Baby reef fishes swim for gold
A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2021
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Fish and Fisheries
Study reveals bycatch risk for dolphins and porpoises in global small-scale fisheries
A new study by Newcastle University shows that the risk of dolphins and porpoises being caught in small-scale (artisanal) fisheries is highest in low- and middle-income regions around the tropics and sub-tropics.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2021
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Can fisheries benefit from biodiversity and conserve it too?
A new study, by researchers from Simon Fraser University and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, reveals the trade-offs of fish biodiversity—its costs and benefits to mixed-stock fisheries—and points to a potential ...
Ecology
May 13, 2021
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Urgent action needed to protect dolphins and porpoises from bycatch in European waters
Marine scientists are calling on the EU to adopt a comprehensive plan to protect dolphins and porpoises from fisheries bycatch in European waters.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Foreign industrial fleets could threaten fishing in African waters
African waters have been contributing to the global supply of fish for years, with three of the four most productive marine ecosystems in the world near the continent. African countries' Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) contributed ...
Ecology
Apr 27, 2021
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Researchers detail the long chain of events required for cultured seafood to deliver environmental benefits
Meat alternatives are officially mainstream. To wit, Burger King added the plant-based Impossible Burger to its menu nationwide in 2019, and McDonald's plans to unveil its own McPlant in 2021. Alongside these vegetarian options, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2021
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Predator-prey interaction study reveals more food does not always mean more consumption
Scientists at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center have developed an unusually rich picture of who is eating whom off the Northeastern United States. The findings, published recently in Fish and Fisheries, provide ...
Ecology
Sep 30, 2020
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Learn from past to protect oceans
History holds valuable lessons—and stark warnings—about how to manage fisheries and other ocean resources, a new study says.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2020
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Measures against overfishing should also protect older megaspawners, experts say
A team of researchers led by Professor Robert Arlinghaus from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin recommends also keeping the particularly large megaspawners ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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New study reveals international movements of Atlantic tarpon, need for protection
The results of an 18-year study of Atlantic tarpon by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science revealed that these large silvery fish take extensive seasonal migrations—1,000s ...
Ecology
Jan 14, 2020
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