News feed - AquaHoy

IFFO’s analysis on marine ingredient market trends (March 2023)

by IFFO A taste of the many statistics and analyses that can be found in the market intelligence reports that IFFO dedicates to its members ...

Ocean warming intensifies viral outbreaks within corals

by Jade Boyd, Rice University The breathtaking colors of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study has ...

Lessons from tilapia genetic improvement in Africa

Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia were the first countries in Africa to implement selective breeding programs in line with the GIFT technology, with each ...

Computer vision to identify marine microalgae in water samples

Despite scientific and technological advances, the main method of identifying and counting algae species is primarily through observation under a microscope, which is time-consuming and ...

I+R+D

by University of Bayreuth Isoeugenol is a fragrance contained in plants that is very commonly used as an anesthetic in fish farming facilities and aquaculture. ...

Stinky seaweed blooms: Turning an ecological risk into an opportunity

by University of Southampton As Atlantic beaches brace for their annual onslaught of a potent-smelling seaweed, scientists on a project led by the University of ...

Catfish in Nigeria: we set about finding ways of making it more appealing

Malomo Adekunbi Adetola, Obafemi Awolowo University African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming has become a popular agricultural business sector in Nigeria. This is because the species ...

Benefits of aquaculture nutritional research to meet the challenges of the 21st century

Researchers from the Institute of Aquaculture of the University of Stirling, the Federal University of Santa Catarina, James Cook University, the University of Las Palmas ...

A significant breakthrough in the development of disease-resistant tilapia strains

by Benchmark Genetics Norway AS Our team of scientists has identified a significant quantitative trait locus (QTL) affecting resistance to Streptococcus iniae in Tilapia, a ...

Epigenetic fingerprint as proof of origin for chicken, shrimp and salmon

by Koh, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Free-range organic chicken or factory farming? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a new ...