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New Norwegian project to assess aquaculture impacts at water area level

Thanks to the MetoMilo project, researchers will have methods to see how different activities affect the environment.

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Lobster pots at Conwy Harbour, North Wales.

Welsh seafood industry asked to share carbon emissions data in bid for net zero

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"Combining physical, biogeochemical, and biological observations is essential to understand, monitor, and predict changes in the ocean," the organisations said.

New partnership to connect marine life data with global ocean monitoring

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Cod fry and saithe fry swim around the artificial reefs covered with kelp.

Kelp recovery in record time on Norway's northern coast

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This phenomenon affects the balance of coastal ecosystems.

Virus in the Mediterranean are disappearing due to climate change, research alerts

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Fishing boat in Lofoten, Norway.

From deck to data: Norwegian fishing fleet to help monitor the sea

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Fishing boat on the Baltic Sea.

EU agrees new 2026 catch limits to protect Baltic Sea fish stocks - but does it go far enough?

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Ostrea edulis reefs in Connemara. Pilot restoration sites will be established at a variety of coastal sites in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

€1.5m project aims to restore Ireland's coasts, one oyster reef at a time

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Seaweed spores' sprayed stone of SeaForester, thriving on the seabed.

Kelp forest restoration company raises USD 1.9 million to scale ocean reforestation

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University of Aberdeen researcher Dr Victoria Sleight and Dr Tom Ashton of NativeAqua.

"Small underwater miracles": researchers launch genetic study to boost UK’s native oyster stocks

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Open Blue's cobia aquaculture farm.

Cuna del Mar names new Managing Partner to lead strategic shift

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EU Commissioners Jessika Roswall and Costas Kadis, at the Baltic Sea Conference in Stockholm, said an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management is essential for the future of the Baltic.

Europêche urges binding Baltic Sea plan as EU pledges renewed cooperation

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A school of mackerel.

North East Atlantic mackerel stock at lowest level in 20 years, warns NAPA

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“The ocean is sending us a clear signal; we are now better equipped to answer it,” said Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans.

EU warns every part of the ocean is under threat - but data is first step to taking action

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"Farmers will have clearer responsibility for preventing fish from spawning in pens, and that they must have the necessary contingency plans in place to ensure this does not occur,” Director of Fisheries, Frank Bakke-Jensen.

Norway introduces new rules for cod farming

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In 2008, Chile approved a law that prohibits the killing, hunting, capturing, harassment, transportation, processing, commercialization, or storage of any cetacean species.

US acknowledges Chile's marine mammal protection efforts

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An Atlantic Wolffish. The BlueRewilding project is led by Akvaplan-niva, in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), with funding from Restorae and Trefadder/Vår Energi.

Can restoring predators help kelp forests recover? This Norwegian project aims to find out

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A seaweed farm in Indonesia, one of the founding member states of UNGSI, together with Madagascar and France.

"Bringing seaweed front and center": UN launches Global Seaweed Initiative

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Upcycling the Oceans initiative is supported by the Ecoalf Foundation and Ecoembes.

Spanish initiative collects up to 225 tons of floating marine waste using smart buoys

Survival at sea has dropped to between 1% and 5%, compared to around 25% thirty years ago, according to Salmon Scotland.

Scottish Farmers work to protect wild salmon and sea trout populations

Vivek Kumar, CEO of WWF-Singapore, Lim Wey-Len, Executive Vice President of Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Wayne Murphy, Co-Founder of Hatch Blue, at the official signing in New York during NYC Climate Week.

WWF Singapore and Hatch Blue launch innovation challenge for blue carbon solutions

Fishing boat on the Baltic Sea.

Stronger cooperation needed to save the Baltic Sea, say EU and ICES

Pesca España celebrates World Maritime Day, which is observed on September 25.

Pesca España calls for fleet modernization to protect oceans

Fishing vessels in the North Sea.

ICES advises zero catch for North Sea cod in 2026, in bid to protect struggling populations

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