As the ocean temperature rises, many marine species are moving toward the north and south poles in search of cooler waters, thus rewriting the menus of seafood restaurants on the West Coast of Canada.
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Suspending mackerel and spring herring fishing in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence will impact the fishing industry on many levels.
One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?
A tin of tuna is significantly cheaper than many types of fresh meat or fish. But how much can you eat before you need to worry about mercury?
Fisheries agreements favour the European Union and don’t do enough to protect African interests.
COVID-19 greatly disrupted local market dynamics at landing sites, within the communities, and connections to more distant markets.
Over decades of gathering, Indonesian waters have been stripped of the highest-priced, best-quality sea cucumbers, while the reefs of northern Australia offer an abundance of these creatures.
Australia’s ‘blue economy’ needs a strong basis in marine science.
Bearing the burden of policies on conservation, together with the impact of out-competition by other sectors within the blue economy, has led to increased poverty in fishing communities.
Mangroves grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines, but scientists have found them along a river in Mexico’s Yucatan, more than 100 miles from the sea. Climate change explains their shift.
Ecolabelled seafood fetches higher prices in supermarkets, giving retailers and producers the incentive to up their sustainability game.
The WTO is set to wrap up negotiations on harmful fisheries subsidies This could help rebuild the oceans’ fish stocks, and support the communities that rely on them.
Sharks grow slowly and produce few young compared to bony fishes. In many cases, this means that their populations are fished out faster than can be replenished if not well managed.
Nigeria must address illegal fishing, which depletes the country’s fish stocks, undermines livelihoods and pushes people into poverty.
The contributions that women in West Africa’s fisheries make to the sector are widely un(der)paid, undervalued and largely invisible.
Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.
Satellite data reveals increased seaweed production during the COVID-19 pandemic
A novel approach to fisheries management would see fishers taking control of their own catches.
Around 75% of fishermen in the Outer Hebrides speak Gaelic. Their daily use of the language at work helps keep it alive.
As few as 100 companies produced 60% of revenues in eight ocean industries in 2018.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Sustainable Futures, University of St Andrews
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society // CEO MarFishEco Fisheries Consultant Ltd, Heriot-Watt University
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Affiliated Researcher, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Honorary Fellow in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of Aquatic Resources Development, University of Stirling
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Director of CORDIO in East Africa and Adjunct Fellow, Pwani University
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Associate Professor in Ocean Stewardship, Stockholm University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Guelph
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Research Scientist, Fisheries & Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Distinguished University Professor and Adviser in Marine Studies, Oregon State University