What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defence

by John Innes Centre Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes in ...

Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Garth A Covernton, University of Toronto; Hailey Davies, University of Victoria, and Kieran Cox, University of Victoria Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic less than ...

Parasites affect salmon in several ways

By Steinar Brandslet, Norwegian University of Science and Technology When salmon ingest parasites, the parasite may not be the only factor that determines the impact ...

Cities of the future may be built with algae-grown limestone

By Kelsey Simpkins, University of Colorado Boulder Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in large part through the burning of ...

Offshore wind farms expected to reduce clam fishery revenue, study finds

by Rutgers UniversityAn important East Coast shellfish industry is projected to suffer revenue losses as offshore wind energy develops along the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ...

Government of Canada outlines next steps in transition from open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia

Ottawa – Wild Pacific salmon are of great importance to communities in British Columbia, both culturally and economically. However, wild Pacific salmon are facing historic ...

The freshwater pearl mussel favors the original salmon fish populations of the home river

by University of Jyväskylä Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have found that the larvae of freshwater pearl mussel survive best in the original ...

Concerns over intensive brackish-water aquaculture in eastern India

by Stockholm Resilience CentreRapid expansion of brackish-water shrimp farming may have severe long-term socioeconomic consequences, new study warns. Around Sundarbans, a biosphere reserve in eastern ...

2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off

by Michelle Ma, University of Washington It’s hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021. Temperatures in Oregon, ...

Report “A circular blue economy for the Mediterranean: current practices and opportunities”, launched by the Blue Growth Community and MedWaves

MedWaves, through the SwitchMed programme, is happy to announce the official publication of the report “A Circular Blue Economy for the Mediterranean: current practices and ...