Emma Desrochers is a freelance journalist based in Waialua, Hawaii, who writes about fisheries and sustainability. She graduated from Yale University in June 2021 with an undergraduate degree in environmental studies and mechanical engineering. She has contributed to the environmental conservation field through internships located in Ecuador, Thailand, and Hawaii.
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Researchers at U.S. university Texas A&M recently released a study concerning whole genome sequencing used in fish stock research, claiming that the scientific technique could be the key to stronger stock management plans and preventing overfishing.
The study, titled “How Fish Population Genomics Can Promote Sustainable Fisheries: A Road Map” and published in the Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, detailed how fish genomics
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining wide acceptance from global seafood-harvesting operations, but its adoption among seafood processors remains low, leaving these businesses with missed opportunities to make their processes more efficient and turn greater profits.
According to London, U.K.-based nonprofit Planet Tracker, the average pre-tax earnings margin for publicly listed seafood-processing companies is 3.4 percent – far below
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Back to Blue, a joint initiative between the media brand Economist Impact and Japanese nonprofit The Nippon Foundation, aims to ensure the world’s oceans are free from the impacts of marine pollution – not just plastic – by 2050 through a bold new roadmap.
After two years of consultation, the published roadmap, titled “A Global Ocean Free from the harmful Impacts of Pollution by 2050: Roadmap for Action,” provides a
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The chemical 6PPD, which is used to prevent rubber tires from breaking down and helps them last longer, has been linked to cases of coho salmon mortality in the U.S. state of Washington.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control listed 6PPD as a priority product of concern due to possible environmental harm in 2023. Soon after, Canada’s federal government also agreed to label 6PPD as a prioritized toxic chemical. Then, the U.S.
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