Scientists say that only significant cuts in fossil fuel emissions will prevent changes to the environment becoming more widespread Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for th... Read more
Illuminating fishing nets with low-cost lights could reduce the terrible impact they have on seabirds and marine-dwellers by more than 85 per cent, new research has shown. A team of internat... Read more
There are fewer fish in the sea – literally. Consumer demand and inadequate scientific information has led to overharvesting, reducing fish species and fish stocks around the world. But Univ... Read more
A world-first global analysis of marine responses to climbing human CO2 emissions has painted a grim picture of future fisheries and ocean ecosystems. Published today in the journal Proceedi... Read more
“You don’t realize how interdependent species are until it all unravels” Florida State University researchers have spearheaded a major review of fisheries data that examines the domino effec... Read more
Revisions to Fisheries Act were unscientific, biologists at universities of Calgary and Dalhousie say Federal government changes to Canada’s fisheries legislation have eviscerated the abilit... Read more
Securing the critical contribution of wild fish stocks to food and nutrition security in the developing world depends on better governance and management of the fisheries sector. Fish is a k... Read more
Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world’s seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Medi... Read more
These results show us that fisheries can be both highly productive and sustainable In the search for sustainability of the ocean’s fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising pla... Read more
Of all the sea’s many problems, overfishing should be the most fixable. ACIDIFICATION, warming, the destruction of coral reefs: the biggest problems facing the sea are as vast, deep a... Read more
Monitoring oxygen levels in water has applications for oil spills, fish farming, brewing beer and more – and a professor at Michigan State University is poised to help supply that need. The... Read more
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Image via Wikipedia Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world. It says money p... Read more