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Fish in schools have an easier time swimming in rough waters. Swimming through turbulent water is easier for schooling fish compared to solitary swimmers, according to a study published June […]
Young scientist completes study into conservation of white-clawed crayfish with the Marine Institute. Young student scientist, Juliette Ó Súilleabháin, recently completed a project studying the conservation of white-clawed crayfish with […]
First Awardee of the Cockpit Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers Bursary, Lulu Harrison. Glass artist named Sustainability Award winner A London researcher and glass artist at the forefront of sustainable […]
Royal family joins river restoration efforts across Scotland. King Charles and other major landowners have joined an initiative seeking to kickstart recovery of Scotland’s threatened rivers and reverse declines of […]
Automation of seagrass planting. Earth Change, a division of the Land & Water Group, alongside Project Seagrass and Swansea University, unveil ground-breaking automated seagrass planter, revolutionising large-scale seagrass planting. Land […]
Research findings present new opportunities and challenges for coastlines. Mangroves are growing in areas historically dominated by salt marshes and oyster reefs. Invasive pacific oysters are replacing native blue mussels […]
Why has Lough Neagh been going green in the sun? In recent weeks, people living on, working around and visiting Lough Neagh have seen and commented on the presence of […]
Discover sea turtles on World Turtle Day. World Turtle Day is marked globally today, May 23rd, to commemorate the day Friend of the Sea® and the World Sustainability Foundation is […]
The European Commission has adopted revised Guidelines for State aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector (‘Fisheries Guidelines’). The revised Guidelines set out the conditions under which State aid granted […]
Global aquaculture researcher wins ‘outstanding contribution’ award. A marine biologist who established a European Joint Master’s Degree in aquaculture has reason to celebrate on International Women’s Day after becoming a […]
West coast of Scotland herring survey kicks off. The West of Scotland Herring Hunt (WOSHH) 2023 spring-spawning herring field work season has begun with shore-based environmental (e)DNA sampling. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is […]
Ireland will receive €142 million from EU fisheries fund. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Ireland, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for […]
Vance Badawey, Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, has highlighted an investment of $44.9 million over five years to support […]
World’s largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica. Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world’s largest fish […]
EC seeks comments on revision of EU state rules for fishery sector. The European Commission is inviting all interested parties to comment on proposed revised State aid rules for the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors. The […]
Wild salmon protection zones and sea lice thresholds proposed for Scotland. Protecting Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon is a ‘national priority’, said SEPA – Scotland’s environmental watchdog, launching a consultation recently […]
New bioinformatics tool will aid tilapia aquaculture. A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a novel resource to […]
Forests could be key to estuarine fish conservation. The diversity of threatened fish in estuaries increases when surrounded by forest cover, whereas estuaries surrounded by farmland show the opposite effect. […]
Help wanted for study on Scottish salmon captures. Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS) is collecting information from its members, anglers and others through a data collection tool. The purpose of the app […]
Europêche slams EU biodiversity proposal. Europêche, the European catching sector’s representative body, has criticised the EU’s new Biodiversity proposal for failing to recognise the importance of fisheries in food supply […]
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