Dead crustaceans washing up on England's north-east coast may be victims of the green industrial revolution

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.

Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 ~7 min

Facing the dual threat of climate change and human disturbance, Mumbai – and the world – should listen to its fishing communities

Facing human threats, Mumbai’s Koli community are taking risk reduction into their own hands – other vulnerable coastal settlements should take note.

Shibaji Bose, PhD Student in Community Voices, National Institute of Technology Durgapur • conversation
Oct. 19, 2022 ~7 min


The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems

Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.

Christine Keiner, Chair, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
July 19, 2022 ~10 min

Coastal gentrification in Puerto Rico is displacing people and damaging mangroves and wetlands

Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing people who have lived along its coastlines for years.

Hilda Lloréns, Associate Professor, Anthropology & Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island • conversation
June 16, 2022 ~10 min

Nations are pledging to create ocean preserves – how do those promises add up?

As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine protected areas shelter ocean life more effectively than others.

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Associate Professor, Oregon State University • conversation
June 9, 2022 ~9 min

Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business

Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.

Daniel Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, Western Michigan University • conversation
May 19, 2022 ~10 min

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?

Nicholas P. Sullivan, Senior Research Fellow, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, and Senior Fellow, Council on Emerging Market Enterprises, Tufts University • conversation
April 14, 2022 ~10 min

Fewer Americans are hunting, and that raises hard questions about funding conservation through gun sales

Every gun and bullet sold in the U.S. generates excise taxes to support conservation. But Americans are buying guns now for different reasons than in the past – and increasingly, not for hunting.

Christopher Rea, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University • conversation
March 21, 2022 ~10 min


Is sustainable seabed trawling possible? A look at the evidence

It involves a trade-off between seafood production and seabed conservation.

Jan Geert Hiddink, Professor of Marine Biology, Bangor University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2022 ~6 min

Killer whales taking food from fishing lines reveal something intriguing about human evolution

To a group of hungry killer whales, a longline fishing boat looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Luke Rendell, MASTS Lecturer in Biology, University of St Andrews • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~6 min

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