Research news | 2021-02-15

Blind trust in the blue economy can be a big mistake

Amid increased focus on seafood for more sustainable and healthy diets, researchers reveal three flawed assumptions about seafood production and consumption

Research news | 2021-01-14

Vessel technology reveal companies fishing in waters outside national jurisdiction

Approximately 100 companies account for more than one-third of high seas fishing

Research news | 2020-12-16

Drones help researchers check if seabirds get enough fish

Unmanned vessels equipped with echo-sounder makes fish stock monitoring in the Baltic Sea cheaper, easier and kinder to the environment

Research news | 2020-11-12

COVID-19’s impact on the seafood industry

The pandemic is hitting the seafood industry hard. How can past crises help it survive this one?

Research news | 2020-10-27

The road to transparency in regional fisheries management organizations

As openness continues to improve, some countries remain skeptical of the inclusion of NGOs

Research news | 2020-10-14

How top predators and fisheries can survive on the same prey

New research determines the amount of prey required for marine top predators to thrive, improving fisheries management

Research news | 2020-09-15

Making fisheries models more realistic

Diversity in fisher behaviours are often absent in current models of fisheries. A new study points out how to incorporate them

Research news | 2020-08-24

China may struggle to meet increasing and changing seafood demand

Increasing gap between current targets and future projections puts China at a crossroads. What options do they have and how will that affect global seafood supply?

Research news | 2020-07-19

Humans need to do better to avoid ocean system collapse

Should the ocean system collapse, the resultant crisis would be as devastating as the COVID-19 crisis

Research news | 2020-06-08

Saving the oceans and the science behind it

As part of the global quest to save our oceans, we present some of our latest research on the issue

Research news | 2020-05-27

Fishing is more than just harvesting, time to broaden the focus

Broadening the analytical focus beyond harvesting is necessary in order to imagine new ways of governing the commons

Research news | 2020-05-25

In some cases, a push and pull between interests can prevent unsustainable outcomes

How resource management can benefit from competition between interest groups

Research news | 2020-02-13

Identifying the winners, losers and trade-offs in aquatic foods production

New assessment aims to fill critical gaps in understanding the growing role aquatic foods play in the global food system

Research news | 2019-10-16

Going from promising to a source for good

New study provides first global analysis of private governance initiatives dealing with environmental challenges in fisheries. It shows how they come with tremendous potential but some big weaknesses too

Research news | 2019-10-09

Baltic cod eats smaller than its peers

Smaller sizes of Baltic cod prey mirror the lack of diversity in the Baltic Sea’s changing marine ecosystem

Research news | 2019-10-09

It’s all about who you trade with

Fish buyers’ trade relationships with others strongly influences sustainability and their capacity to adapt to changes

Research news | 2019-10-02

Banking on a better seafood industry

Hardly any bank loan to industries within fisheries or aquaculture includes demands for a more sustainable business approach. Doing so could significantly reduce pressure on seafood resources

Research news | 2019-09-17

Fishing for development in a sea of complexity

Evidence of a paradigm shift in fisheries development aid offers hope for future projects

Research news | 2019-09-06

For fishers' behaviour in the Philippines, gender roles may be a stronger predictor than prices

In Philippine fishing communities, gender roles have a bigger influence than price on fishers’ business decisions

Research news | 2019-06-27

Forty years of conflicts

New study presents and analyzes first longitudinal database on fisheries conflict

Research news | 2019-06-12

Climate change will critically affect the abundance of ocean biomass

Comprehensive global analysis shows a warmer ocean will hold lower animal abundance, with fish and mammals to suffer the most

Research news | 2019-06-11

Strategies used by transnational partnerships to deal with illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing

New study explores the variation in strategies transnational partnerships employ when addressing illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing

Research news | 2019-06-10

Dealing with the rapidly changing world of ocean finance

Resource mobilisation for ocean conservation outcomes and more sustainable fisheries is increasing, but transparency, coherence and the critical evaluation of interventions still lag behind

Research news | 2019-05-22

Call for ocean action in West Africa

Swedish-Liberian Blue Oceans Conference calls for sustainable blue development in West Africa and beyond

Research news | 2019-05-03

Collaboration between fishing competitors can help make fishing more sustainable

When fishers collaborate with their fiercest competitors they can improve fish stocks on coral reefs

Research news | 2019-04-12

Making waves in global fisheries governance

New study reveals what roles non-state actors play in tuna regional fisheries management organizations

