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Environmental NGO rescue plan for oceans. Environmental NGOs have launched a new rescue plan for Europe to make “our ocean healthy by 2030”. 102 environmental organisations, led by Seas At […]
Barents Sea becoming cooler. The Barents Sea has become cooler, pushing the marginal ice zone south according to research by Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) scientists. According to an […]
Aker BioMarine brings big data to Antarctic krill fishery. In order to collect detailed data on the krill biomass, Aker BioMarine is launching an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone (Sailbuoy) […]
European fish stocks moving northwards. Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team of scientists […]
Tandem beach clean up challenge. A simultaneous beach clean, on Sunday 2nd February, will see the west and east coast of Ireland competing to collect the most marine litter. Get […]
Cook Inlet beluga whales declining. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released its biennial abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales in Alaska. Scientists estimated that the population size is between […]
Whale entanglements putting west coast USA fisheries at risk. An ecological pileup of unprecedented changes in the ocean off the West Coast of the USA beginning about 2014 led to […]
No take marine reserves, where fishing is banned, can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australian study. But University of […]
Explorers Super Hero Pop Art & Creative Writing Competition – The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme yesterday (Monday 27th January) launched the Explorers Super Hero Pop Art & Creative Writing […]
European fish stocks on the move. Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team of […]
Areas of Med need protected to avoid turtle bycatch. Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year – meaning key locations in the Mediterranean should be protected, researchers say. […]
Marine Institute’s 2020 Bursary Scholarship Programme. Marine Institute is inviting undergraduate students to apply for a number of work experience placements as part of the 2020 Summer Bursary Scholarship Programme. […]
Argo float deployed in Atlantic by Galway family. Marine Institute Argo Float was deployed in December 2019 en route from Cape Verde Islands to French Guiana by the Quinlan-Owens family […]
Science voyage could boost Australian continental shelf claims. An Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team on the CSIRO research vessel Investigator sailed from Perth, Australia, earlier this month on […]
New study on importance of migratory species fisheries. In November, NOAA Fisheries of the USA released the findings of two studies on the economic impact of recreational fisheries targeting Atlantic highly […]
Marine Protected Areas must be mobile. World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, […]
Blue mussels’ ability to buffer climate induced stress could benefit aquaculture. Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat stress and facilitate […]
Microplastics affect sand crabs’ mortality and reproduction. Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased adult mortality and decreased reproductive success when exposed to plastic […]
New rules will benefit fishermen and ecosystems. New rules by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have gone into effect on Jan. 1 to increase protections to deep-sea ecosystems by […]
New study reveals need for protection of Atlantic tarpon. The results of an 18-year study of Atlantic tarpon by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine […]
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