The human predator shares many similarities with other animal predators on this planet. But we are not just predators,...we are “super predators”.

Bycatch reduction is a win-win for fishers and for the marine life caught.  How can we do this? The Marine Scotland Science team shows one possible solution.

When stressors pile up in the ocean, their cumulative impact can be much worse for marine life. Just ask Australia's shy albatross.

As climate change and ocean acidification alter the ocean, mariculture (aquaculture in the ocean) will need to adapt to survive in these changing conditions.

At 9 foot long, not including the tail, tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Harry Lindo is not exactly on the small side.  It also turns out that Harry is one heck of an ocean wanderer.

“Current levels of protection inside Canada’s MPAs [marine protected areas] are inadequate to provide the long-term conservation of marine biodiversity. For the most part, there is little difference between what is allowed inside our MPAs and what occurs outside their boundaries”. Little difference… that’s a pretty damning statement from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).

Humans have been genetically modifying plants and animals for thousands of years with selective breeding.  Since the 1970s, we have been able to modify DNA, creating cisgenic (adding recombinant DNA from the same or similar species) and transgenic (adding recombinant DNA from a another species with which the organism can’t naturally breed with) species.  In the public domain genetically modified organisms for use in the food industry is a highly controversial topic.  On one side, there are concerns surrounding their potential impacts to both human and environmental health.  On the other, there are those who argue that the use of GMOs in aquaculture isn’t just of benefit to the industry, but for food security and even reducing our impacts on the oceans...

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If people keep fishing inside the no-take zone, it doesn’t really meet the criteria of being no-take. Inevitably a fished zone will fail to meet expected successes of a no-take.

Research by Megan McKenna from the Marine Mammal Commission, alongside colleagues from Cascadia Research Collection, NOAA, and Stanford Universit reveals just why blue whales are so vulnerable to ship strikes.