Research news | 2019-01-22

Modeling the seafood market puzzle

New fishery model reveals the need to manage relationships between market influences, whether it is local or global

Research news | 2018-11-02

Unique role of female traders in Ghana tuna fish trading is threatened

Ghana’s unique female intermediaries are increasingly squeezed out by global seafood companies

Research news | 2018-10-09

The whole management puzzle

Why scientists need to pay more attention to the behaviour and interactions of resource users

General news | 2018-09-06

Global leaders in seafood step up their actions for ocean stewardship

Ten of the world’s largest seafood companies announce they will increase their efforts to strengthen sustainable practices in the seafood industry

Research news | 2018-06-27

Developing better policies for less predictable fish stock migration caused by climate change

Overfishing, fractured international relationships and political conflicts loom as fish migrate more unpredictably because of climate change. Here is how to deal with it.

Research news | 2018-05-28

Clarifying confusion about conflicts

While studies on fisheries conflicts are abundant, confusion remains about what actually constitutes a conflict. A new review paper identifies four key areas of research that still need to be addressed

Research news | 2018-03-22

Caution before plunging into the Arctic blue

As ocean temperatures rise globally, all eyes are on the Arctic’s unexploited region. But several issues must be considered before diving into unchartered fishing territory

Research news | 2018-03-09

Master of the local to the global

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have been highlighting some of our women researchers at the centre. In our final profile this week, we showcase associate professor Beatrice Crona, whose work spans from small-scale fisheries governance to global drivers of change.

Research news | 2017-12-18

Blue Growth is still relevant for fisheries in the Global North

The dismissal of growth in the fisheries sector in the Global North is premature

Research news | 2017-11-08

What good natural resource management should look like

The Sakuraebi fishery in Taiwan is known as a success story among natural resource management scientists. New study looks at how leadership helped influence success

Research news | 2017-10-11

How pro-environmental interest groups were able to push for reforms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy

How pro-environmental interest groups were able to push for reforms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy

Research news | 2017-08-08

Scientists as change-makers

Centre scientists and CEO’s of world largest seafood companies form coalition to turn seafood industry more sustainable. New PNAS study highlights the importance and process of science-business partnerships

Research news | 2017-07-11

New centre seafood initiative captures world’s attention

More companies join largest seafood producers’ quest for ocean stewardship

Research news | 2017-07-01

Analysing the dispute around changing migration patterns of the northeast Atlantic mackerel

New study examines how a change in migration patterns of the northeast Atlantic mackerel led to intergovernmental dispute

Research news | 2017-06-29

A dialogue for the ocean

Henrik Österblom is concerned about the ocean and engaged in ensuring that his work reaches outside of academia

Research news | 2017-06-06

Engaging the private sector in SDG14

The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative Friday, 9 June, 2017. Opening remarks by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2017-05-03

Studying fisheries governance in Northwest Mexico

How modellers and field experts joined forces to develop agent-based models that account for complex human interactions

Research news | 2017-03-09

Untangling relationships within small-scale fishery market systems

Study looks at relationships within small-scale fishery market systems, moving beyond economics transactions and fisher-trader connections

Research news | 2017-02-27

Politics and governance in Antarctica: the role of CCAMLR

Centre directors co-author chapter on Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in new book covering politics and governance in Antarctica

Educational news | 2017-02-15

Student photography exhibition on Swedish fisheries in Kalix Sweden is displayed in Lisbon Portugal metropolitan library

Centre Master and PhD student collaborate to create photography exhibition in Lisbon, Portugalabout fishers from Kalix, Sweden

Research news | 2017-02-06

Dealing with social-ecological trade-offs in Mombasa, Kenya

Scientists, communities and actors connected to the Mombasa fisheries system join forces to support the most vulnerable in a rapidly changing environment

Research news | 2017-01-23

Why creating strong cooperatives might be more important than fishing at the most sustainable level

Creating strong cooperatives might be more important than fishing at the most sustainable level, new study suggests

Research news | 2016-12-20

Shocks and disturbances to global fisheries between 1976-2011

New study looks at how shocks like political change, natural disasters, diseases and overfishing have affected capture fisheries and aquaculture worldwide

Research news | 2016-12-14

International seafood business commits to stronger sustainability efforts

“Keystone dialogue" between scientists and seafood-industry leaders creates breakthrough in ocean stewardship

