Seafood
How to kill lobsters with kindness
Countries are banning boiling lobsters alive. Scientists suggest these alternative and more humane ways to slaughter seafood.
Tag: Shrimp
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…
deep sea Ocean Exploration
Top 5 Highlights of Deep Sea Exploration in 2017
What have this year's deep sea exploration expeditions encountered so far? Read more to find out!
Biological oceanography Fisheries Genetics genomics
The Molecular Industrial Complex: What shrimp exoskeleton formation can tell us about life’s building strategy
Have you ever wondered just how our bodies know to repair damaged skin or build muscle after an intense workout?…
Behavior Human impacts Noise
Eavesdropping prawns get more than they bargained for
Marine animals living below the surface have to put up with noise generated by human activity. Heavy shipping traffic can…
Biochemistry Biology Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification may make “peekaboo” harder for shrimp
What happens to a shrimp's shell when exposed to more acidic conditions? Read more to find out!
Fisheries
Analyzing bycatch to better understand natural fish communities
Commercial shrimp trawlers haul in 3 to 15 times more of anything else than they do shrimp. Most of these…