20 February 2019

Greening your marine science

20 February 2019

When it comes to legally sharing your science, gold open-access isn’t your only option. Welcome to the world of Green Open Access - and for us marine people, MarXiv.

Samantha Andrews

16 July 2018

Fisheries & Aquaculture, The Life Scientific

Keeping the (scientific) predators out of your aquaculture

Samantha Andrews

16 July 2018

Fisheries & Aquaculture, The Life Scientific

With open access science becoming more common, some disreputable publishers are seeking to make a quick profit - and the expense of quality science. For the aquaculture industry, the repercussions could be serious.

Samantha Andrews

26 September 2016

Animals & Plants

Three types of animal movement in the ocean

Samantha Andrews

26 September 2016

Animals & Plants

In the ocean, some animals move a lot farther than you might think. Yes - even limpets.

Samantha Andrews

22 November 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture

How special is a ‘Special Area of Conservation?

Samantha Andrews

22 November 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture

With proposals being put forward to open up a Welsh Special Area of Conservation sparking controversy, I ask - What is so special about a Special Area of Conservation anyway?

Samantha Andrews

22 October 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, People and the Sea

Oh Canada – what about your ocean?

Samantha Andrews

22 October 2015

Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, People and the Sea

Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.

Samantha Andrews

12 October 2015

Conservation

Protecting Kenya’s dolphin habitat

Samantha Andrews

12 October 2015

Conservation

Marine protected areas for dolphins need to focus on their critical habitat if they are to do a good job

Samantha Andrews

7 September 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

How deep is too deep for commercial fishing?

Samantha Andrews

7 September 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Can deep-sea fishing ever be sustainable? Joanne Clarke, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and colleagues suggests that there might be a way to make the practice less damaging.

Samantha Andrews

1 September 2015

Animals & Plants

What 415 million year old fossil plankton tells us about heavy metal pollution and extinction

Samantha Andrews

1 September 2015

Animals & Plants

415 million year old malformed fossils give us clues about extinction events in the ocean

Samantha Andrews

3 August 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Reducing bycatch of skates and rays – stop tickling them!

Samantha Andrews

3 August 2015

Fisheries & Aquaculture

Bycatch reduction is a win-win for fishers and for the marine life caught. How can we do this? The Marine Scotland Science team shows one possible solution.

Samantha Andrews

29 July 2015

Conservation, Animals & Plants

A brighter future for the shy albatross

Samantha Andrews

29 July 2015

Conservation, Animals & Plants

When stressors pile up in the ocean, their cumulative impact can be much worse for marine life. Just ask Australia's shy albatross.

Samantha Andrews

23 June 2015

Animals & Plants

The travelling life of the tiger shark

Samantha Andrews

23 June 2015

Animals & Plants

At 9 foot long, not including the tail, tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Harry Lindo is not exactly on the small side. It also turns out that Harry is one heck of an ocean wanderer.

Samantha Andrews

19 May 2015

Just a designation? The reality of some no-take zones in the ocean

Samantha Andrews

19 May 2015

If people keep fishing inside the no-take zone, it doesn’t really meet the criteria of being no-take. Inevitably a fished zone will fail to meet expected successes of a no-take.

Greening your marine science

Keeping the (scientific) predators out of your aquaculture

Three types of animal movement in the ocean

How special is a ‘Special Area of Conservation?

Oh Canada – what about your ocean?

Protecting Kenya’s dolphin habitat

How deep is too deep for commercial fishing?

What 415 million year old fossil plankton tells us about heavy metal pollution and extinction

Reducing bycatch of skates and rays – stop tickling them!

A brighter future for the shy albatross

The travelling life of the tiger shark

Just a designation? The reality of some no-take zones in the ocean

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