ECO Magazine

11/07/2025

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The global fisheries and aquaculture sector has undergone remarkable growth over the past few decades, transforming from a primarily coastal, small-scale activity into one of the fastest-expanding food production industries in the world.

eco magazine’s winter edition—fisheries & aquaculture—showcases a wide array of leaders meeting the rising demand for seafood, technological advances, and improved management practices. In these pages, you’ll find news and exclusive editorial touching on the advanced sensors, changing policy, the optimization of fishing operations, and more.

To dive into the magazine, visit: https://digital.ecomagazine.com/eco-winter-2025/page-1

11/07/2025

Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone that builds shell-like “homes” for hermit crabs. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/new-anemone-builds-shell-like-homes-for-hermit-crabs-off-japans-deep-sea-coast/

Kumamoto University-led team identifies Paracalliactis tsukisome sp. nov., revealing a rare example of co-evolution in the deep sea.

11/06/2025

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) scientists presented a comprehensive update of the latest scientific knowledge of North Atlantic right whales (NARW). More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/government-of-canada-presents-scientific-insights-about-north-atlantic-right-whales/

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) scientists presented a comprehensive update of the latest scientific knowledge of North Atlantic right whales (NARW) and their potential for recovery to stakeholders and interested Canadians.

11/06/2025

A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without ever setting eyes on them—a critical new tool for species fighting for survival. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/new-environmental-dna-test-could-help-rare-hammerhead-sharks-fight-extinction/

A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without ever setting eyes on them.

11/06/2025

An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry has now uncovered the main mechanism behind these algae blooms. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/the-driver-of-sargassum-blooms-in-the-atlantic-ocean/

Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage.

11/06/2025

A new study is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in the Pacific’s biodiverse Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) could disrupt marine life in the midwater “twilight zone”. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/deep-sea-mining-study-unveils-impacts-to-twilight-zone-foodweb/

Particle plumes ejected by mining operations into deep Pacific waters threaten the food source of more than half of the zooplankton types—leading to bottom-up disruption of the delicately balanced food system.

11/06/2025

marine instrument showcase with HOBO Data Loggers

“Highly versatile HOBO MX800 loggers seamlessly integrate with interchangeable sensors that measure water conductivity, temperature, depth, and dissolved oxygen. With the capacity to support multiple sensors on a single logger, this adaptable, comprehensive solution serves a variety of monitoring applications, including coastal research, water quality monitoring, hydrology, and wetland mitigation.”

To read more and source your next instrument, visit: https://digital.ecomagazine.com/eco-mibg-25-26/page-44

11/06/2025

environment coastal & offshore’s free, curated weekly newsletter features the latest top 10 applied marine science stories straight to your inbox. To read the latest newsletter, visit: https://mailchi.mp/ecomagazine.com/recent-expeditions-confirm-discovery-of-30-previously-unknown-deep-sea-species-more

11/06/2025

The CAROSEL is a smart, underwater monitoring system designed to study how nutrients and other chemicals move between lake or ocean sediments and the water above. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/carosel-device-offers-new-spin-on-monitoring-water-quality-in-real-time/

The CAROSEL is a smart, underwater monitoring system designed to study how nutrients and other chemicals move between lake or ocean sediments and the water above.

11/05/2025

The three-year project will use advanced imaging and living experimental systems to learn what’s happening on a cellular level when algae return to bleached reefs. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/how-algae-help-corals-bounce-back-after-bleaching/

With much of the world’s coral turning a ghostly white, UC Riverside scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how reefs regain life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress.

11/05/2025

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, published by Oxford University Press, finds high levels of toxic “forever” chemicals in sea otters recovered from the Pacific Ocean. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/unexpectedly-high-concentrations-of-forever-chemicals-found-in-sea-otters/

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, published by Oxford University Press, finds high levels of toxic “forever” chemicals in sea otters recovered from the Pacific Ocean.

11/05/2025

A research team led by The University of Queensland simulated different future climate scenarios driven by a range of plausible global emissions trajectories. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/new-modeling-shows-difficult-future-for-the-great-barrier-reef/

The most sophisticated modeling to date forecasts that under the current global emissions pathway, the Great Barrier Reef could lose most of its coral by the end of the century.