by Niall Duffy | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Research
As the saying goes, ‘counting fish is like counting trees, except they are invisible, they keep moving and they eat each other.’ Despite this every year scientists must perform essential stock assessments on different species of fish in order to attempt to estimate...
by Niall Duffy | May 20, 2022 | Ireland, News, Research
The Marine Institute has launched this year’s Oceans of Learning series, celebrating Ireland’s Marine Research Vessels and Ocean Explorers – Our Past, Present and Future. Over a three-week period, Oceans of Learning celebrates our seas and Ireland’s valuable...
by Niall Duffy | May 18, 2022 | News, Research
A partnership between marine scientists and fishermen in England’s South West has uncovered a new environmentally friendly fishing method for catching scallops using innovative illuminated pots which have been dubbed ‘scallop discos’. PotLight Short 3 – The...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Research
By Michel Kaiser, Professor of Fisheries Conservation and Chief Scientist at Heriot-Watt University The health of our seas and oceans matters, not just from an environmental point of view but from an economic one, and is high on the global policy agenda. In recent...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 15, 2022 | News, Research
By: Dr Ronán Cosgrove, Fisheries Conservation Manager, BIM BIM has produced an updated guide on fisheries conservation solutions to reduce unwanted catches in Irish fisheries. The useful guide contains one-page summaries of 22 gear modifications, survival exemptions...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 7, 2022 | News, Research
Scottish fishermen are to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks as anger grows over the failure to tackle the issue of poor science. Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), which together account for...
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