Environment

Brown algae sequester huge amounts of carbon – According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, brown algae such as fucus, could remove up to 550 million...

Tested a wind propulsion system that reduces fuel consumption and polluting emissions of fishing vessels – The maritime and fishing industry increasingly needs to adapt to higher fuel costs and...

Mangrove forests in Tanzania - Mangrove forest occurs from the border with Kenya to the north to that of Mozambique in the south and fringes many of the islands off...

Aquaculture in Nigeria - The recent publication of WorldFish includes ideas to further promote and develop aquaculture in Nigeria through targeted investment. The work received the support of the Bill...

Seaweed: Sustainable future - Seaweed is an abundant species on every coastline in the world and rapidly grows. It doesn’t require fresh water, fertilizers, or heaps of manual labor either—just...

In Morocco the first indoor shrimp farm – Among the companies dedicated to aquaculture, the Swiss NOVATON, which deals with the production and marketing of fish products and the construction...

Seaweed farming in Africa as development opportunity – A new document from the African Development Bank has highlighted how seaweed farming is a means of increasing socio-economic development in various...

Fishing and Marine Procted Areas: benefit relationship in Albania - The analysis of fishing activities in the maritime space of the "Butrint" National Marine Park was carried out within the...

NGOs applaud ICCAT decisions – Several NGOs say they are satisfied with some of the measures decided by ICCAT, in particular for the bluefin tuna catch and for mako. The...

ADPE: Association “Le Pecheur pour le dévelopement et l'environnement” (Fishers Association for the Development and the Environment) - A good practice for coastal communities comes from Zarzis - South of...