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Seafood giant calls for more action on climate change. Thai Union Group PCL’s Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Dr. Darian McBain, called for greater action on climate change, […]
US funding for marine habitat restoration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA has announced the availability of up to $4 million in Community-based Restoration Programme funding […]
New President and Vice President for IFFO. Following elections for the new IFFO Management Board (starting 1st January 2020), IFFO – the Marine Ingredients Organisation – has announced that the […]
Antarctic krill survey confirms healthy krill biomass. New international research surveying the krill biomass around the Antarctic Peninsula finds more krill than was found in the last large-scale krill survey […]
Action call to protect Antarctic waters. The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition is calling for urgent action from global leaders to protect Antarctic waters. Last week, members of the Commission […]
DNA testing for marine ingredients, introduced by BioMar. The testing platform, developed by Norway-based Orivo in collaboration with BioMar, is based on advanced DNA-technology. The test determines the species composition […]
Irish study into migration mortality of salmon. Aisling Doogan is a PhD student at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) and a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute. As part of […]
Irish adopt seafood climate change strategy. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, TD, has welcomed government approval for the Agriculture, Forest and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan. Adaptation […]
The demand for fish oil rich in omega-3 has long been greater than the supply. Sources that can meet the requirement for omega-3 in the diet of farmed fish have […]
Krill play vital role in removing carbon. Krill – small crustaceans eaten by whales, seals and penguins – play a vital role in removing carbon from the atmosphere, according to […]
Increase in Irish boats in Clean Oceans Initiative. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, has welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats […]
Serious investments in ocean sustainability will raise the amount of fish to feed the poor, helping drive progress towards the eradication of hunger which is the lynchpin for achieving the […]
Marine Institute welcomes freshwater scientists to its Newport Facility. The Marine Institute was delighted to welcome a contingent of freshwater scientists from UKILN (the UK and Ireland Lakes Network https://www.ukandirelandlakes.org/) […]
Latest research on shellfish Safety presented at the 11th Shellfish Safety Workshop held in the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone. Joe Silke, Director of Marine Environment and Food Safety Services at […]
Endangered porpoise and rampant fishing in biosphere reserve. Sea Shepherd ship M/V Farley Mowat and Museo de la Ballena research vessel Narval encounter dozens of skiffs fishing with prohibited gillnets […]
Microplastics fed to snapper in new research project. Microplastics are being fed to snapper, New Zealand’s most popular recreational fish species, at NIWA’s aquaculture research facility near Whangarei, New Zealand, […]
Fish oils producers commit to sustainability pledge. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced that French fish oils producer OLVEA has become SFP’s newest Target 75 Champion. Target 75 Champions have […]
Researchers examine global trends in seafood farming. The process of farming seafood in the ocean, known as mariculture, is a growing trend yet little is known about the trajectories of […]
Funding for SFI Research Infrastructure Programme projects. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, today announced a €25m Government investment through the Science Foundation Ireland Research Infrastructure Programme as […]
Clean Oceans Initiative exceeds targets. The Clean Oceans Initiative, which commits financial bodies to provide long term investment in combating marine pollution, has exceeded targets in its first year. Participants […]
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