'Sushi Parasites' Have Increased 283-Fold in Past 40 Years
A new study led by the University of Washington finds dramatic increases in the abundance of a worm that can be transmitted to humans who eat raw or undercooked seafood
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Sensor Cube Helps Keep Fish Farming Afloat
Aquaculture currently supplies more than half of the world's seafood, and in the last 10 years, the profits from global fish farming have quadrupled
The Carbon Footprint of Dinner: How 'Green' Are Fish Sticks?
Popular products generate significant 'post-catch' emissions, underscoring the need to measure what happens after fish are caught
Lights on Fishing Nets Save Turtles and Dolphins
The findings support previous research which suggested LED lights reduce bycatch of seabirds in gillnets by about 85 percent
Shark Skin Microbiome Resists Infection
In the wild, blacktip reef sharks are often seen bearing wounds, but they rarely exhibit obvious signs of infection around the wounds
California's Crashing Kelp Forest
How disease, warming waters, and ravenous sea urchins combined to kill the kelp and close the red abalone fishery
Four Billion Particles of Microplastics Discovered in Major Body of Water
Researchers hope the findings will provide necessary data to inform the debate around policies to reduce plastic in the marine environment
Super Shrimp Could Increase Yield and Prevent Disease
Shrimp consume snails that carry schistosomiasis which affects 220 million people
Aquaculture: The Front Line in the Fight for Global Food Security
First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food security