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Fisheries

Using evidence to manage shellfisheries and their wading birds

Kevin Wood, 8 July 2015 - Field Research, Fisheries, Monitoring, SFN 2015, Shellfish News

Intertidal areas, such as estuaries, can be both important fisheries and key habitats for wildlife. During winter months, large flocks of wading birds (Order: Charadriiformes) gather to feed within estuaries.

Gone fishing: between icebergs and humpback whales

Marta Soffker, 18 May 2015 - Field Research, Fisheries, Monitoring

It was January and therefore traditionally the time for a survey of fish stocks around the island of South Georgia, in the Southern Ocean.

What’s in your fish tank?

Joanna Murray, 14 November 2014 - Fisheries, Policy, Socio Economics

Dr Joanna Murray from Cefas explains why she needs to know what species people are keeping in their fish tanks.

Cefas' 112 years of scientific data

David Smith, 30 September 2014 - Field Research, Fisheries, Monitoring

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is one of the world’s longest-established marine research organisations.

EU funded joint monitoring projects

Silvana Birchenough, 10 September 2014 - Fisheries, Monitoring

The successful and cost-effective implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) depends on regional cooperation between EU Member States and other countries.

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