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Recent discovery hints at northward shift in fish distribution. The sleeper fish Eleotris oxycephala is found in freshwater streams and estuaries from tropical to temperate zones. The recent discovery of an individual […]
Seafish launches campaign on climate change impacts for seafood. Seafood businesses encouraged to find out how climate change will affect them ahead of UN Climate Change Conference next month. Seafish, […]
The NFFO Considers Sustainability and the Environment and the Role of the Fishing Industry. The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow this coming October and November, will bring world attention […]
NI Minister visits Salmon Station as part of centenary celebrations. Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA, has visited the River Bush Salmon Station in […]
Rising sea surface temperatures driving loss of 14% of corals since 2009. The newly released report, ‘Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020’, documents the loss of approximately 14 per […]
Climate proofing aquatic food systems. Cermaq joins FAO in engaging the private sector in climate proofing aquatic food systems. In the run up to COP 26, Cermaq joins UN’s Food […]
European fishing communities face their own specific climate risks. Of all European fisheries and coastal communities, the ones in the UK and the Eastern Mediterranean have the highest risk of […]
EU leads efforts to designate new large-scale Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. On 29 September, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, hosted a ministerial meeting to build further support […]
Making the ocean an ally in climate protection. In a mesocosm experiment just starting on Gran Canaria, scientists from six nations led by are investigating to what extent the ocean […]
12 Faroese companies take lead on climate action ahead of COP26. On 21 September, twelve Faroese companies participating in the Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative – Burðardygt Vinnulív – announced they […]
Call for end to EU fishing fleet tax exemptions. A new report revealed that the EU fishing fleet receives up to €1.5bn from tax breaks each year, despite emitting the same amount […]
Low oxygen levels pushing fish into shallower waters. Fish can drown. While it may not seem like it, fish do require oxygen to breathe; it’s just that they get what […]
Landmark assessment finds ocean food offer untapped potential for global development. An unprecedented review of the aquatic foods sector has uncovered how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role […]
EU fuel tax subsidies driving climate impacts & overfishing. The EU fishing fleet receives a tax break of between €759 million and €1.5 billion from fuel tax subsidies each year, […]
KARAVELA aiming to become the plant-based seafood market leader. KARAVELA will present a new product line in the SEE ALL online event on September 29 aiming to become the plant-based seafood […]
Global call for a ‘blue food revolution’ to tackle climate change and malnutrition. New landmark assessment finds fish, shellfish and algae offer untapped potential for global development if the right […]
Call to better understand fish farm emissions. Farmed Scottish salmon has a similar carbon footprint to chicken meat, a study by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has found. Farmed salmon produces […]
Insect protein has great potential to reduce carbon footprint. When compared to feeding insects to farm animals, the direct human consumption of insects has the biggest potential to reduce our […]
Scottish mackerel and herring – a climate smart food resource. By Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
Stirling aquaculture expert awarded £1.5m research fellowship to explore climate change. A University of Stirling scientist has been awarded £1.5 million for an innovative five-year data project that will enable […]
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