Going Fishing for Ghost Gear

Scientists are developing tracking tags to help catch lost fishing gear.

Aug 12, 2019 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

The Baltic Sea Is Nearly Free of (Some) Chernobyl Radiation

Sampling efforts show that in the Baltic Sea, the concentration of radioactive cesium-137 in the water should return to baseline levels by 2023.

Jul 31, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Scientists Are Teaching Sturgeon How to Hunt

They hope the training program will help the imperiled fish bounce back from the brink of extinction.

Jul 26, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Gastrophysicists Are Using an Audiovisual Experience to Make Jellyfish More Appetizing

Jellyfish are emerging as a sustainable seafood option, but can Westerners be convinced to indulge in this tasteless delicacy?

Jul 8, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Dairy Farming at Sea

In the Netherlands, an experimental floating farm promises to reduce emissions and increase food security.

Jul 3, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes

A Pending Shift in a Prominent Shipping Lane Will Be Used to Study Noise Pollution

When some 80,000 ships are sent on a different path to the Baltic Sea in 2020, researchers will be watching to see how porpoises respond.

Jun 20, 2019 | 900 words, about 4 minutes

Putting Names to Fishers’ Unidentified Sharks

Most sharks and rays caught in the Mediterranean are not identified to a species level, which hampers conservation efforts.

Jun 13, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Where Whales and Plastic Meet

Scientists cruised into Iceland’s remote cold waters to find out why whales are eating so much plastic.

Jun 10, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes