An oil spill is a catastrophic event where large quantities of petroleum or crude oil are unintentionally released into the environment, resulting in widespread contamination of water, soil, and air, with severe ecological, economic, and social impacts that can persist for years or even decades¹. …

Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila are awarded the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for their rigorous scientific work to end overfishing and restore equity to our oceans. LOS ANGELES, CA, FEB 22, 2023: The 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, often described as the ‘Nobel Prize for the Environment’…

If you’ve ever wondered where sea shells come from, you might be surprised to know that most of them actually come from marine animals! …

Earth’s oceans are being severely damaged by climate change, pollution, overfishing and other destructive, human-caused shockwaves. To restore the oceans, and prevent their health from deteriorating further, decision makers and knowledge creators around the world must act together, and quickly — hence the theme of this year’s UN World Oceans…

This event, organized by the Sea Around Us initiative with the support of UBC’s Faculty of Science, the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and the French Consulate in Vancouver, looks for attendees to get to know Dr. …

Co-creator and editor of FishBase Dr Rainer Froese, known and recognized for his advanced and computer-intensive stock assessment method CMSY, has recently published a new method for estimating the somatic growth of fishes and invertebrates from its maximum length combined with either its length or age at maturation or with…

Position 1: Research Assistant 1 Hours: Full-time Project-based Location: Los Baños, Laguna Salary: Commensurate with required qualifications Roles and Responsibilities Quantitative Aquatics, Inc. seeks two Research Assistants with the following responsibilities to work in DigIn (Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections), a project funded by the National Science…

The project addresses ecosystem degradation and anthropogenic negative impact on fisheries in European seas. It aims to help restore the sustainability of fisheries and ensure food security and healthy seas balance. — Thessaloniki, Greece, September, 2021 — The European Union (EU) has awarded the EcoScope consortium nearly €8 million to promote an effective and efficient ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.

The always buzzing Paris — which did it best to exhibit its usual accelerated rhythm even in pandemic times — hosted on September 6–7, 2021, an equally dynamic FishBase and SeaLifeBase Symposium at the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution of the National Museum of Natural History. One presentation after the next…