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Fig. 1 Sea surface temperature anomaly made using NOAA satellite data from July 1, 2015. A strong El Nino year and Blob co-occurred in the Pacific Ocean, creating warmer than usual temperatures (seen in red, orange, and yellow).

Seabirds and humpback whales give early warning to marine heatwaves

Lauren Bien from Prince William Sound Science Center and Mayumi Arimitsu from USGS, Alaska Science Center and additional contributors, John Moran and Rob Suryan, Alaska Fisheries Science Center explain how seabirds and humpback whales provide early warning signals during extreme marine heatwaves.

Electric-field nanobubbles: Re-engineering water treatment

Niall J. English, from the University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, discusses electric-field generated nanobubbles, including re-engineering water treatment – and beyond.

How Tun-AI technology can be used to estimate tuna biomass

Satlink, a leading buoy manufacturer, has partnered with Komorebi AI researchers to develop Tun-AI, a machine-learning protocol that contextualizes echo-sounder data from buoys to estimate tuna biomass, shaping the future of fishery science.
WindFloat Atlantic Project courtesy of Principle Power / Ocean Winds

Sustainable marine technologies and innovation – TFI Marine SeaSpring

TFI Marine places sustainable marine technologies and innovation under the spotlight, starting with a look at floating offshore wind.
Image: © Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Forage fish: Pacific herring in Alaska

W. Scott Pegau and Hayley Hoover discuss the plight of forage fish, with a particular emphasis on understanding the lack of recovery of Pacific herring in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Fishing industry: huge catch of herring fish on the boat out in North Sea

Turid Rustad: Navigating the seas of seafood processing

In this comprehensive discussion, Turid Rustad, professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology shares insights into her background in the realm of biotechnology and food science, the collaborative nature of her work, challenges in seafood processing, and her vision for the industry’s future.
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Climate, heatwaves, nearshore ecosystems and the sunflower sea star

Sarah Traiger, Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, in this wide-ranging analysis, examines climate, heatwaves, nearshore ecosystems, and the plight of the sunflower sea star.
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Co-creating a sustainable blue economy for sweden

Wehn, Linders and Barquet explain how the MISTRA C2B2 programme is working to bring about transformative change in participatory ocean governance in Sweden.
A school of anchovies swimming in the deep blue sea of the Pacific Ocean, Anchovies are commonly used as "bait fish" for fishermen.

Pelagics: What are the opportunities and challenges?

Turid Rustad from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology provides an overview of pelagic fish and the impact of the growing global demand for food.
Outdoor photo-bioreactors seize natural sunlight to cultivate microalgae (left), while the light conditions could be controlled for indoor photo-bioreactors creating a Sustainable source of protein

Microalgae as a sustainable source of protein and food ingredients

Microalgae can be an alternative sustainable source of protein and functional food ingredients that have the potential to improve gut and liver health.
Yellow British fishing boat trawler alone in the English channel islands waters after leaving EU with no French fisherman boats or nets in view. Territorial waters under England's control.

The Fish-X project: Supporting EU small-scale fisheries going digital

The implementation of innovative data management and data collection tools will help support the sustainable development of EU fisheries; learn how the Fish-X project will support this digital transition of small-scale fisheries.
"Large fishing boat anchored in Valdez, Alaska bay. Chugach Mountains in background."

Gulf Watch Alaska: Long-term research and monitoring in the Gulf of Alaska

Within the Gulf of Alaska, in the North Pacific Ocean, three major events - both natural and human-caused – resulted in large-scale ecosystem changes during the last 50 years.
zoanthids colony with hexacorallian polyps

Exploring hexacorallian models to aid corals affected by climate change

In this interview, Benyamin Rosental, PhD, from the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, looks toward hexacorallian models to transplant stem cells to corals affected by global warming.
Diatoms, algae under microscopic view, phytoplankton, fossils, silica, golden yellow algae

Can we produce new medicines from microalgae?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. Currently no effective treatment exists, something that the researchers of the EU-funded Algae4IBD project want to change with the help of microalgae.
Underwater fiber-optic cable on ocean floor.

Protecting submarine cables for enhanced connectivity

Morten Eriksrud, at ASN Norway AS, looks to the protection of the global network of submarine cables and other critical subsea infrastructure.
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Getting to know the subsea mapping company MMA Global Aqua

Jared Low, Project Manager at MMA Global Aqua, talks about his first impressions at the subsea mapping company and his predictions for the company’s future.
treatment for inflammatory bowel disease

Prebiotics from algae as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease

The Algae4IBD project is studying the potential of probiotics and algae-derived prebiotics as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.

Seaweed farming: Biomass production from algae

Algae are a high-potential yet underexplored source of renewable biomass, could seaweed farming be the future for biomass production?

Offshore wind farming in Taiwan

Dr Song GwoShyh from MMA Global Aqua Co. Ltd. discusses his company’s role in offshore wind farming in Taiwan and their ambitions for the...

Stem cell-based therapy for corals

Could medical approaches of stem cell-based therapy, be a tool for corals’ resilience to heat stress? Benyamin Rosental, Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel answers the compelling question here.

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