Fisheries
Scientists warn about climate change effects on fisheries and agriculture in tropical coastal communities
A new study is warning about the effects of climate change on fishing and agriculture in tropical coastal communities.
Responsibility
Are mid-depth waters off the United States East Coast getting saltier from ocean warming?
A new study indicates that mid-depth waters off the United States East Coast are getting saltier, possibly due to ocean warming caused by climate change.
Responsibility
BioMar outlines plan to reach net-zero by ‘no later than 2050’
BioMar has released a plan for achieving net-zero under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by no later than 2050.
Responsibility
2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off
Researchers have produced the first comprehensive report detailing the impacts of the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave on shellfish.
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Satellites show phytoplankton productivity plunge in the Gulf of Maine
Phytoplankton are about 65 percent less productive in the Gulf of Maine than they were two decades ago, according to a new NASA-funded study.
California shellfish farmers need greater support to face effects of climate change, OSU study finds
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California shellfish farmers need greater support to face effects of climate change, OSU study finds
A new study found California shellfish farmers need improved access to data and stronger connections to adapt to the effects of climate change.
Fisheries
Experts: Climate change is altering fishing industry in North and Baltic seas
Climate change alters the fishing industry and the impact is already being felt, according to experts at fish international.
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Expanding mariculture ‘vital’ to world’s food security, study finds
A new study has found that expanding mariculture will be “vital” to ensuring food security, but seafood's future hinges on climate action.
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Experts: World’s coral reefs could vanish by 2050 without climate action
An international team of environmental scientists warn that the world’s coral reefs are likely to disappear by 2050 without climate action.
Intelligence
NOAA launches mapping tool for marine species to prepare for climate change
NOAA Fisheries has launched a new mapping tool for marine species, which will help prepare fisheries management for climate change.
Responsibility
Study: Climate change will shuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways as ocean temperature warms
A study found that, as the ocean temperature warms, fish will continue to exist in certain areas but are not likely to be as abundant.
Responsibility
Give and take: Aquaculture in a future of rising sea levels
With rising sea levels inevitable, aquaculture faces existential uncertainties and confronts its own contributions to the problem.
Responsibility
Study: Some fish species can change faster to cope with ocean acidification
A new study found that some fish species evolve faster to cope with ocean acidification, helping maintain population size and biodiversity.
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As ocean acidification threatens the shellfish industry, this California oyster farm is raising oysters resistant to climate change
Despite the dangers to shellfish posed by ocean acidification, a forward-thinking California oyster farm is producing oysters resistant to climate change.
Fisheries
Study: Climate change is likely ‘suffocating’ the world’s fisheries
A new study indicates the ocean is losing oxygen due to climate change, greatly affecting fisheries and other marine resources.
Responsibility
Climate change mitigation needs mariculture, new research concludes
NGO-academic collaborative study finds that mariculture “done right” can aid climate change mitigation by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.