Category: Marine Science
Prizes for NAFC Students. Fourteen students were awarded prizes on Wednesday at the NAFC Marine Centre UHI’s annual awards ceremony in recognition of their efforts and achievements during the academic year 2018/19. The awards, spanning ...
World’s first shellfish traceability tool launched by research consortium. Studies carried out by a multi-Institutional research team led by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), and supported by the Marine Institute, have resulted in the development ...
World’s first ASC collagen supplement launched. The ASC label isn’t only found on food products, thanks to the many and varied uses of responsibly produced fish. This was further highlighted last week with the launch ...
FIFISH V6 underwater drone. Mantsbrite Marine Electronics have been appointed as UK and Irish Distributor for the FIFISH V6, the world’s first omni directional underwater drone / ROV. The FIFISH V6 is powered by 6 ...
Cefas heads to South Africa to tackle ocean pollution. Experts from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), part of the UK government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), are partnering ...
UK announces new ocean global alliance. The UK has announced a new global alliance to help drive urgent action to safeguard the world’s ocean and protect its precious wildlife. Plastic pollution, warming sea temperatures and ...
Boffins create robotic tuna. Mechanical engineers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering, leading a collaboration with biologists from Harvard University, have created the first robotic fish proven to mimic the speed and movements ...
Importance of sampling in assessing river health. The Forth Rivers Trust (FRT) recently engaged in a fish sampling exercise of tributary burns of the River Devon in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, in a bid to assess populations ...
Ocean Based Climate Action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. – Call to action by world leaders. Ocean based climate action can play a much bigger role ...
Farming waste could help to feed global population. A marine ecologist, identified as rising star of UK research, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to address global food shortage by recycling waste from food production ...
Cullen Fellowship research on port performance metrics. Eamonn O’Connor has recently completed his PhD through the J.E. Cairnes School of Economics and Business at NUI Galway. Eamonn’s research is focused on ‘Understanding Port Performance in ...
Health benefits of eating NZ Greenshell mussels. Funding for Cawthron Institute-led research to advance knowledge of the potential human health benefits from consuming New Zealand Greenshell™ mussels was announced at the 2019 New Zealand Aquaculture ...
ROV-ing Ireland’s offshore reef habitats. A team of Irish led international scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer have completed the third and final leg of an extensive offshore reef study, after a 21 day ...
Vulnerability of Bering Sea marine life to climate change. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists in the USA and partners have released a Climate Vulnerability Assessment for groundfish, crabs, and salmon in the Eastern ...
Migratory habits of Atlantic bluefin tuna. A new Norwegian study has been researching where Atlantic bluefin tuna live and their migratory habits. An article Erlend A. Lorentzen on the Institute of Marine Research website says ...
A new study found that the larvae of haddock, a commercially important type of cod, have a magnetic compass to find their way at sea. The findings showed that haddock larvae orient toward the northwest ...
Seanova achieves sustainability certification. Seanova, the exclusive distributor of Epax® fish oils in France, Spain and Portugal, has earned certification for sustainable production by Friend of the Sea. “Seanova has made environmentalism a core part ...
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