Research news | 2016-12-09

Fishers’ responses towards regulation and authorities

New study looks at commitment to fisheries regulations and why it is a matter of quality rather than quantity

Research news | 2016-09-26

Marine science through the eyes of sci-fi

Former PhD student turns to sci-fi to envision the future of our oceans

Research news | 2016-06-23

Radically new thinking and approaches required for marine research

Songwriter PJ Harvey provides inspiration for paper calling for radically new thinking within marine research

Research news | 2016-06-16

Plenty more fish in the sea – but only if fished sustainably

Why transnational corporations must become more important in global fishery management

Research news | 2016-06-16

"A global partnership for ocean health"

Johan Rockström and leader of the Norwegian Labour party Jonas Gahr Störe call for better management of the world oceans, essential to protect future food supplies

Research news | 2016-02-15

Study investigates the science behind claims that fisheries support food security and help in poverty alleviation

Study investigates the science behind claims that fisheries support food security and help in poverty alleviation

Research news | 2015-12-18

How international seafood trade impacts small-scale fisheries

How international seafood trade impacts small-scale fisheries

Research news | 2015-12-17

Vietnamese fishing communities caught in a social-ecological trap because of climate change

Adaptation to environmental change is not straightforward, struggling fishing communities in Vietnam show why

Research news | 2015-10-01

Solving for x = sustainable fisheries

An upcoming hackathon will focus on ways of finding more sustainable fishing methods

Research news | 2015-08-26

How social dynamics affected the 1980s Baltic Sea cod boom and collapse

How humans matter for ecological regime shifts

Research news | 2015-07-03

Why is it so hard to stop overfishing?

New article asks why it is so hard to stop overfishing

Research news | 2015-07-01

Global seafood supply will be dramatically altered by climate change

Future seafood supply will be substantially altered by climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction if we do not take actions

Research news | 2015-06-12

Perspectives on the use of antibiotics in the aquaculture industry

Aquaculture industry has significantly reduced its antibiotic use - but there is still room for improvement

Research news | 2015-05-27

Keystone actors shape marine ecosystems

13 corporations control up to 40 per cent of world's most valuable fisheries

Research news | 2015-05-25

The challenges of establishing marine protected areas through bottom-up processes

Establishment of bottom-up, no-take marine protected areas need trust, communication and support to succeed

Research news | 2015-03-11

Management forcing increased specialisation in fisheries systems

Rigid regulations, not marked dynamics or fish stocks, leave fishers more specialised and inflexible

Research news | 2015-02-19

Changes in Baltic Sea ecosystems will cause financial losses up to 120 million euros per year

Changes in Baltic Sea ecosystems will cause financial losses up to 120 million euros per year

Research news | 2015-01-09

How to make China's aquaculture more sustainable 

Centre researchers in latest issue of Science: "China's aquaculture can tip the balance in world fish supplies"

Research news | 2014-12-17

An empire of fisheries    

How the rise and fall of the Soviet Union contributed to marine regime shifts and a transition in governance

Research news | 2014-10-31

Diversity in fishers' behaviour; a matter of style

Inefficient fisheries management can be effectivised by further classifying fishing practices and styles

Research news | 2014-09-11

Farming of Bluefin tuna – reconsidering global estimates

Farming of bluefin tuna is increasing, but official estimates are far below actual production

Research news | 2014-08-05

Governance challenges in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction

Increasing exploitation of ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction present serious governance challenges

Research news | 2014-03-25

One fish or two fish?

Consistent misreporting of fish catches in the Baltic Sea has severe consequences for marine ecosystems

Research news | 2014-01-22

Catching up on fisheries crime

How Interpol and international networks join forces to stop illegal fishing

Research news | 2013-06-14

Importance of small pelagic fish in human nutrition

Nutritious small pelagic fish should be used more in human food, not just animal feed

Research news | 2013-06-04

Effects of trade on coral reef fish

Market agents wield great influence over fishers' activities

Research news | 2013-05-24

Improving eco-certification in aquaculture

Eco-certification of aquaculture products has potential, but should focus more on a growing Asian market rather than Europe and the US

Research news | 2013-05-03

Reducing illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean

How adaptive governance helped pull back illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean

Research news | 2013-04-09

Chinese fishing in foreign waters is under-reported

How China under-report fish catches in foreign waters

Research news | 2013-02-28

Not geared for change?

Chwaka Bay in Zanzibar struggle to move towards sustainable fisheries