Never-before-seen gatherings of hundreds of humpback whales
By Mallory Locklear From New Scientist In a mysterious change to their normal behaviour, humpback whales are forming massive groups of up to 200 animals. Humpbacks aren’t normally considered to be terribly social. They are mostly found alone, in pairs,…
Icelandic scientists just successfully drilled into a volcano’s belly
By Robin Andrews From IFL Science! Seeing into the hellish bowels of a volcano can be achieved in numerous, fantastical ways, from seismic surveys and thermal probes to even using particles produced during destructive cosmic ray interactions with our own…
Top fisheries data expert from Icelandic shares expertise with CRFM countries
Belize City, Friday, 13 January 2017 (CRFM)—Through the long-standing partnership between the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the United Nations University Fisheries Technical Programme (UNU-FTP) in Iceland, the University has deployed one of Iceland’s top fisheries data experts to…
How climate change triggers earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
By Bill McGuire From The Guardian UK Global warming may not only be causing more destructive hurricanes, it could also be shaking the ground beneath our feet Devastating hurricane? More than 1,000 lives lost? It must be climate change! Almost…
After Brexit
By Julian Morris From Cayman Financial Review The U.K.’s decision to leave the EU marks a historic shift in the nation’s relationship not only with Europe but with the world. In the short-term, there will be costs to Brexit, as…
From fish waste to fish wealth
Caribbean takes first step to maximize value of fisheries and aquaculture sector Fish leather from fish skin, beauty products from fish guts, and health supplements from fish oils. “Every single part of the fish has a value…” says CRFM Executive…
CRFM to host meeting in Suriname on value chain approach in fisheries
Belize City, Monday, 18 July 2016 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will convene a regional workshop for Senior Fisheries Officers from its 17 Member States on applying the value chain approach to maximize fisheries earnings in a week-long event…
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England out of Euro 16 : England 1-2 Iceland By Phil McNulty From BBC Iceland’s equaliser was scored two minutes after England took the lead England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup…
CRFM and partners to unlock the full potential of Caribbean fisheries through value chain approach
Belize City, Belize, 13 December 2015 (CRFM)—Some fear that climate change and global economic pressures will create a toxic mix that would cripple the potential of the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sector, but a new initiative being implemented by the…
women coming of age around the globe
See stunning portraits of women coming of age around the globe By Erica Schwiegershausen From New York Mag For the past four years, Swedish photographer Lisen Stibeck has traveled around the world photographing women on the brink of adulthood. Initially…
