Fisheries/Aquaculture

Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate changeCredit: Sturrock et al. 2019 The manipulation of rivers in California is jeopardizing the resilience of native Chinook salmon. It compresses their…

Credit: (University of Guelph) For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under stress. Now University of Guelph researchers have shown for the first time that a key stress hormone,…

Credit: Alejandro Tagliafico Sharks play a critical role in keeping oceans healthy, balancing the food chain and ensuring species diversity. However, the demand for shark derivatives has led to their exploitation, often without…

Fishes' 'internal logbooks' show decline in valuable species is caused by loss of seawater oxygenCredit: Yvette Heimbrand, SLU If you want to know how climate change and hypoxia -- the related loss of oxygen in the world's oceans -- affect…

Credit: Photo Credit: Jennifer Beatty In the waves offshore of Southern California, germ warfare occurs in a struggle as old as life itself. It's where USC marine biologists completed a comprehensive new study that shows the…

Acoustics affect evaluation of fish school biomass, impact aquacultureCredit: Image courtesy of S. Pasta SAN DIEGO, December 6, 2019 -- Schools of fish can scatter sound waves, which has impacts on fish farming. Fisheries acoustics…

Credit: Chan-Higuera et al. Ommochromes, the pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, could be used in the food and health sectors for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. This is confirmed by the…

Credit: ProDelphinus Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new research shows. LED lights along the top of floating gillnets cut accidental "bycatch" of…

Computer simulations help reconstruct ocean conditions behind strandingCredit: Olivia Bourque A computational analysis has surfaced new insights into the wind and water conditions that cause Kemp's ridley sea turtles to become…

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth will be part of an international project to help protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from climate change and human induced impacts, such as habitat destruction and pollution. The MOVE-ON…