Vast majority of patents on marine genetic sequences linked to corporations
A single company has registered half of all existing patents associated with genes from marine species.
Climate change to cause dramatic drop in Persian Gulf biodiversity and fisheries catch potential
Among the eight countries that comprise the Gulf, the UAE is expected to perform the worst, with a projected loss of 45 per cent of its catch potential.
Regional variability in the sensitivity of Caribbean reef fish assemblages to ocean warming
Coral reef ecosystems provide tropical nations with nutrition, economic security, coastal protection, and recreation, but warming ocean waters may lead to shifts in fish distributions, which could lead to local extinctions and changes in the species composition of catches. Led by Ravi Maharaj, researchers from the CORU team have published a new study in Marine […]
Global estimation of areas with suitable environmental conditions for mariculture species
The unprecedented growth of the aquaculture industry in recent decades, driven by increasing demand and consumption for seafood from a growing population, is reliant on the availability of suitable farming areas with adequate oceanic environmental parameters. Led by Muhammed Oyinlola, researchers at CORU have published a new study in the journal PLoS One that identifies the […]
Historical baselines of coral cover on tropical reefs as estimated by expert opinion
Coral reefs, which are important ecosystems that contribute to global marine biodiversity, are becoming increasingly threatened by climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution, and increased frequencies of bleaching events. In order to understand how much coral cover area has been lost to these activities, we need to establish historical baselines of coral cover. However, there are […]