UMaine researchers look into how to make kelp aquaculture a better carbon sink

by The University of Maine Cost-effective carbon dioxide removal technologies play a key role in combating climate change. A team of researchers at the University ...

Chemical fingerprints could land the biggest catch: seafood fraudsters

by University of South Australia Universal chemical fingerprints that can trace the geographic origins of many marine species have been developed by Australian scientists to ...

Nanoplastics can move up the food chain from plants to insects and from insects to fish

by University of Eastern Finland (UEF Viestintä) The concern about plastic pollution has become widespread after it was realised that mismanaged plastics in the environment ...

USask team plans unique facility to develop, test alternative fish food

by University of Saskatchewan A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team is partnering with an array of industry groups to establish a “globally unique” facility ...

Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing

Zoe Doubleday, University of South Australia Fake foods are invading our supermarkets, as foods we love are substituted or adulterated with lower value or unethical ...

Swapping meat for seafood could improve nutrition and reduce emissions

by Nature Publishing Group Sustainable seafood could provide more nutrition to people than beef, pork and chicken, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reports an article ...

Seaweed is on the Menu with Connecticut’s Sugar Kelp Industry

Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources A team from UConn is using innovative research and community outreach to help make ...

Engineering Industrial Microalgae for Producing Healthy Biological Oil

by LI Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences The genetic talents of a marine microalga are now unlocked, to produce medium-chain triacylglycerols, which is a kind ...

Microalgae purify water and produce valuable compounds

by Ingrid Söderbergh, Umea University Chemists at Umeå University within the MicroBioRefine consortium show that Nordic microalgae that are allowed to grow in salt water ...

MSU research contributes to significant rise in regional catfish farming productivity, use of cost-saving technology

by Mississippi State University Starkville – Mississippi State University research and outreach has contributed to a 59% productivity increase over the past decade in a ...