Category: Marine Science
Programme to conserve Nassau grouper. NOAA Fisheries and its partners aim to conserve the threatened Nassau grouper through closing fishing during its spawning season. From December through March, Nassau grouper spawn in large breeding groups in the ...
Research on climate change and blue shark behaviour. Research carried out by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and institutes in Portugal and Spain, is the first to test whether expanding oxygen minimum zones ...
INdIGO Project researching lost and discarded fishing gear in order to develop new biodegradable fishing equipment. Fishing gear is estimated to represent 27% of marine litter with more than 26,000km of equipment lost in the ...
Marine Institute’s 2020 Stock Book now available. The Marine Institute’s 2020 Stock Book is now available online and via an interactive online application. Every year the Marine Institute produces an overview of scientific assessments and ...
Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food. Scientists from Korea develop an effective yet simple strategy to quantify histamine levels in fish samples. Histamine is a dangerous compound that occurs in spoiled food, ...
Windfarm review to assess marine species benefits. The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) is undertaking a national review of more than 50 wind farms to see how they might benefit marine species, thanks to a ground-breaking study in conjunction with the renewable energy company, Ørsted, that ...
ICES aim to fill knowledge gap on cephalopods. Cephalopod molluscs are attracting more attention these days, reports an article on the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) website. The depletion of traditional ...
Are partially protected areas the ‘red herrings’ of marine conservation? Partially protected areas – marine reserves that allow some forms of fishing – are no more effective socially or ecologically than open marine areas in ...
Microplastic pollution from textiles. Microplastic pollution from textiles is found in all of the world’s oceans, emissions are continuing and concentrations are increasing. Those are some of the stark conclusions of a KIMO report on ...
Significant changes in Scotland’s marine food web. Scotland’s latest Marine Assessment reveals significant changes are taking place at the heart of the marine food web, with potential for impacts on the wider pelagic environment. For ...
Aker BioMarine launches INVI, a novel protein for human consumption Aker BioMarine is expanding its ingredient portfolio with the launch of INVI, a hydrolyzed protein isolate with a complete amino acid profile, which is also rich in ...
Fish distribution and abundance changes in eastern Bering Sea. Pelagic or forage fish species are an important source of food for marine predators in the eastern Bering Sea. This group of fish includes capelin, Pacific ...
NAFC Marine Centre Covid update. The NAFC Marine Centre hopes to be able to resume some face-to-face teaching from the 1st of February, if Shetland remains in COVID Protection Level 3. Until then the Centre ...
Investing in health of UK seas could create 100,000 jobs and give £50 billion boost to economy. Restoring the UK’s seas could pump billions of pounds into the economy by 2050, bringing thousands of new jobs, huge climate benefits, and wildlife restoration, according to ...
Minister inviting applicants for Board of the Marine Institute. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill four vacancies on the board of the Marine Institute. Candidates ...
More management measures lead to healthier fish populations. Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, and the more measures employed, the better for fish populations and food ...
Climate change linked to decline of migratory Arctic fish. Climate change is proving a major risk to one of Canada’s vital fish species according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. Arctic Charr are ...
Inter Pharma and Thai Union create new joint venture. Inter Pharma Public Company Limited and Thai Union Ingredients, a subsidiary of global seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL., have announced their joint investment in Interpharma-ZEAvita ...
UK signs agreement with ICES demonstrating commitment to international marine science collaboration. The government has set out its commitment to international marine and fisheries science by signing an agreement which will ensure continued partnership with ...
Protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems in deep-sea waters. ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) releases advice on areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known to occur or are likely to occur in European ...
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