New ‘destructive fishing’ definition to kickstart fresh era in fishing policy A new working definition of ‘destructive fishing’ has successfully been drafted following a rigorous consultation process involving 80 fisheries […]
Turning waste wood into nutritious seafood: scientists farm Naked Clams as low-carbon meat substitute. Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first […]
Explosion in fish biodiversity due to genetic recycling. Scientists show the extraordinary diversity of cichlid fish in Africa’s Lake Victoria was made possible by ‘genetic recycling’ — repeated cycles of […]
‘Antisocial’ damselfish are scaring off cleaner-fish customers — and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown. Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital to the health of reefs. […]
Small-scale octopus fisheries could help communities in the tropics. Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics – where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get […]
Ancient theory FINally supported. A centuries old theory that has long been fiercely contested has now been backed-up by UK scientists. The theory first mooted in the late 1800s, suggested that paired fins evolved from gills, but has since been widely discounted. Now researchers have found evidence […]