Small-scale fisheries can back food security efforts in Arabian sea countries
Countries surrounding the Arabian Sea should empower well-managed artisanal and subsistence fisheries to back food security efforts, a new Sea Around Us study suggests.
IOF researchers find simple solution to Kuwait’s blood snapper woes
The change could help repopulate Malabar blood snapper, whose numbers dropped by 95% between 1995 and 2009
Ecosystem modelling paints a devastating picture for top marine predators by 2099
Without effective carbon mitigation the ocean would lose 18% of animal biomass by 2099 relative to the present day.
Tilapias are not precocious, they are just resilient
Tilapias living in crowded aquaculture ponds or small freshwater reservoirs adapt so well to these stressful environments that they stop growing and reproduce at a smaller size than their stress-free counterparts.
How to power a walrus
New study shows loss of sea ice will require walruses to swim more and eat more to survive climate change
PROFILE: Finding novel ways to use modelling to solve oceans, fisheries and social problems
GOM took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, moving online, and connecting with researchers from 29 countries.
The Blue Economy is more than just resources – it also has to focus on social equity and governance
A recent UBC-led study found that socioeconomic and governance conditions such as national stability, corruption and human rights greatly affect the ability to achieve a Blue Economy.
Daniel Pauly receives Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair Memorial International Fisheries Guru Award
The University of Kerala’s Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries awarded this honour for his notable contributions to fisheries science.
Blue herons identified as a significant juvenile salmon predator
Looking for predators that ate salmon, an Indigenous biologist suggested looking at heron. Discarded tags proved Pacific great blue herons could be scooping up as many as 3-6% of all juvenile salmon.
ASLO honors “Viruses and nutrient cycles in the sea,” with 2021 John H. Martin Award
The paper, written in 1999 by Dr. Curtis Suttle (UBC) and Dr. Steven Wilhelm (University of Tennessee), is honoured for leading to a “fundamental shift in research focus and interpretation.”