WWU researchers find potentially harmful levels of pollutants in the Salish Sea’s edible seaweeds

by John Thompson, Western Washington University Seaweeds are consumed by many people living on or near the Salish Sea – from Indigenous peoples revitalizing the ...

Ever heard of ocean forests? They’re larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought

Albert Pessarrodona Silvestre, The University of Western Australia; Karen Filbee-Dexter, The University of Western Australia, and Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia Amazon, Borneo, ...

Moving mussels: new insights into shellfish farming

by University of StirlingResearchers have identified how mussel larvae move – giving mussel and other shellfish farmers important insights into where and how to grow ...

NOAA Sea Grant announces $14 million in investments to strengthen U.S. aquaculture

by Hallee Meltzer, Sea Grant NOAA Sea Grant today announced approximately $14 million in federal funding across four strategic areas for improving U.S. aquaculture. The ...

Biologists unveil clues to evolutionary origins of brown-colored algae for health, biofuels research

By Anne Manning, Colorado State University Think of algae, and you might think of the brilliant green strands waving in a stream or the blue-green ...

Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2023: Sustainable Aquaculture for Two Oceans

The Latin American event of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 2023 will be held in Panama City, Panama, from May 18 to 21 at ...

Microalgae promise abundant healthy food and feed in any environment

By SOFIA STRODT Feeding a growing world population that will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to United Nations forecasts, and the need to conserve natural ...

Scientists have developed a health test for smolt

by Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud, Nofima Salmon that have to adapt from a life in fresh water to a life in seawater need a robust immune ...

Climate change threatens food but microscopic algae offer answers

Jules Siedenburg, University of East Anglia In 2021 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued the first volume of its latest authoritative report on climate ...

These Tiny Coral Reef Fish Parents Decide When Their Embryos Hatch

by Sally Palmer, The University of Texas at Austin Leaving the comfort and safety of home to explore the world is a difficult decision. However, ...