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MMO launches consultation on draft marine plans. This week, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launched the public consultation on the draft North East, draft North West, draft South East and draft South West Marine Plans. The […]
Marine climate change centre launched. Cefas has today launched its International Marine Climate Change Centre (iMC3), bringing together scientists from different disciplines to better understand impacts of climate change on marine […]
UK climate change impacts ‘could affect commercial fisheries’. The newly published Marine Climate Change Impact Report Card 2020 says that by 2050, climate change driven impacts ‘could become a major […]
New research brings insights on salmon pancreas disease New insights about fish biology and genetics are bringing Nofima scientists in Norway ever closer to salmon with high resistance to PD […]
IUCN report highlights threats to sharks and rays A by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) highlights the growing problem of low oxygen zones in the ocean, according to […]
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading a research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel farming sector. The project, which is called AQUACULTURe, is […]
Diversity of Antarctic marine life stuns researchers. The rich diversity of marine life near Scott Base in Antarctica has stunned scientists diving under the ice to set up environmental monitoring […]
MPAs in the Med benefit fish stocks. Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species most sensitive to […]
New study on fisheries impact on seabirds. According to an article on the Barcelona University website, seabirds are the most threatened birds in the planet due to the fishing activity, […]
Little relief in the deep for heat-stressed corals. A team of NOAA scientists recently examined more than a thousand hot water events on coral reefs across the Pacific Ocean. Combining […]
Community action can boost coral reef fish numbers. New research has found that positive community action can boost fish numbers in coral reefs and safeguard fish numbers there in the […]
Researchers invited to apply for three Eurofleets+ Programmes. Eurofleets+ is calling for applications from researchers for three programmes – the Ship-time and marine Equipment Application (SEA) Programme Call ‘Regional’, Remote […]
Seafood industry can benefit from collagen market. Supplements containing collagen are in great demand. The fishing and food manufacturing industries can now also profit from this protein, according to an […]
DNA can aid fish species surveys. Tiny bits of DNA collected from waters off the West Coast of the USA have allowed scientists to identify more species of marine vertebrates […]
Faces of the Sea Ger Rogan, Analyst at the Marine Institute Newport Research Facility. Ger Rogan, who works as an Analyst at the Marine Institute’s Newport Research Facility, grew up […]
Spanish shipyard to build Ireland’s new marine research vessel. The Marine Institute is pleased to announce that a contract was signed on18 December 2019, between the Marine Institute and Spanish […]
Impact of innovative feeds on salmon health. Scientists are testing whether oils from microalgae and genetically modified (GM) oilseed crops could provide beneficial omega-3 for salmon – and, in turn, […]
Fish stress research has welfare implications For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under stress. Now University of Guelph researchers have shown […]
A team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts is developing a pioneering oral vaccine for sea lice, helping the industry to tackle one of the biggest threats to the health […]
Move to develop sustainable whale watching schemes. Friend of the Sea, has announced it is collaborating with R&E Ocean Community Conservation Foundation to develop sustainable dolphin and whale watching programs for scientific […]
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