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Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which comprise a large family of endogenous small non-coding RNA molecules, play important roles in the regulation of gene expression in various biological processes. The Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) is a Chinese native fish species and is used extensively ...
Flavobacterium psychrophilum is a fish pathogen in salmonid aquaculture worldwide that causes cold water disease (CWD) and rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS). Comparative genome analyses of 11 F. psychrophilum isolates representing temporally and geographically distant populations were used to describe ...
Vibrio are a genus of marine bacteria that have substantial environmental and human health importance, and there is evidence that their impact may be increasing as a consequence of changing environmental conditions. We investigated the abundance and composition of the Vibrio community within the Sydney ...
Background Studying patterns of introgression can illuminate the role of hybridization in speciation, and help guide decisions relevant to the conservation of rare taxa. Vipera magnifica and Vipera orlovi are small vipers that have high conservation status due to their rarity and restricted distributions ...
Worldwide, an estimated 35 % of mangrove forests have been lost between 1980 and 2005—among other reasons due to expansion of aquaculture production systems. In Vietnam, where the total mangrove area decreased from 269,150 ha in 1980 to 157,500 ha in 2000, regulation of such systems in the form of ‘mangrove-to-water ...
Abstract The Goliat field operated by Eni Norge AS, with Statoil Petroleum AS as the only partner, will be the first offshore oil field in the Norwegian Barents Sea and the world's northernmost offshore oil field. The Goliat field is being developed with a geostationary FPSO connected to 8 subsea ...
Abstract Recognition and assessment of the dependencies and potential impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) combined with their effective management through targeted action plans, results in significant benefits to an oil and gas company. The benefits are cost minimization, improved ...
Abstract The petroleum industry in Australia has an important role to play in minimising the spread of marine pests by contributing to the effective management of biofouling on contracted vessels, rigs and immersible equipment. The introduction of Invasive Marine Species into sensitive coastal waters ...
Abstract As companies around the world plan for the future decommissioning of oil and gas platforms, a case study from California provides a model in terms of both process and the use of decision support tools. The question of how to decommission California's 27 offshore oil platforms, like many issues ...
Abstract In June 2013, the European Commission (EC) published the EU Directive 2013/30/EU on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations (hereafter referred to as the EU Offshore Safety Directive). The objective of the EU Offshore Safety Directive is to reduce as far as possible the occurrence of major ...
Abstract Environmental Risk Assessments (ERA) have been extensively carried out in 2014 by the Company (TOTAL) as part of the Technological Risk Assessment process. In that context it has been applied to nearshore Gabon pipelines and loading terminal located in the vicinity of Mandji Island and Cap ...
Population connectivity in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus was evaluated along 740 km of the Western South Atlantic coast. Blue crabs are the most exploited portunid in Brazil. Despite their economic importance, few studies report their ecology or population structure. Here we sampled four estuarine ...
Abstract The metrics that regulators use for assessing seismic exploration and marine life have been reviewed. In particular, the airgun source levels and what they really mean have been clarified, and common pitfalls and misunderstandings of the acoustics have been explained. The scientific background ...
Abstract The oil and gas industry is moving into offshore territory known for a high degree of sensitivity and complexity. For all operators, a prudent system of managing biodiversity and ecosystem services is quickly becoming a key success factor, but also a key responsibility. There are many forums ...
Abstract In this paper we present a novel Chemical EOR technique in which dimethyl ether (DME), a widely-used industrial compound is utilised as a miscible solvent in conjunction with conventional waterflooding. The end effect of the solvent's application is an increase in oil recovery significantly ...
Background Pancreas disease (PD), caused by salmonid alphavirus (SAV), is an important disease affecting salmonid aquaculture. It has been speculated that Atlantic salmon post-smolts are more prone to infections in the first few weeks following seawater- transfer. After this period of seawater acclimatization, ...
Background Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) is a highly contagious birnavirus disease of farmed salmonid fish, which often causes high levels of morbidity and mortality. A large host genetic component to resistance has been previously described for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), which mediates ...
Anthropogenic sound has increased significantly in the past decade. However, only a few studies to date have investigated its effects on marine bivalves, with little known about the underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms. In the present study, the effects of different types, frequencies, ...