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Samantha Andrews
5 March 2018
Fisheries & Aquaculture, Technology

Sea Shorts: The Art of the Cod Jig

Samantha Andrews
5 March 2018
Fisheries & Aquaculture, Technology

In this weeks sea shorts, we take a look at a traditional fishing technique through this wonderful piece of art by Newfoundland-based artist Denis Abrard.

Tagged: Cod, Newfou, Demersal, Fishing, Fisheries

Samantha Andrews
27 February 2018
Animals & Plants

Sea Stories: The Bluefish

Samantha Andrews
27 February 2018
Animals & Plants

Take a glimpse of just a small part of the western Atlantic food web through the eyes and words of American author Isaac McLellan in his 1897 poem The Bluefish

Tagged: Sea Stories, Fishing, Menhaden, Bluefish, Poetry, Dorado, Dolphinfish, Mahi-mahi, Food Web

Samantha Andrews
25 February 2018
Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture has the potential to empower women & reshape gender roles

Samantha Andrews
25 February 2018
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture has the potential to empower women & reshape gender roles

For developing nations, aquaculture is often regarded as an opportunity to provide job and food security. It also has the potential to empower women.

Tagged: Women, Gender, Equity, Equality

Samantha Andrews
19 February 2018
Animals & Plants

Sea Shorts: Home-hopping hermit crabs

Samantha Andrews
19 February 2018
Animals & Plants

In this week's sea shorts, we meet the home-hopping hermit crabs - and their rather large claws.

Tagged: Crab, Crustaceans, Rock Pools

Samantha Andrews
5 February 2018
Environment

Sea Shorts: The birth of an Isthmus

Samantha Andrews
5 February 2018
Environment

Bruny Islands 'The Neck' is a beautiful isthmus. But just how did it get there?

Tagged: Coast

Samantha Andrews
22 January 2018
Animals & Plants

Sea Shorts: Sailing by the wind

Samantha Andrews
22 January 2018
Animals & Plants

In this weeks sea shorts, we take a look at one of nature's sailors - Velella velella

Tagged: Jellyfish, Hydroids

Samantha Andrews
8 January 2018
Animals & Plants

Sea Shorts: Sunflower sea stars 'drop and run'

Samantha Andrews
8 January 2018
Animals & Plants

Sunflower sea stars may be voracious predators, but they also need to defend themselves. They and other sea stars have a rather nifty way of doing this - drop an arm and run!

Tagged: Sunstars

Samantha Andrews
27 December 2017
Animals & Plants

Sea Shorts: Santa Claus? Meet Golden Claws!

Samantha Andrews
27 December 2017
Animals & Plants

Most American lobsters are a dark blue to murky brown colour. So why do some of them, like this lobster sporting yellow claws, come in other colours?

Tagged: Lobsters, Crustaceans, Genetics

Samantha Andrews
21 December 2017
Fisheries & Aquaculture

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture...and poultry!

Samantha Andrews
21 December 2017
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture...and poultry!

What does Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and poultry meal have in common? Together they could make a decent, lower impact fish food.

Tagged: IMTA, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture, Feed

Samantha Andrews
18 December 2017
Environment

Sea Shorts: Stacking up against the sea

Samantha Andrews
18 December 2017
Environment

Sea stacks were once part of the land, but the power of the ocean and the wind create these awe-inspiring wonders of nature.

Tagged: Geology, Rocks, Sea Stacks, Coast

Samantha Andrews
11 December 2017
Animals & Plants

Sea Shorts: The curious case of the cuttlefish bone

Samantha Andrews
11 December 2017
Animals & Plants

Cuttlefish are pretty amazing critters. Their cuttlebones are just one of the cool things about them.

Tagged: Cuttlefish, Cephalopods

Samantha Andrews
4 December 2017
Animals & Plants, Environment

Sea Shorts: Life on (and in) the mud

Samantha Andrews
4 December 2017
Animals & Plants, Environment

At first glance, a muddy estuary in winter may not seem to have much going on, but peer closer and all sorts of things appear - like these mysterious footprints!

Tagged: Estuaries, Birds

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