Mussel power: how an offshore shellfish farm is boosting marine life

Researchers have found that one offshore mussel farm is boosting marine biodiversity and regenerating the seabed.

Llucia Mascorda-Cabre, Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Marine Ecosystem Research Unit, University of Plymouth • conversation
June 6, 2025 ~6 min

Human connections to seagrass meadows date back 180,000 years, study reveals

The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.

Oscar Serrano, Principal Researcher, Coastal Ecology, Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) • conversation
April 16, 2025 ~8 min


The ‘sustainable’ cod in your shopping basket may be no such thing – new study reveals mislabelling

Nearly a third of the cod we tested had a different origin than the one reported.

Stefano Mariani, Professor of Marine Biodiversity, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
March 11, 2025 ~6 min

How the state of our oceans is intrinsically linked to human health – new report

Conservation measures can be designed in ways that improve nutrition and health of people.

Edward H. Allison, Director of Science and Research, WorldFish, CGIAR System Organization • conversation
Oct. 31, 2024 ~9 min

Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise

Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.

Chiawen Chiang, Fish Behavior and Welfare Researcher and Lab Manager, New York University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable

To fish the oceans sustainably, nations must reduce bycatch, or accidental catches. But fishermen often resist changing gear or techniques that kill nontargeted species.

Blake Earle, Assistant Professor of History, Texas A&M University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 ~10 min

The lenses of fishes' eyes record their lifetime exposure to toxic mercury, new research finds

A new study shows that a time stamp can be put on mercury that accumulates in fish eyes, offering a window into their lifetime exposure.

Karin Limburg, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry • conversation
Dec. 19, 2022 ~8 min

How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work

Sharks are much more severely threatened by humans than vice versa. A marine biologist explains how people can help protect sharks and why some strategies are more effective than others.

David Shiffman, Post-Doctoral and Research Scholar in Marine Biology, Arizona State University • conversation
Sept. 12, 2022 ~6 min


Shrimp shell nanoparticles make cement much, much stronger

Adding tiny bits of chitin—about 1,000 times smaller than a human hair—from waste shrimp shells to cement paste made the material up to 40% stronger.

Tina Hilding-Washington State • futurity
Aug. 2, 2022 ~7 min

Can the warming ocean supply the world’s meat?

"Expansion of sustainable ocean aquaculture could build on fisheries reforms to increase the availability of healthy and sustainable seafood to our growing population."

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 3, 2022 ~8 min

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