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Supergenes protect cod against environmental changes. Researchers have found that Atlantic cod possess a set of ‘supergenes’ that enable them to quickly adapt to environmental changes. In a new article […]
Major funding secured to help track fish movement and health. Essex aquatic ecologist Dr Anna Sturrock has been awarded major funding to track fish movements and health, and to identify […]
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected. Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, researchers […]
Michelle Geary – Our People, Marine Institute. In 2021, the Marine Institute is profiling our people, sharing their study and career paths, the work they do at the Marine Institute […]
Polluted seas impacting upon male fertility . New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere […]
Bonefish dive deep into the abyss to spawn A new study provides the first detailed documentation of a shallow water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn. Uncovering this very […]
To push or to pull? How many-limbed marine organisms swim. When you think of swimming, you probably imagine pushing through the water — creating backwards thrust that pushes you forward. […]
Understanding hormones of native oysters to improve their production and conservation. Understanding how oysters respond to the natural environment during reproduction could increase productivity in hatcheries and also improve the […]
Tropical and temperate reefs react differently to fishing pressures. An international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases, and how […]
Great white shark diet surprises scientists. The first-ever detailed study of the diets of great white sharks off the east Australian coast reveals this apex predator spends more time feeding […]
Fish school by randomly copying each other. An international team of researchers has revealed the mechanisms behind fish schooling – and what they found differs from what scientists had previously […]
DNA can aid fish species surveys. Tiny bits of DNA collected from waters off the West Coast of the USA have allowed scientists to identify more species of marine vertebrates […]
Climate change threat to fish stocks. The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report warns. Ocean oxygen loss, driven by climate change […]
Tiny fish hatchlings give lifeline to one of world’s rarest fish. Fifty newborn red handfish are giving Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists an opportunity to help save […]
Government failing on marine commitments for Mediterranean. A new WWF report shows that Mediterranean countries are failing on their global commitment to protect at least 10% of marine and coastal […]
Antarctic science trip reveals toothfish secrets. The New Zealand ship Janas has recently returned from a six-week winter research voyage to the Ross Sea where scientists made the first observations […]
Grey seal fish consumption research. By analysing their stomach contents and faeces, and multiplying the results by the number of grey seals in Norway, researchers estimated that they consume 8,000 […]
Sharks scarcer near large human populations. A team of researchers, led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), has discovered that sharks are much rarer in habitats nearer large human populations […]
Smells like love…. to sea lampreys. Some people are drawn to cologne; others are attracted to perfume. When it comes to sea lampreys, however, spermine smells like love. In new […]
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