UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna. Marine scientists in the UK and Ireland have analysed multiple datasets, spanning a 16-year period, to document the increase in bluefin, which arrive into the waters ...
Underwater camera network to monitor and protect ocean wildlife and blue economies launched across ten UK overseas territories. The ocean wildlife and diverse ecosystems of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) will soon be more visible ...
UK fishers at risk in ‘perfect storm’. Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say. Climate change is causing more extreme weather in many locations. Storms will likely ...
New survey on use of biodegradable fishing gear in English Channel. Would fishermen be prepared to use biodegradable fishing gear in the marine environment? And if so, under what conditions? As part of the INdIGO ...
Clean Catch UK launches new bycatch reporting app, designed with fishermen, on #WorldWildlifeDay. Clean Catch UK researchers have formed a unique collaboration with members of the UK fishing industry to produce an app designed to ...
Interactive map to support Dorset and Devon aquaculture. The Dorset and East Devon Coast has been mapped as part of a project aiming to help develop sustainable aquaculture across the region while recognising existing marine ...
Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes Oceans were once filled with the sounds of nature, but overfishing, climate change and human noise have fundamentally changed the natural underwater “soundtrack”, researchers say. A global team of scientists, ...
INdIGO Project researching lost and discarded fishing gear in order to develop new biodegradable fishing equipment. Fishing gear is estimated to represent 27% of marine litter with more than 26,000km of equipment lost in the ...
UK signs agreement with ICES demonstrating commitment to international marine science collaboration. The government has set out its commitment to international marine and fisheries science by signing an agreement which will ensure continued partnership with ...
Vibrio outbreaks in shellfish. New Zealand Seafood Safety researchers have been working to identify knowledge gaps needed to understand what factors trigger vibrio outbreaks. In the past two years there have been reported Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses associated ...
Fisheries Science Data Collection Programme Calls for Industry for Support – Volunteer skippers fishing out of England and Wales are needed to contribute to fisheries data usually collected by scientific observers reports the NFFO. Current ...
New chief executive for Cefas. Following the retirement of Tom Karsten earlier this year, Defra has appointed Neil Hornby as the new Chief Executive of Cefas. Neil will take up his new post in January ...
British experts help Mauritius protect coral reefs from oil spill. UK sends British ecology and marine experts at the request of the Mauritian government. The UK Government has sent three British ecology experts and one ...
Designing a sustainable future for aquaculture, the world’s fastest growing food sector- a one health approach. ‘Seafood’ is one of the fastest growing and highly traded food markets. Up to now, most has come from ...
Dogger Bank scallop closure extended. Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will continue to be suspended until 29 August 2020. Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will be suspended ...
Cod and monkfish could disappear from British menus, due to climate change, warns study. Families may have to change their diets to protect threatened fish according to an article published in The Telegraph. Cod and ...
Sea angling contributes over £1.5bn to UK economy – New research led by Centre for Environment, fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and Substance released has provided estimates of the numbers of sea anglers, participation rates, catches and economic impact ...
Cefas research vessel returns to sea. In late March, Cefas announced that operations on Research Vessel (RV) Cefas Endeavour had been suspended to keep staff, partners and the public safe from COVID-19. But now, after ...
UK Seafood Innovation Fund Update – How to apply for research and development funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) scheme. The UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) is a £10 million research and development (R&D) ...
Low Impact Fishing Project The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) is working with the New Economics Foundation (NEF), MRAG and Cefas on a project for Defra that is seeking to co-design, with fisheries stakeholders, principles and criteria that can be ...