Responsibility
Shrinking cool-water habitat raises humpback whale entanglement risk, study finds
Study finds shrinking cool-water habitat raises humpback whale entanglement risk and could help forecast danger years ahead.
Fisheries
NOAA scientists track massive marine heatwave affecting U.S. West Coast waters
NOAA scientists track a massive marine heatwave off the U.S. West Coast that could affect fisheries, species shifts and harmful algal blooms.
Fisheries
Fish are getting smaller as global food webs quietly reorganize, study finds
Study finds global fish food webs are shifting toward smaller species and fewer top predators, even where species counts stay stable.
Fisheries
Are ocean warming and heavy fishing shrinking meals for fish in UK waters?
A recent study finds fish across Britain’s seas face ever-smaller meals as warming waters and intensive fishing squeeze ocean food webs.
Intelligence
Could triploid kelp cultivars expand seaweed farming in the face of climate change?
Seaweed farming research reveals triploid breeding that creates heat-tolerant, fast-growing kelp, boosting yields and cutting ecological risk.
Responsibility
Ocean temperatures hit record highs in 2025, underscoring need for climate action
Ocean temperatures hit record highs in 2025, signaling accelerating climate change and its growing influence on weather worldwide.
Fisheries
The ocean is getting darker. What could that mean for global fisheries?
As a darkening ocean threatens to reshape marine ecosystems, scientists explore risks for fisheries and how rewilding with restorative aquaculture could help.
Fisheries
Tuna fisheries most at risk from climate change, new research suggests
A global study warns tuna and other migratory fisheries face the greatest climate risks as warming seas shift stocks and strain management.
Fisheries
‘Who will win and who will lose?’ How climate change is shifting the ocean food chain – and potentially global fisheries
Climate change is shifting the foundation of the ocean food chain, potentially but not definitively causing a poleward migration of fisheries.
Fisheries
Researchers point to ocean oxygen as key to improving fisheries management
Focusing on ocean oxygen as a dynamic, limited resource may improve fisheries management, according to Newcastle University researchers.
Health & Welfare
New training helps aquaculture workers tackle harmful algal blooms
New training helps aquaculture workers detect and manage harmful algal blooms, protecting fish health amid rising ocean temperatures.
Intelligence
Global omega-3 fatty acid shortage puts public health at risk, study warns
Study finds 85 percent of world's population is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids, due partly to a shortage driven by environmental factors.
Responsibility
Ocean warming increases worries of Vibrio-related foodborne illnesses
European researchers are investigating the prevalence of Vibrio, common bacteria in many types of shellfish, and identifying high-risk zones.
Responsibility
Ocean temperatures hit record highs in 2024
Ocean temperatures reached record highs in 2024, with deep ocean warming underscoring the urgent need for climate action.
Fisheries
Amid warnings, some marine species exhibit climate resilience as oceans warm
Warming oceans are causing major changes, yet some fish species, where the waters are most in flux, are showing climate resilience.
Responsibility
With oceans warming, researchers explore a thermotolerant salmon in New Zealand
The impact of ocean warming on farmed salmon has encouraged the Cawthron Institute to research ways to boost climate change resilience.