Fisheries in Focus: Busting misconceptions about bottom trawling and its environmental impacts
Fisheries researchers examine all environmental impacts of bottom-trawling and compare the fishing method to other forms of food production.
Warming ocean water a threat to predatory species, Woods Hole study determines
Tuna, billfishes and sharks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico could lose 40 to 70 percent of their suitable habitat due to warming ocean water.
Tuna company advances electronic monitoring initiative for longline fleet
Global tuna fishing leader Tri Marine is partnering with FlyWire to install electronic monitoring capabilities on its longline vessels.
Estimating surface copepod concentrations using satellite imagery
This study estimated surface concentrations of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus using standardized satellite-derived enhanced RGB imagery.
OSU: Columbia River Basin fish stocks fail to improve despite billions in conservation spending
Efforts totaling more than $9 billion have failed to improve stocks of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin, new research finds.
Creating a teleost fish traceability program based on genetic data from the Pacific coast of Panama
This research supports a future molecular database for fish stock identification, genetic health, understanding population patterns and management.
Can an underwater artificial intelligence bot detect IUU fishing?
A new underwater artificial intelligence bot could "revolutionize" ocean monitoring and IUU fishing identification, scientists say.
Ocean warming increases risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery
Ocean warming and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to higher Chinook salmon bycatch rates, scientists say.
Can using biodegradable fishing gear help reduce the cost of ghost fishing?
Biodegradable fishing gear must improve to help address the environmental and economic impacts of ghost fishing, a new study concludes.
Thermal effects on ecological traits of salmonids
The phenotypically plastic response may preadapt offspring to perform better in the expected future thermal environment.
Peru enables 930 artisanal fishing vessels to access mahimahi, squid
Peru last week issued a decree to enable fish-harvester cooperatives to legally register for its mahimahi and jumbo flying squid fisheries.
The diet of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolts has gone largely unchanged for 20 years
A well-documented ecological regime shift in the Northeast Atlantic did not have a large impact on salmon post-smolts’ diets in Norwegian fjords.
ProtectedSeas releases global interactive map of marine protected areas
A "one-of-a-kind" interactive map consolidates regulatory information for more than 21,000 marine protected areas worldwide.
U.S. appeals court sides with Maine lobster harvesters in latest turn in the right whale saga
A U.S. court rules NOAA must vacate a biological opinion that found Maine's lobster fishery violated the Endangered Species Act.
NOAA seeks to improve North Atlantic right whale risk assessments
NOAA Fisheries says a recent peer review of its North Atlantic right whale risk assessment tool will lead to management improvements.
‘A world down below’ – Deeper fishing insights lead to better tools for bycatch reduction
High-tech bycatch reduction devices – data analytics, cameras and sensors – are in play but SafetyNet Technologies says the secret is collaboration.