Conservation
The bigger the better? Larger North Atlantic right whales tend to birth more babies
North Atlantic right whales are growing less and having fewer babies. Could stress be the cause?
Tag: Fisheries Management
Fisheries
Predicting the future of fish
Scientists use climate model data to predict how fisheries will change on 10-year timescale
Coastal Management
How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?
A recent study investigates the link between meteorological conditions and harmful algal blooms.
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
The Case of the Functioning Fishery
Chile's surf clam fisheries have faced a rocky past-- but one community's fishery has persisted throughout it all. How?
Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries
Surf and TURF(s): A Cry for Kelp
How does kelp harvesting affect kelp populations? How can scientists use this information to better inform management policies?
Fisheries Human impacts Plastic
Don’t get ~tide~ down: Are biodegradable nets a good solution to the ghost fishing problem?
Biodegradable nets are a potential solution to the ghost fishing problem-or the phenomenon of lost fishing nets still catching animals.…
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…
Fisheries
Fishermen help scientists uncover the secret life of cod
Fishermen and scientists often butt heads when it comes to cod fisheries. But when the two groups work together, they…
Biodiversity Biology Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Policy Trophic Ecology
Peace for Coral Reefs
As the world has learned over the past several months, a little solitude goes a long way towards a healthy…
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 Human impacts Sharkbites Saturday
Sharks vs. Fishing Vessels: The fatal overlap
Article Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, et al. Nature…
Fisheries
Does ocean circulation provide prey for a top ocean predator?
Ocean circulation patterns are generally thought to move water from one area to another in the world’s oceans. One example…
Sharkbites Saturday
In the hot seat: Hot spots for pelagic shark movement reflect hot spots for commercial longline fisheries in the North Atlantic.
Check out the latest from Matt Larsen about shark habitat around the globe, and how these areas overlap with fishing…
Sharkbites Saturday
Citizen Science and Undersea Stars: The Value of Photographs to Global Megafauna Biology
Check out this article about how tourist pictures of whale sharks are helping scientists learn about whale shark populations around…
Biology Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries Human impacts
Baby come back: capture-induced premature birthing in elasmobranchs
Capturing pregnant elasmobranchs can induce stress-related abortions. Read more to understand why and what can be done to prevent this!
Coastal Management
Beyond word of mouth: How local knowledge can fill fisheries data gaps
How can we accurately assess the extent of population declines in marine organisms? Read on to find out how local…
Biology
Seaweed antioxidants protect fish too
A new study suggests that feeding fish small amounts of antioxidant-rich seaweed can protected them from environmental challenges.
Conservation
Current connections: how far away coastlines influence marine reserves
A research team used a state-of-the-art model to map how four remote Marine Protected Areas are connected to the surrounding…