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Canada announces measures to protect right whales. The Government of Canada has announced new measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale – there are only roughly 400 left […]
ICES workshop aims to map deepwater sharks in the north-east Atlantic. Experts in shark biology, data and mapping recently met at the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Oranmore, Co Galway to […]
Family matters for world’s second biggest fish. The world’s second biggest fish – the basking shark – prefers to travel with family to familiar feeding sites, according to a new […]
Cook Inlet beluga whales declining. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released its biennial abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales in Alaska. Scientists estimated that the population size is between […]
Sussex trawler ban to help kelp forest revival. A campaign to restore a large underwater kelp forest has been helped by an agreement to ban trawler fishing off the West […]
Whale entanglements putting west coast USA fisheries at risk. An ecological pileup of unprecedented changes in the ocean off the West Coast of the USA beginning about 2014 led to […]
No take marine reserves, where fishing is banned, can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australian study. But University of […]
Areas of Med need protected to avoid turtle bycatch. Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year – meaning key locations in the Mediterranean should be protected, researchers say. […]
Sea Change: how do we safeguard the future of our seas? How does the climate emergency affect our seas? What can we do about plastics in the ocean? Which fish […]
Marine Protected Areas must be mobile. World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, […]
New study reveals need for protection of Atlantic tarpon. The results of an 18-year study of Atlantic tarpon by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine […]
MMO launches consultation on draft marine plans. This week, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launched the public consultation on the draft North East, draft North West, draft South East and draft South West Marine Plans. The […]
Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows. Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective […]
MPAs in the Med benefit fish stocks. Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species most sensitive to […]
New study on fisheries impact on seabirds. According to an article on the Barcelona University website, seabirds are the most threatened birds in the planet due to the fishing activity, […]
Little relief in the deep for heat-stressed corals. A team of NOAA scientists recently examined more than a thousand hot water events on coral reefs across the Pacific Ocean. Combining […]
US West coast groundfish stocks rebounding. Sweeping changes in West Coast groundfish fisheries adopted this week will reopen access for fishermen to productive fishing grounds where fish populations have rebounded. […]
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 […]
Chinook salmon conservation reaping dividends. Biologists have estimated that almost 3.8 million juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon headed down the Sacramento River toward the ocean this year, according to an article […]
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 […]
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