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Study: Marine heatwaves pose growing risks to seafood safety and human health

Marine heatwaves could disrupt seafood supplies, fuel harmful algal blooms and pose growing physical and mental health risks, a study finds.

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Fisheries

Catch & Culture Review: Worldwide genome-wide genetic diversity and population structure of mahimahi

This review of recent fisheries literatures explores population dynamics of mahimahi, marine protected areas and sea scallop adaptation.

Fisheries

Study outlines climate resilience strategy for U.S. seafood industry

Climate resilience could help U.S. fisheries reduce climate risks, recover faster and improve long-term competitiveness, researchers say.

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Plankton declines raise concerns about ocean health in the Northeast Atlantic

Study analyzed 60 years of plankton data and found no Northeast Atlantic pelagic habitats met Good Environmental Status.

Fisheries

Catch & Culture Review: How deoxygenation in the ocean impacts Pacific halibut fisheries, with ecological and economic projections

In this review of recent fisheries literature, we explore deoxygenation's impact on halibut, shifting effort toward free-school tuna harvesting and more.

Intelligence

Aquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, but climate change and overfishing remain threats to the seafood industry

FAO’s SOFIA 2026 report highlights record seafood production, growing trade and rising climate change-related risks.

Intelligence

Study finds giant kelp may hold clues for future carbon capture technologies

New research reveals how giant kelp captures sunlight, offering insights that could inform future carbon capture technologies.

Intelligence

Can AI tool from NASA track harmful algal blooms from space?

A NASA-developed artificial intelligence tool uses satellite data to detect harmful algal blooms in U.S. coastal waters.

Responsibility

Ocean warming is accelerating the loss of Maine’s kelp forests, study finds

Researchers found ocean warming is accelerating the shift from kelp forests to turf algae along the Maine coast.

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Seaweed compound cuts methane emissions in grazing cattle, study finds

A study shows seaweed-based feed additives can cut methane emissions in cattle, pointing to new opportunities for the seaweed industry.

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Ocean warming is pushing Gulf of Maine species deeper and farther north, decades of data show

A University of Maine study uses decades of survey data to show how ocean warming is shifting species, biodiversity and fishery conditions.

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Inside the science: How mitochondria could boost New Zealand fish farms’ climate resilience

Cawthron Institute researchers are unlocking the cellular power of mitochondria to improve climate resilience in farmed salmon, mussels, oysters and more.

Fisheries

Catch & Culture Review: Ocean shifts are shaping yellowfin tuna productivity in the Pacific

Fisheries literature review covers pelagic stock management, puerulus fisheries supporting spiny lobster aquaculture and nutrition security in Peru.

Fisheries

UN report warns declining migratory freshwater fish a threat to global inland fisheries

UN report warns migratory freshwater fish populations are collapsing, raising concerns for inland fisheries worldwide.

Fisheries

Severe U.S. drought linked to major Gulf fisheries decline decades ago, study finds

Study finds a late-1980s U.S. drought triggered major declines in Gulf of Mexico fisheries, raising future food security risks.

Fisheries

Catch & Culture Review: How climate change may alter the trajectory of North Sea demersal fisheries

Our monthly fisheries literature review examines fundamentals of fisheries management, fishery dynamics of squid and climate change impacts on Pandalus jordani.