by Silvia Gómez | May 21, 2021 | Climate Change, Global Warming, Sustainability
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is currently endangered. Photo by Robert Pastryk. Endangered Species Day is celebrated annually every third Friday of May and thousands of people around the world participate by taking action to protect threatened and...
by Karen Lucchini | Mar 9, 2021 | Pollution / Clean-up, Sustainability, Technology
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) pod. This species relies on clicks and whistles for communication and echolocation. Image by Kris Mikael Krister. What is ocean noise pollution? According to the World Health Organization, noise generated by human activities is...
by Silvia Gómez | Sep 13, 2020 | Sustainability
Image by Artur Rydzewski First of all, what is aquaculture? The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) defines aquaculture as the farming of aquatic organisms such as fishes, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic plants and aquatic photosynthetic organisms. Aquaculture...
by Juan Manuel García Cambeiro | Aug 22, 2020 | Sustainability
Black coral in Ribadeo (Spain). Photo by Ana Ferreiro What are black corals? When we think about corals, the first images that pop into our heads are coral reefs in clear tropical waters, full of color and life. But this is just one of the different environments where...
by Karen Lucchini | Aug 15, 2020 | Sustainability, Technology
Healthy coral reef environment and reef fish assemblage. Image by lpittman from Pixabay. Coral reefs are known to support an entire ecosystem, however, they are also responsible for a substantial economic structure (e.g. real estate, medical, tourism and fisheries...
by Pavel Soukal | Feb 19, 2020 | Sustainability, Technology
“Soon there won’t be any fish in the seas”, “overfishing is irreversible”, “are there still fish in the sea?” When it comes to fish consumption, we come across many such statements – but do they reflect reality? Throughout the last few decades, we have...
