Deep Dives
Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities
Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
The MSC’s coveted blue tick is the world’s biggest, and some say best, fishery ecolabel. So why is it in the headlines – and does it really do what it says on the tin?
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Predicted Shifts in the Distributions of Atlantic Reef-Building Corals in the Face of Climate Change
Principe, S.C. et al., Frontiers Fisheries & Aquaculture
With climate change, many coral species are experiencing shifts in their distributions, threatening the preservation of coral reefs.
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Skerritt, D.J. & Sumaila, UR., Fisheries Economics Research Unit / Oceana Fisheries & Aquaculture
For years we have known that governments subsidize fishing by their own fleets in the waters of other nations. But we did not know exactly where those dollars were destined, making it hard to determine a cumulative footprint for foreign subsidy spending in coastal state waters.
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Theuerkauf, SJ et al., Reviews in Aquaculture Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture can have negative environmental impacts, adding to the suite of anthropogenic stressors that challenge coastal ecosystems. However, a growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the commercial cultivation of bivalve shellfish and seaweed can deliver valuable ecosystem goods and services, including provision of new habitats for fish and mobile invertebrate species.
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Dickson, B. et al., UNEP Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
To launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UNEP has released this synthesis report as a call to action for anyone and everyone to join the #GenerationRestoration movement to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.
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Oceana Fisheries & Aquaculture
An Oceana analysis found hundreds of foreign fishing vessels, primarily Chinese, pillaging the waters off Argentina and disappearing from public tracking systems. These distant-water fleets mainly fish for shortfin squid, which are vital to Argentina’s economy and the diet of numerous commercial and recreational species, such as tuna and swordfish.
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Quintana, A.C.E. et al., Frontiers in Marine Science Fisheries & Aquaculture
In this paper, we theoretically and empirically explore a model of short-term area-based conservation that prioritizes adaptive co-management: temporary areas closed to fishing, designed by the fishers they affect, approved by the government, and adapted every 5 years.
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Innovation News Network Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Innovation Platform’s Lorna Malkin spoke to Dr Adam Hughes, Marine Ecologist and Senior Lecturer at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), about how aquaculture is evolving and the industry’s potential to contribute positively to the environment.
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Innovation News Network Fisheries & Aquaculture
By providing a platform for new innovations in aquaculture, the inaugural Global Aquaculture Challenge is helping to transform the food industry’s fastest growing segment.
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Ahern, M. et al., UN Nutrition Fisheries & Aquaculture
This discussion paper aims to build consensus on the role of aquatic foods in sustainable healthy diets, presenting the breadth of evidence available to inform and steer policy, investments and research to make full use of the vast potential of aquatic foods in delivering sustainable healthy diets and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
New study uses modelling to show benefits occur even when sharing is not reciprocated.
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Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Schwaab spoke about how to increase the resilience of fisheries to climate change; U.S. oceans policy, including what the country has gotten right and wrong; and more in a recent interview with Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler.
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Stefanie M. Colombo & Giovanni M. Turchini, Reviews in Aquaculture Fisheries & Aquaculture
As aquaculture continues to grow, so does the requirement for environmentally sustainable and cost‐effective aquafeed. With an expected increase in aquafeed demand, it is important (now more than ever) to investigate and utilize new aquafeed ingredients that do not deplete natural resources and, instead, may have positive impacts to help control climate change.
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Gracie White & Maggie Fried, CREO Fisheries & Aquaculture
Learn about each segment of the sustainable aquaculture value chain in the U.S. and Europe, including growth catalysts, risks, capital needs, and considerations for driving investment impact.
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United Nations Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the major output of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the States of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. It is the newest outcome of the only integrated assessment of the world’s ocean at the global level covering environmental, economic and social aspects.
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United Nations Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the major output of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the States of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. It is the newest outcome of the only integrated assessment of the world’s ocean at the global level covering environmental, economic and social aspects.
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Racine, P. et al., Marine Policy Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed aquaculture is capable of removing large quantities of nitrogen and phosphorus from coastal ecosystems, yet seaweed has gained little traction for its potential role in targeted nutrient assimilation.
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Brad Sewell & Molly Masterton, NRDC Fisheries & Aquaculture
NRDC conducted a detailed review, including geospatial analysis and mapping, of how each of the eight federal regional management councils (councils) have implemented the Magnuson-Stevens Act’s requirement to designate and minimize harms from fishing to “essential fish habitat” or EFH.
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Franks, B. et al., Applied Ecology Fisheries & Aquaculture
The unprecedented growth of aquaculture involves well-documented environmental and public-health costs, but less is understood about global animal welfare risks.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR Fisheries & Aquaculture
They're purple, spiky and voracious, and just off the West Coast, there are more of them than you can count.
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