Can dam removal actually restore fish populations in U.S. rivers?
Dams have helped build nations but fish – and river health – have paid a steep price. Dam removal can have restorative effects on ecosystems.
Gear-lending program has harvesters working through closures and trying ropeless fishing gear without commitment
Faced with closures to protect right whales, Canadian commercial fishers are trying ropeless fishing gear via the CanFish Gear Lending Program.
Managing fisheries for maximum nutrient yield
Maximum nutrient yield policies promote access to fish to close nutrient gaps, maximize wild fish and contribute to global food and nutrition security.
Researchers hope new traps and an alternative bait can improve whelk fisheries
Whelk fisheries may be more sustainable with traps that allow small whelks to escape and by developing new baits outside of horseshoe crabs.
Some fish species are shrinking. Is global warming to blame?
Some fish species are shrinking but future research must determine if overfishing, global warming and food availability are responsible.
Developing a full-scale shaking codend to reduce the capture of small fish
A shaking codend could stimulate fish movement and increase contact probability, both of which could increase the escape chances for small redfish.
Study: Coastal fisheries are resilient in the face of marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves are not having a lasting effect on fish communities with major commercial importance, according to Rutgers-led research.
Eco-friendly extraction of valuable bio-products from snow crab processing
Green extraction methods offer alternatives to traditional chemically intensive approaches for valorizing snow crab processing discards.
Study: Organizing artisanal fishers and processors improves fisheries management
Participation by traditionally excluded communities increases science-based fisheries management, a new study concludes.
Determining morphological characteristics of three tuna species using machine learning algorithms
The method developed in this study will promote the development of tuna fishery monitoring and provide a strategy for fish biodiversity research.
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.
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.
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.