fisheries

Shine bright like a gillnet

Fishing mostly depends on gillnets that catch many organisms besides fish, but we can change gillnets for the better…

The intersecting issues of climate change and human-wildlife conflict

We have strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict, but how are they holding up as conditions change?

A Worrisome Species Shift in the Humboldt Current

By examining ancient fish bones buried in sediments, researchers caution about a potential collapse of anchovy fisheries.

Fisheries

Women gleaners in Mauritius: How COVID-19 and an oil spill amplified gender inequalities in fisheries

The compounding crises of COVID-19 and an oil spill highlight the systemic inequalities faced by women in fisheries.

Biogeochemistry

Seasons change and so does Ocean Acidification in Alaska

Ocean Acidification is a global problem that can seasonally intensify in the Gulf of Alaska. Read on to learn how.

Parasitism

Climate Change is Lousy for Salmon

As global temperature increases, salmon farming faces increasing pressure from a copepod known as the salmon louse. Are the salmon…

Fisheries

Sheepshead, a lesson from the past

What happens when archeology and science intertwine to teach us a lesson from the past? Read on to find out…

Biology Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Far reaching microplastics: They may be closer than you think

We all know plastic pollution is a growing problem in our oceans harming sea creatures and covering beaches. What is…

Biodiversity

To Combat World Hunger, Protect Biodiversity

Variety is the spice of life – or if you are an ecologist you might say “biodiversity” is the spice…

Alternative Energy Aquaculture Climate Change Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts ocean engineering technology

Fishing or Farming: Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?

Last month, President Biden announced that the US will be turning to offshore wind farms (OWFs) to meet the growing…

Fisheries

Seafood Fraud: Is that Fish Really a Fish?

That fish you’re grabbing for dinner may actually be mislabelled. Seafood fraud is more common than you think. In a…

Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Fisheries Human impacts

Fisheries, Food and the Future

As we approach 2021, the idea of "the future" seems closer than ever before. In a recent article, Cabral and…

Fisheries

It’s a match! Cod do best when paired with copepods

What makes or breaks the young life of a cod? Maybe it's food. Researchers investigated the overlap between young cod…

Policy

Holistic management: the vital role of Indigenous Peoples in conservation on the high seas

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, consider the role of indigenous and local communities in marine conservation and policy. International governing bodies…

Biology Fisheries Methodology Undergraduate Research

SURFO Special: Examining Atlantic cod populations on Northeast Atlantic through morphometric analysis

It's important to understand the species specifics for proper fisheries management. Learn about how URI GSO's SURFO, Angel Reyes, used…

Conservation

VaquitaCPR: Trying to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal

What do you do when the species you’ve been working to save from extinction is down to fewer than 30…

Conservation Fisheries

A story of success for the Cayman Island’s Nassau Grouper

Nassau Grouper are a historically overfished population in the Caribbean, but after new regulations were implemented in 2003, has the…

Fisheries Invasive Species

Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries

Invasive species are a global phenomenon, and have been since modern human society became a global phenomenon. Many of them…

Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Fisheries

Increasing Warming causes Ecosystem Change along the Northeastern Shelf

Are the tropics coming to the Northeast coast of the US? Freidland and his team seem to think so. A…