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What to do with an overabundance of crabs disrupting the Danish coastal ecosystem? Danish biologists Leander Hessner and Happylan Natkunarajah had the idea to turn this underused resource into a new source of marine protein.
Small-scale fisheries make up around 85% of the EU fishing fleet and provide jobs for about 100,000 people. They are also an important part of the economy, culture and daily life of many coastal communities.
Along the windswept Pomeranian coast of Poland, Ustka is a town shaped by the sea. For generations, fishing defined daily life here, leaving a legacy that still lives on in the harbour, the streets and the memories of local people.
Netherlands-based company Oyster Heaven is working to restore coastal ecosystems by developing scalable oyster reef restoration projects across Europe and beyond.
Maria Teresa (26) and her brother Gabriel (30) are proving that the future of fishing can be safer, smarter and more sustainable. When their parents decided to stop fishing, the siblings wanted to continue their family tradition.
Over recent decades, herrings in the Gulf of Bothnia have grown more slowly. Several factors could be behind these changes, but a clearer understanding of the actual causes is needed. Closing this knowledge gap is the aim of ImproFish.
PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', are commonly used to make textiles and other materials resistant to water and fire. However, because they persist in the environment and build up in living organisms, they pose growing risks to human health and ecosystems.
Across Sweden’s west coast, debate about the future of fishing is growing more urgent. A Swedish government’s proposal to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas have brought the issue into sharp focus for coastal communities.
A container shipment from Shanghai to Paris can produce anywhere from 7.3 to 10 tonnes of CO₂, depending on the route and vessel chosen. Until recently, however, that difference was largely invisible to the companies making shipping decisions.
Today, Europe’s northern seas face growing pressure. The energy transition, climate change, biodiversity loss and increasing geopolitical tensions are reshaping how countries plan and manage their maritime space. Offshore wind, fisheries, shipping and nature protection all compete for space at sea,