Oceans & Fisheries

It's a ball to keep microfibers out of the ocean

October 24, 2018

By Marilyn Waite

Rachael Miller's team at Cora Ball spun this laundry solution out of a greater ocean cleanup effort.

A global ban on fishing on the high seas? The time is now

October 23, 2018

By Richard Schiffman

Marine biologist Daniel Pauly is calling for a total ban on open-ocean fishing to rebuild depleted global fish stocks and prevent the demise of the fishing industry itself.

Calling for a sea change in the business of oceans

June 14, 2018

By Lise Kingo

Let's reimagine the blue economy.

How lobsters became victims of the tragedy of the commons

June 9, 2018

By Christopher White

Will New England lobstermen be able to survive the threat of climate change against their generations-old traditions and livelihoods?

Little fish in some big data

May 14, 2018

By Meg Wilcox

How machine learning and artificial intelligence are shaping the seafood industry.

How genetically engineered salmon swims onto our plates

March 17, 2018

By Richard Martin

Transgenic technology soon could come to the U.S. Will it live up to its claims of making seafood sustainable?

A 'Paris Agreement for shipping' could lower maritime emissions

January 5, 2018

By Jessica Leber

Along with sustainable aquaculture and stronger ocean biodiversity laws, the world will see a deep dive into marine conservation this year.

Seafood traceability swims into Silicon Valley

November 10, 2017

By Anya Khalamayzer

As big names like Aramark and Thai Union progress on supply chains, smaller-fry 'seatech' startups bring the promise of satellite and blockchain tech.

5 global trends spawning seafood innovation

October 20, 2017

By Monica Jain

On the cusp of thoroughly reimagining products, supply chains and technologies, the sector is no longer swimming upstream against sustainable practices.