The near-bottom water in the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional ...

Heavy rainfall in the tropics near the equator decreases the salinity as the fresh water falls into the salty ocean. The Red Sea has the saltiest ocean water, according to the National Weather ...

Crawfish specialist Todd Fontenot with the LSU AgCenter said the recent drought Louisiana experienced is causing salinity levels to rise in the surface water used for crawfish farms and rice fields.

The salinity where the Mobile Bay water meets the Gulf of Mexico has plummeted in the past month. Salinity in estuaries can change from day to day depending on a number of environmental factors ...

Frantz attributes this change from 2021 to 2022 to increased salinity. As the water level keeps dropping, the lake keeps getting saltier. In 2021, she saw salinity levels as high as 18% ...

Along with that drop in salinity, the dissolved oxygen in the water has fallen to be 2 milligrams per liter or less, putting at risk larger fish and marine life. Dr. Erik Smith is research ...