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Chief Scientist @CefasGovUK Executive Agency of His Majestyβs Govt @DefraGovUK Science, evidence and advice for decision-making on sustainable use of the marine environment #CefasScience #OneHealth π Who are Cefas? https://linktr.ee/cefasgovuk
Ever notice small scale #aquaculture (SSA) doesn't seem to get much attention? Us too. We ran a semi-quant synthesis of the the literature and found it is poorly defined, missing from the US & Europe, & underrepresented in marine systems (e.g., oysters) dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq....
03.11.2025 17:33 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0π Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves
If global temps stay <2 Β°C, nearly all 64 ice shelves survive by 2300. But above ~4.5 Β°C, ocean melt causes 38 shelves to collapse by 2300, risking up to 10 m sea level rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
No Free Lunch: Sustainable Aquaculture Requires Recognizing Past Science, Improvements, and Comparative Assessment - Froehlich - 2026 - Reviews in Aquaculture - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
30.10.2025 07:21 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Graphic with two parts. Panel 1 is a map of the Bering sea, showing that the cold pool was much smaller between June and August of 2018 and 2019 than it was on average during the summer from 1993 to 2013. The map also shows the area of an annual survey of the snow crab population, which intersects partially with the cold pool. Panel 2 shows two line graphs comparing the average cold pool area with the snow crab population from 1992 to the early 2020s. The cold pool area dropped to its lowest point in summer 2018, and the snow crab population plummeted the following year.
Warmer waters in the Bering Sea caused snow crabs to crash. Now, scientists are racing to predict the future of the lucrative fishery.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hrUVwG
βWhen we throw away food, we are collectively wasting resources, wasting opportunity and wasting dignity.β
Through his refettorios and Food for Soul, Goodwill Ambassador Chef Massimo Bottura proves that #EveryPlateCounts to #StopFoodLossandWaste: https://bit.ly/47ai8if
Open for submission! Our #ERFS focus issue on 'Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems' ππ£π
Submission deadline: 30 September 2025
Open-access. No publication charges.
More info: iopscience.iop.org/collections/...
#environment #food #foodsystems #bluefood #fishing #fish #openaccess #noAPC
There is still time to submit!
The special issue "Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems" deadline was extended to November 30 π π¦ π£
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'...the majority of ICES nations lack long-term strategies for aquaculture growth, with an increasing gap between future domestic production and consumptionβresulting in a potential 7 million tonne domestic seafood deficit by 2050'
03.10.2025 05:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0And, a global analysis of 'aquaculture adoption' here: media.proquest.com/media/hms/PF...
03.10.2025 05:28 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0'Many of the 20 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) member nations have been global leaders in the protection and management of wild fisheries, but to date, most of these nations have not developed robust aquaculture industries'
03.10.2025 05:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Mind the gap between ICES nationsβ future seafood consumption and aquaculture production url: academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
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Hazardous chemicals & waste donβt just harm the planet β they affect our health too.
The Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm Conventions work together to protect people and the environment from these dangers.
Explore more on how these Conventions are making a difference: https://www.brsmeas.org/
Nope, no Environmental Protection for us today. Entrance to EPA in DC locked up tight this hot Monday morning.
06.10.2025 14:46 β π 107 π 37 π¬ 6 π 2Join us in this interactive session where we will learn about efforts to operationalize the One Health approach on the ground, nationally, and internationally; develop recommendations for an IUCN One Health strategy. IUCN World Conservation Congress
06.10.2025 15:52 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Cover of the 2025 EATβLancet report, featuring an image of a person scooping up green vegetables in their hands from a large plate. The report quote: βThe targets of the EATβLancet Commission for healthy people on a healthy planet with just food systems can only be met through concerted global action and unprecedented levels of transformative change.β
The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EATβLancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050.
π bit.ly/3W7rxlP
And, a global analysis of 'aquaculture adoption' here: media.proquest.com/media/hms/PF...
03.10.2025 05:28 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0'...the majority of ICES nations lack long-term strategies for aquaculture growth, with an increasing gap between future domestic production and consumptionβresulting in a potential 7 million tonne domestic seafood deficit by 2050'
03.10.2025 05:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0'Many of the 20 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) member nations have been global leaders in the protection and management of wild fisheries, but to date, most of these nations have not developed robust aquaculture industries'
03.10.2025 05:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Mind the gap between ICES nationsβ future seafood consumption and aquaculture production url: academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
#CefasScience
Infographic with a Doughnut diagram. Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance. As global economy doubles, progress to end poverty is slow, while planetary overshoot worsens.
π’BIG NEW STUDYπ’
Out today in Nature: the all-new Doughnut! Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @kateraworth.bsky.social and myself. π§΅ 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1) Kate has written a short paper, 'The Evolving Doughnut', which concisely sets out the ideas that inspired the framework she created in 2012, and describes how and why it has changed over its three iterations. Plus download the latest Doughnut diagrams (CC-BY) 5/
01.10.2025 15:26 β π 12 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0For me, our latest Doughnut findings underscore the urgency and importance of the collective work to move beyond GDP as the measure of economic success, reorienting economies to create a future that provides a good life for all within planetary boundaries. Dive in! /FIN
01.10.2025 15:26 β π 13 π 11 π¬ 1 π 1EXCLUSIVE: In her first interview all year, Susan Monarez, CDC director for only 29 days, tells me why Trump/RFK fired her and where this is all headed.
The CDC director is an βinherently political position, but that doesnβt mean that it has to be politically compromisedβ, she tells @nature.com.
New from the @eea.europa.eu π The State of the Environment 2025 assessment.
A stark reminder of the #OneHealth connection. Chemical pollution, AMR, & biodiversity loss directly impact medicine efficacy, disease emergence, and public health.
#EuropesEnvironment2025
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'the cold-blooded nature of these hosts and their taxonomic distinction from mammals (including humans) supports a similarly distinct viral profile, with relatively few taxa likely to have zoonotic (or pandemic) potential'
22.09.2025 21:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0'...a potentially lower food safety risk of consumption (of aquatic protein) compared to other meats'
Can the #bluetransformation reduce the risk of zoonotic pandemics??
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