnies” that you find in your neighborhood ponds, but the giant ocean sunfish, Mola mola. Ocean sunfish can grow six to 10 feet long and weigh two to four tons! These...

Correctly identifying a fish to its species is an important skill for any young biologist to develop. In March, Ocean Genome Legacy taught students to do just that with its “Fish Forensics” workshops at the Boston High School Marine Science Symposium and the North...

“Discovering a new genus is rare and should be celebrated.” So says Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL) Postdoctoral Research Scientist Reuben Shipway in the video abstract for his new publication in the journal PeerJ. Meet the new genus of shipworm: Tamilokus mabinia. Image...

For the past two years, OGL has had a secret. Our scientists have been quietly working with the New York State Office of the Attorney General to develop a DNA-based seafood monitoring program - the first such program to be conducted by a government organization in the...