shellfish

Oysters stabilize shorelines, trap carbon-rich sediment, and help marshes grow.

Fibreglass revolutionized boating, but decades later, discarded and degraded vessels are adding to marine pollution. We can do something about it.

A tiny Hawaiian island is finally free of invasive rats. Now scientists are trying to coax back lost seabird colonies.

As acidification threatens shellfish along North America’s Pacific Coast, Indigenous sea gardens offer solutions.

Researchers argue carbon offset hopefuls have jumped the gun in touting seaweed’s carbon-sucking potential.

The nasty irony is that shellfish farmers had already been hobbled by COVID-19, which shuttered restaurants and export markets last year.

Researcher Thierry Chopin has been pitching the ecological, economic and social benefits of farming seaweed and salmon together since the late 1990s. But, there won't be adoption of co-cultivation in salmon farming until there is regulatory change and financial incentive, he says.

When it comes to shellfish, concerns around the consumption of microplastics are a good news, bad news story.

Climate shocks and significant deviations from the average temperatures blamed for 16% fishing job loses in New England’s coastal counties, according to new study 

They're called "ghost forests" — dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change.

Scientists have found the world's first large-scale area of acidified water in the open ocean in the seas of the western Arctic.