06 Sep 2023
06 Sep 2023
Barriers to stormwater management
Realising smarter stormwater management: A review of the barriers and a roadmap for real world application A new paper in the Journal of Water Research provides a structured methodology for overcoming barriers to the effective management of stormwater systems. The highlights include: Current implementation of internet-of-things enabled stormwater management systems is low. Barriers related to […]
05 Sep 2023
Orcas may be attacking boats because others are doing it
Orcas that have been ramming boats are not “attacking” the vessels, but are most likely being playful, leading scientists have said. The experts have warned that the false narrative is putting the animals at risk of retribution from humans. Iberian orcas started ramming vessels along the Spanish and Portuguese coast in July 2020, with at least 11 […]
05 Sep 2023
Why are rare smalltooth sand tiger sharks being found in UK and Irish waters?
A new peer-reviewed journal article attempts to unravel the mystery of the first confirmed records of the smalltooth sand tiger shark in the UK and Ireland. In March 2023 a rare shark washed up on the shores of Co Wexford in what scientists believed was the first official record of the species in Irish waters. […]
05 Sep 2023
Outcry as Iceland resumes whaling
The Icelandic government has announced that commercial whaling can resume after the activity was suspended for more than two months. Commercial hunting of fin whales can resume but with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision, the government said. In June, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, postponed this year’s planned whale […]
05 Sep 2023
Global review of marine restoration projects
A new review by marine experts has revealed the locations, primary sources of funding and beneficiaries of large-scale marine and coastal restoration efforts taking place around the world. The report, Endangered Seascapes: Progress, needs and opportunities for seascape restoration focuses on large, “seascape”-scale projects, recognising the importance of integrated approaches to the use and conservation of coastal […]
05 Sep 2023
2022 saw fish prices trend upward but profits decline
2022 saw fish prices trend upward but profits decline in another challenging year for the UK fishing fleet Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has released financial estimates which offer an insight into the difficulties faced by the nation’s fishing industry last year. When comparing data with the two previous years, […]
05 Sep 2023
Some fish barely feel the impact of marine heatwaves
Fish that live on or near the seafloor -known as demersal or groundfish- barely feel the impact of marine heatwaves, according to new research that highlights the need to keep seas from warming further. In a new paper published in Nature, an international team of researchers assessed the impacts, on groundfish, of 248 sea-bottom marine heatwaves, defined as periods […]
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