Climate Change
How climate change is warming up your dinner plate
Climate change isn’t just about warming. How does climate change effect the delicate balance of nutrients in the ocean?
Tag: fisheries
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…
Coastal Management
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?
Fisheries
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
No Time to Waste for U.S. Seafood
Impacts of COVID-19 are rippling through U.S. seafood systems. Understanding those impacts is critical for directing aid. But typical research…
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…