World’s first alternative seafood association aims to revolutionise industry Future Ocean Foods, a new global seafood association dedicated to supporting and accelerating the alternative seafood industry, was unveiled today with an impressive […]
Coastal fisheries show resilience to marine heat waves Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on […]
Long periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures, known as marine heat waves, can have devastating effects on the marine ecosystem and have been linked to widespread coral bleaching, harmful algal […]
Cayman Islands better prepared for impact of climate change. The UK Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands will be better prepared to respond to the impacts of climate change, thanks […]
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 […]
Climate change winners and losers amongst coral reef fish – An international group of scientists is predicting markedly different outcomes for different species of coral reef fishes under climate change […]
Long term human impacts on reef fish. Resource fishes – species targeted for human consumption – play a key role in reef ecosystems long before they end up on the […]
Climate change impacting upon understanding of MPAs. Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital […]
Blue Marine Foundation compiles Maldives’ first reef fishing code of conduct Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE), in partnership with the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) based in Six Senses Laamu, introduced the […]
NOAA recommends nearly $220m in funding for coastal projects. NOAA of the USA is recommending nearly $220 million in funding for 32 transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects this […]
Volunteers from the Pitcairn Islands have showcased the incredible biodiversity thriving in their vast and remote waters thanks to a UK marine protection scheme. Commercial fishing, drilling and other extractive […]
The latest Reef Water Quality Report Card released late on Friday shows the Queensland and Australian governments are running out of time to improve pollution on our Great Barrier Reef, […]
Plastic fragments being consumed by sea anemones. Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibres longer […]