Responsibility
FAO: Climate change could reduce fish biomass 10 percent by mid-century
Global projections show fish biomass could drop more than 10 percent in many regions by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions stay high.
Intelligence
Could AI-powered image recognition be a game changer for Japan’s scallop farming industry?
Researchers in northern Japan are using an AI image-recognition technique to observe scallop populations in lantern nets.
Fisheries
Study: Ocean warming is driving wild Pacific salmon into Canadian Arctic
Ocean warming is increasing Pacific salmon in the Canadian Arctic, indicating that climate change is expanding their habitat.
Responsibility
Consortium calls for increased equity in ocean conservation and climate action plans
Equity in ocean conservation and climate strategies is crucial for achieving global sustainability goals, experts say.
Responsibility
Have mussel shells become more porous due to climate change?
A new study reveals East Coast mussel shells have become weaker and more susceptible to damage due to climate change.
Responsibility
Ocean noise: How the changing sea soundscape can stress fish
Ocean noise from human activity can change fish behavior like feeding, but new technologies and techniques can minimize the stress.
Intelligence
‘In Hot Water’ podcast to explore seafood and climate change
The new SAGE/Seaworthy podcast explores U.S. seafood regions, amplifies marginalized voices and showcases climate solutions.
Fisheries
Geographic variation in risks due to climate change for fishing fleets that adapt in-place or adapt on-the-move
Long-term revenue and participation declines in U.S. groundfish fleets suggests risk due to climate change may be high and heterogeneous.
Responsibility
Study: Hypoxia is widespread in the ocean and increasing off the U.S. Pacific coast
A study found that in 2021, more than 50 percent of the continental shelf experienced the low-oxygen condition known as hypoxia.
Responsibility
NatureScot and SSEN Distribution launch largest-ever Scottish seagrass planting program
The organizations team up to restore seagrass meadows with $2.5 million in funding, addressing both climate change and biodiversity loss.
Larger Atlantic cod favor colder waters: The influence of body size on behavioral thermal preference
Fisheries
Larger Atlantic cod favor colder waters: The influence of body size on behavioral thermal preference
Research improves understanding of the complex interplay between temperature, fish size and ecological responses to aid conservation and management.
Responsibility
Deep-ocean seaweed dumping for carbon sequestration called questionable, risky and not the best use of valuable biomass
Study: Without sound science on the impacts to fragile ecosystems, seaweed carbon sequestration distracts from more effective interventions.
Intelligence
Threatened by climate change, Maine oyster grower adapts how his business ‘interacts with the planet’
Climate change dictates how oyster farmers operate. To handle heavy rainstorms, Bill Mook's latest adaptation includes underground water tanks.
Responsibility
Study: Increased rainfall from climate change threatens UK sea urchins
A new study finds that sea urchins deteriorated physically when immersed in less salty water – a risk that could occur with climate change.
Fisheries
How ‘local solutions’ to climate change may help food security and access to seafood
A new study finds climate change is making it harder to access seafood, but that tapping into local solutions may help enhance food security.
Responsibility
Can artificial cooling, or thermal refuges, offset the impact of ocean warming on fish?
With ocean warming taking a toll on fish like migratory salmon, scientists are exploring artificial options to cool things down for them.