Category: Marine Science
Tilapia adapt well to stressful environments. Tilapias living in crowded aquaculture ponds or small freshwater reservoirs adapt so well to these stressful environments that they stop growing and reproduce at a smaller size than their ...
Breaking new ground for Ecuadorian shrimp. In partnership with Skretting and Ecuacultivos, Hendrix Genetics has started the construction of a shrimp nucleus genetic centre. This facility will provide the Ecuadorian producers with a dedicated genetic ...
Concern over female sockeye salmon mortality. Female adult sockeye from Canada’s Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on the journey back to their spawning grounds, finds University of British Columbia ...
New Zealand oyster control measures. Awarua Rūnanga and Biosecurity New Zealand are enacting a rāhui and a Controlled Area Notice to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from potential spread of the parasite Bonamia ostreae, which ...
New Research Projects to Save Wild Atlantic Salmon A conservation charity, whose sole purpose is the fight to save the wild Atlantic salmon, has started preparing for this year’s launch of two ground-breaking research projects. ...
Marine Institute awards first two Eoin Sweeney Scholarships The Marine Institute is pleased to announce funding of €0.24 million for first two Eoin Sweeney PhD Scholarships to run over the next four years. This Scholarship ...
Euronews OCEAN Season 3 Episode 3 – Health. The blue biotechnology sector is a fascinating niche in the European blue economy. It uses living marine organisms – algae, bacteria, fungi, shellfish – to develop new, ...
Promising Harwich Artist ‘blown away’ to be Chosen to ink Octopus Ahoy! Sculpture for Galloper Wind Farm 17-year-old, Alana Fensom, will paint sponsor’s sculpture for Octopus Ahoy! public art trail, which marks the Mayflower 400™ ...
Mayor to Lead Plastic Bottle Battle – The new Mayor of London must lead the way on ocean health by solving the city’s single-use plastic water bottle problem, states the #oneless programme. The new Mayor ...
Caribbean-UK partnership focuses on action on climate change impacts on Caribbean fisheries. Across the world, there is widespread recognition of a climate emergency and the Caribbean is likely to be greatly affected by the impacts ...
Canada invests in research to study the effects of water contaminants. The Government of Canada is further investing in research to better inform the protection of oceans, lakes, rivers and waterways and the many species ...
Aquaterra Certified for Sustainable Omega-3 Oil by Friend of the Sea Friend of the Sea, announced today that it has certified Aquaterra® from Nuseed Nutritional for sustainable aquafeed production. Aquaterra® is the world’s first non-marine source ...
Fish oil benefits depends upon your genetic makeup. Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University ...
Guidance if you are visiting the coast with the new rules which take place from 29 March. When visiting the coastline please take care and follow the rules and social distancing guidelines according to the ...
Antarctic survey ship retired. The RRS James Clark Ross recently arrived in Harwich, completing its final season with British Antarctic Survey. After 30 years of service, the ship will soon be sold. The ship returns to the UK ...
Protecting select ocean areas boosts total catches. A new study titled ‘Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate’ has been published in the scientific journal Nature. The study reveals that protecting select areas of ...
New Zealand oyster investigation. Biosecurity New Zealand will begin further testing of oysters from Foveaux Strait, near Stewart Island, after 3 wild oysters from a small area in the Strait were found infected with Bonamia ostreae. ...
Scientist hope to create an ‘internet-of-mussels’. Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behaviour of freshwater mussels. The system could be used ...
Offshore pile driving affects behaviour of commercially important squid. With the offshore wind industry expanding in the United States and elsewhere, a new study raises questions about how the noise from impact pile driving to ...
AutoNaut USV selected by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. An AutoNaut uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) equipped with a range of scientific sensors has been acquired by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The state-of-the-art 5-metre craft is powered entirely by ...
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