Transatlantic alliance in marine research and education
EurekAlert | 04 May 2012
International cooperation is important not only for research but also, increasingly, for training of the marine scientists of the future. The Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Kiel together with Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and the Halifax Marine Research Institute have an ambitious plan to join forces across the Atlantic Ocean in training the next generation of marine scientists.
 Atlantic Ocean | Research

Explore Earth's ocean floor with NOAA's new online data viewer [What's New]
NOAA's National Ocean Service | 04 May 2012
NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world's coasts, continental shelves, and deep ocean available for easy viewing online. Anyone with Internet access can now explore undersea features and obtain detailed depictions of the sea floor and coasts, including deep canyons, ripples, landslides, and likely fish habitat.
 Research | Seabed

The role of aquaculture in global food security
fishupdate.com | 04 May 2012
With demand for food growing at nearly twice supply in recent years, aquaculture will have a vital role in addressing future global food security concerns, a specialist in science communication told delegates at the Australasian Aquaculture Conference 2012 in Melbourne yesterday, May 3.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming

Senegal revokes licences of foreign fishing trawlers
Guardian Unlimited | 04 May 2012
The new government of Senegal has cancelled the licences of 29 foreign fishing trawlers, demanding that they offload their catches in the capital Dakar before leaving the west African country's territorial waters. The dramatic move on Tuesday by fisheries minister Pape Diouf follows growing resentment at overfishing and alleged corruption of the previous government's licencing system.
 Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Fisheries | Policy

Recirculating technology aquaculture key
World Fishing | 04 May 2012
Technology that reduces water consumption by around 98% is a key feature of new recirculating systems now available to the global aquaculture industry.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming