Category: Marine Science
Small fish play key role in supporting marine ecosystems – A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as “a quintessential forage fish” for puffins, terns and other seabirds, humpback whales ...
Explorers Fun Ocean Facts and Lesson Plans for Primary School children – The Marine Institute‘s Explorers Education Programme’s outreach team are sharing their favourite marine facts and lesson plans about the ocean, for teachers, parents and ...
New study finds almost a quarter of sampled fish contain microplastics In a sampling of fish from a creek that flows into San Diego Bay in the USA, nearly a quarter contain microplastics, according to ...
Hofseth Biocare signs distribution contract for marine products. Hofseth BioCare (“HBC”) has signed a comprehensive distribution contract with Prinova Europe (“Prinova”). The agreement is a European exclusive distribution contract for branded marine products. With a ...
Aker BioMarine appoints aqua medicine expert to strengthen the QRILL Aqua team. Marianne Nergård takes on the role as Veterinarian and Key Account Manager for QRILL Aqua sales in Aker BioMarine. In her new role, ...
Norwegians introducing strict coronavirus mitigation measures. Norway has introduced very strict measures to stop the infectious spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Nofima – the Norwegian fisheries research institute – is naturally following all recommendations and directives ...
Quest to find native oysters in UK waters. Wildlife photographers across the UK are being challenged to capture underwater images of the rare European native oyster (Ostrea edulis), as international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society ...
US scientists assessing how wind power development affects fish stocks NOAA Fisheries scientists and colleagues have started a three-year study of Atlantic cod and other commercial fish species in Southern New England in the USA. ...
Doctoral student scoops ISSF award Doctoral student Melissa Cronin of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the Grand Prize winner in ISSF’s International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Seafood Sustainability Contest. She receives a $45,000 prize ...
BioMar Norway continues fight for industry wide access While the Norwegian judgement does not affect BioMar’s right to continue to produce and sell the current product portfolio for smoltification in any countries, BioMar has decided ...
Shift toward productive conditions on US west coast. Burgeoning populations of anchovy and a healthy crop of California sea lion pups reflected improved productivity off parts of the West Coast in 2019, according to a ...
Fish school by randomly copying each other. An international team of researchers has revealed the mechanisms behind fish schooling – and what they found differs from what scientists had previously thought. Fish school by copying ...
Marine Institute celebrates Newport 300 with lecture series. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Newport, the Marine Institute will be presenting a lecture series on Thursday 12th and 19th March at Nevin’s Newfield Inn, Newport, ...
TY students splash into science at the Marine Institute. Twenty-five Transition Year (TY) students from Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Clare, Kildare, Carlingford, Dublin and Sligo were welcomed to the Marine Institute’s sixth annual TY week programme ...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with the Marine Institute during first official visit to Ireland. Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency for marine research, technology development and innovation, along ...
A new network for Arctic researchers in Ireland. The Marine Institute in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade last week launched the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI). NARI aims to create, ...
Tropical nations worst hit by climate-related fish shifts. Policymakers will need to step up to the challenges caused by significant shifts in fish species distributions caused by climate change, according to new research. Tropical countries ...
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