#Researchers collaborate on a strategy for sustainable aquaculture, the world’s fastest growing food sector

“#Researchers collaborate on a strategy for sustainable aquaculture, the world’s fastest growing food sector” Farmed Maine oysters on the half shell. Credit: Halley E. Froehlich As the population grows, and the global standard of living improves, humanity’s appetite for seafood is increasing. In 2020 seafood consumption reached an all-time high, with an average of 20kg…

Read More

#Washington state officials slam Navy’s changes to military testing program that would harm more orcas

“#Washington state officials slam Navy’s changes to military testing program that would harm more orcas” by Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2019/orca.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2019/orca.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”orca” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2019/orca.jpg” title=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” width=”800″></img><figcaption> Credit: CC0 Public Domain </figcaption></figure></div> A Navy military testing program that appeared headed to routine…

Read More

#Oriole hybridization is a dead end: study

“#Oriole hybridization is a dead end: study” Bullock/Baltimore Oriole hybrid. Credit: Bryan Calk, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology A half-century of controversy over two popular bird species may have finally come to an end. In one corner: the Bullock’s Oriole, found in the western half of North America. In the other corner: the Baltimore…

Read More

#An insect species can actively escape from the vents of predators via the digestive system

“#An insect species can actively escape from the vents of predators via the digestive system” (a) An adult of the aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata. (b) The potential predator Pelophylax nigromaculatus. (c) R. attenuata escaping from the vent of P. nigromaculatus. Credit: Kobe University Prey can evade predators and also avoid attacks. However, some can escape…

Read More

#New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine

“#New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine” Thalli of the newly described species Laboulbenia quarantenae, named after the COVID-19 quarantine period. The scale bar represents 0.1 mm. Credit: André De Kesel A major comprehensive study on Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales, two orders of unique ectoparasitic fungi associated with insects and…

Read More

#New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important

“#New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important” Ribeiroia ondatrae is a parasite that causes amphibian limb malformations. Credit: Pieter Johnson/University of Colorado Boulder Parasites have a public relations problem. Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fishes and birds that receive our attention (and our conservation dollars), parasites are thought of as something…

Read More

#Monitoring whales from space

“#Monitoring whales from space” Brazilian polar vessel, NPo “Almirante Maximiano” on the West Antarctic Peninsula conducting visual surveys alongside a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the foreground. Credit: Luciano Dalla Rosa/Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Scientists have found that studying high-resolution images of whales from space is a feasible way to estimate their populations. A…

Read More