Scientists and fisheries managers meet in France for International SAMARCH Forum Preliminary findings from tracking studies carried out by the SAMARCH research programme show that sea trout from France migrate […]
A new round of funding to support fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications. Now in its second year, the Marine Fund Scotland has […]
University of Stirling research is making a tangible difference across the globe – with new analysis recognising that 87% is of the highest standard, having an outstanding or very considerable […]
European Maritime Day (EMD), the biggest maritime stakeholders event in Europe, is taking place in Ravenna, Italy, next week. After 3 years of virtual and hybrid format due to the […]
A team of Scottish researchers has discovered that green LEDs could hold the key to extracting a valuable ingredient for natural health and wellbeing supplements from microalgae. The feasibility study, […]
NZ funding for eel food safety monitoring project. The Whakakī Lake community near Wairoa in New Zealand treasure their eel population. However, a deterioration in lake health has resulted in […]
Explorers Education Programme Teacher Training Courses available in five counties this Summer. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme are delighted to announce that the Explorers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Summer […]
ISSF strengthens conservation measures. To facilitate continuous improvements toward the long term sustainability of global tuna fisheries, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced updates to ISSF conservation measures (CM) that help ensure best practices for […]
Potential for cultured European spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas, juveniles to support fishery restoration David J Fletcher PhD. A series of recent trials suggests that the European spiny lobster may be […]
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme is delighted to announce that they will be hosting five Kraken beach events for families on seashores around the country, celebrating as part of […]
An important stage on the long voyage to marine transport decarbonisation was reached yesterday when Green Fuels Research (GFR), a pioneer in renewable fuels, successfully demonstrated use of unblended sustainable […]
Georg Haney has been hired as environmental manager at Hampidjan, but he has worked in Hafró’s fishing gear research for the past decade. Georg is of German descent, from the […]
Deep Branch and BioMar have signed a long-term technical and commercial partnership to redefine traditional aquaculture feed ingredients and improve the aquaculture industry’s efficiency, profitability and sustainability. The immediate focus […]
Seagrass beds are underwater oases. Now researchers have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath seagrass meadows. This sheds new light on how plants store carbon in the ocean. Scientists from […]
Lobster larvae exposed to the electromagnetic field of underwater power cables can’t swim as well, a new study shows. They’re also three times more likely to be deformed in some way. Marine […]
Vancouver seafood lovers may see more Humboldt squid but less sockeye salmon on restaurant menus in the near future due to climate change. That’s according to a new study by UBC researchers […]
An initiative of IBEC, Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is a nationwide campaign designed to help improve employee health through promoting better nutrition, mental and physical activity in the workplace. […]
Climate change has already caused a rapid and extensive warming of Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs with impacts expected to intensify, research has revealed for the first time. A report published […]
The latest Reef Water Quality Report Card released late on Friday shows the Queensland and Australian governments are running out of time to improve pollution on our Great Barrier Reef, […]
Microbes may be small, but they are highly impactful to environmental and human health amid a changing climate. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) issued a new report, Microbes and Climate Change: Science, […]