As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
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The oils in fish are excellent buffers against disease. Why don't we eat more fish?
New research points to 'heavy metals' having unseen effects on a much larger scale than previously thought.
Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.
Growing demand for large salt-water clams is leaving parts of the B.C. coast littered with plastic debris.
Alongside with milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soybeans and fish, shellfish are one of the eight allergens that account for 90% of food-related allergic reactions. What if a vaccine could exist?
Acidic seawater conditions are interfering with the ability of shellfish to produce strong, resilient shells, and it's happening all over the world.
Oysters are big business along the Gulf Coast, but raising them off-bottom – which yields a premium product – is just starting there. Hurricane Michael showed it won't be easy.
Archaeologists are trash sifters. They use clues preserved in artefacts, plant and animal remains that people threw away or left behind to reconstruct the past.
Oysters aren't just good for a feed. They also give a vital boost to coastal ecosystems, which is why efforts are underway to restore Australia's once-abundant oyster reefs to their former glory.
The ocean is getting warmer and more acidic but changing our diet could help us cope.
Oysters grow in seawater and filter their food from it, so how do you shield them from waterborne diseases? Scientists are working to develop strains that are resistant to a fast-spreading herpes virus.
A new study shows that sustainable fish farming in deep ocean waters could produce as much seafood as all of the world's wild fisheries, in a space the size of Lake Michigan or Africa's Lake Victoria.
In colonial times Australia's waters were teeming with mud oysters that provided food, cement, and cleaned the oceans. Now a 20-hectare man-made reef aims to restore some of their former glory.
Maëlle, 7, wants to know why some shells are smooth, while others are corrugated. It turns out that while corrugated shells are strong, smooth shells can move fast.
Global climate change is altering the chemistry of the oceans. A recent study suggests that the Pacific coast's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery could suffer as ocean water becomes more acidic.
Shellfish will have more brittle shells as oceans get more acidic – making them more vulnerable to predators. New research gives a fascinating glimpse into how they will adapt.
The tropical island was one of a number of countries that joined the goldrush of prawn farming in the 1980s and 1990s. New research lays plain the results.
As I was growing up, any time my mother suggested buying mussels or cockles for dinner, my gran would pipe up with the old adage that “you should only be eating shellfish when there’s an ‘R’ in the month…
About 50,000 years ago, modern humans left Africa and began occupying the rest of the world. The common thought is that a…
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Research fellow Environmental Management, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
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Professor of Human Evolution, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Climatology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Management, University of York
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Deputy Manager Biotoxin Monitoring Programme, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Professor of Teaching and Research in Environmental Biology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor, Ecology, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor of Sustainability and Food Solutions, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Research Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer in Physical Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Scientist - Coastal Restoration, James Cook University
