8 October 2016

Conservation, Environment, Climate Crisis

Setting the record straight: Bleaching in the GBR

8 October 2016

Conservation, Environment, Climate Crisis

"half truths and alarmism".? Nope, Dr. Russell Reichelt - chair of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority did not actually say that about one of my coral bleaching articles

Samantha Andrews

30 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Developing Sustainable Cleaner Fish - A Lumpfish Conundrum

Samantha Andrews

30 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Lumpfish are a relatively new species to aquaculture and as a result, there still exists a number of knowledge gaps that need to be filled in order to develop sustainable lumpfish production.

Samantha Andrews

29 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Genomics Meets Aquaculture Feed

Samantha Andrews

29 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

In the search for alternative feeds, land-based plant ingredients are considered to offer both environmental and economic benefits. However, they tend not to be high in many of the nutritional requirements of carnivorous finfish

Samantha Andrews

27 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Atlantic Canada's Aquaculture Success Lies in Diversification

Samantha Andrews

27 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

If Atlantic Canada wants to have a strong aquaculture industry, then they must not put "all [their] eggs into one salmon basket".

Samantha Andrews

26 September 2016

Animals & Plants

Three types of animal movement in the ocean

Samantha Andrews

26 September 2016

Animals & Plants

In the ocean, some animals move a lot farther than you might think. Yes - even limpets.

Samantha Andrews

18 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture, Conservation, Animals & Plants

Controlling the uncontrollable? The battle against sea lice.

Samantha Andrews

18 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture, Conservation, Animals & Plants

Sea lice is a major problem for salmon aquaculture - and the wild salmon that live near infected farmed fish.

Samantha Andrews

5 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Fish Feed: It's all about Pellet Size

Samantha Andrews

5 September 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Fish feed must be able to provide all of the required nutrients, offer the highest possible conversion rates, and of course be economically viable for commercial use. There are many aspects to creating the optimal pellet - including the size.

Samantha Andrews

3 September 2016

Conservation, The Life Scientific, Animals & Plants

Movement, dispersal, & my PhD

Samantha Andrews

3 September 2016

Conservation, The Life Scientific, Animals & Plants

In my last post I mentioned that I am starting a PhD. I promised to tell you a little more about what my research will be looking at, so here we go!

Samantha Andrews

11 August 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Lighting the way to snow crab attraction

Samantha Andrews

11 August 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Improving the catchability of snow crab, as for any fishery, has garnered significant interest, though can be challenging to achieve. One scientist describes one way snow crab fisheries can increase catchability – and without spending vast amounts of money redesigning gear.

Samantha Andrews

9 August 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Belize Seaweed: Diversifying Income for Coastal Communities

Samantha Andrews

9 August 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Belize's seaweed farming trials could help support local communities - and help improve social equity.

Samantha Andrews

9 July 2016

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

The plight of the vaquita

Samantha Andrews

9 July 2016

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Animals & Plants

If awards were given to cetaceans, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) would certainly win a few. Sadly, not all of them would be given for positive things...

Samantha Andrews

30 June 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

EU's small-scale fisheries & landing obligation

Samantha Andrews

30 June 2016

Fisheries & Aquaculture

The European Unions Common Fisheries Policy Landing Obligation aims to tackle fishery discards, which presents issues for sustainable management. Although introduced in 2015, questions over its implementation and impacts on the various fishing sectors remain.

Setting the record straight: Bleaching in the GBR

Developing Sustainable Cleaner Fish - A Lumpfish Conundrum

Genomics Meets Aquaculture Feed

Atlantic Canada's Aquaculture Success Lies in Diversification

Three types of animal movement in the ocean

Controlling the uncontrollable? The battle against sea lice.

Fish Feed: It's all about Pellet Size

Movement, dispersal, & my PhD

Lighting the way to snow crab attraction

Belize Seaweed: Diversifying Income for Coastal Communities

The plight of the vaquita

EU's small-scale fisheries & landing obligation

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