Emma Desrochers

1 day ago | seafoodsource.com | Emma Desrochers

A new suite of research has found efforts to restore oyster reefs on the U.S. East Coast has knock-on effects benefitting the economies of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Two sets of research, one by the North Carolina Coastal Federation and another by Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory in Maryland, U.S.A, found restoring oyster reefs would have direct economic benefits for the surrounding economies.

2 days ago | seafoodsource.com | Emma Desrochers

In April, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order allowing commercial fishing from 50 to 200 nautical miles off the shore within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The national monument was founded as the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in 2009 under President George W. Bush and then expanded in 2016 under President Barack Obama.

2 days ago | seafoodsource.com | Emma Desrochers

The next round of United Nations negotiations (INC-5.2) aiming to create a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty will take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 14 August, following the failure of INC-5 to reach an agreement.

1 month ago | seafoodsource.com | Emma Desrochers

As the fishmeal and fish oil industries continue to expand in tandem with the growth of aquaculture, pressure on wild-caught stocks that comprise the main ingredients of feed has intensified. In an attempt to find ways to ease that pressure, researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz recently conducted a two-month study to determine whether changing the main ingredient in fishmeal affected fish growth.

2 months ago | seafoodsource.com | Emma Desrochers

Southeast Asian fishing vessels facing declining profits are seeking alternative revenue sources, including through the illegal transportation of wildlife products, according to a new study. The study, titled “Webs of exploitation and opportunism: Tiger trafficking and crime convergence between Malaysia and Vietnam”  was jointly produced by wild cat nonprofit Panthera, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Sunway University, and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).