Edible insects have been advocated as a means to combat food insecurity, which is prevalent in West Africa. In this study we look at the contribution of the shea caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, colloquially known as ‘chitoumou’, to the food security of smallholder households in rural southwestern Burkina Faso. We used a mixed methods approach to understand the relationship between caterpillar collection, consumption, and sale...

Fine‐resolution measurements of phytoplankton and physical parameters were made from 31 May to 14 June 2005 in the Ría de Pontevedra (Spain), which is subject to seasonal upwelling. The main objective of this work was to elucidate physical‐biological interactions leading to subsurface aggregations of toxin‐producing microalgae ( Pseudo‐nitzschia spp. and Dinophysis spp.). A sequence of upwelling‐relaxation‐upwelling‐downwellin...

The western Irish Sea is an important spawning and nursery ground for many commercially exploited fish. Spawning begins in the Irish coastal regions in early spring, and moves offshore as the season develops. As a result of the onset of seasonal heating in spring, stratification isolates a dome of cold bottom winter water in the deep (>100 m) basin of the western Irish Sea. The resultant density fields drive a cyclonic gyre wh...