Auburn University researchers first to map blue catfish genome

by Mike Jernigan, Auburn UniversityAn Auburn University research team from the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agriculture recently became the first to ...

In the future, Norwegian salmon can be fed with locally-sourced ragworms

By Håvard Egge, Norwegian SciTech News Researchers had the crazy idea of feeding ragworms with locally-cultivated seaweeds. The results were as gold-edged as the worms ...

The Shapes of Shrimp Farms Affect Their Groundwater Pollution

By Aara’L Yarber, American Geophysical UnionCoastal aquaculture has grown rapidly over the past few decades, and although ocean-based food supplies have increased, concerns about the ...

Virtual fish instead of animal testing

by Annette Ryser, Eawag As part of a new national research programme that aims to replace animal experiments in research, the National Science Foundation is ...

Is There a Profitable Market for Farm-Fresh Black Sea Bass?

by Hook, Line & Science, courtesy of Scott Baker and Sara Mirabilio, North Carolina Sea Grant. Thanks to aquaculture breakthroughs from a team at UNCW, ...

Can the next generation of sea urchins resist marine heatwaves?

by The University of Sydney Devastating effects on marine organisms may result from the exposure of ecosystems to extreme global ocean temperatures due to climate ...

Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back

Dominic McAfee, University of Adelaide; Chris Gillies, James Cook University; Christine Crawford, University of Tasmania; Ian McLeod, James Cook University, and Sean Connell, University of ...

SEASTAR brings digitisation underwater for sustainable aquaculture

by European Commission The recently published communication on international ocean governance sets the path of EU ocean policies for years to come. Among the key ...

Oyster Researchers Helping Keep Consumers Safe from Dangerous Pathogens

by Lori Tyler Gula, NIFAVibrio parahaemolyticus is the leading cause of seafood-borne bacterial infections in the United States. Contaminated raw oysters can cause Vibriosis, a ...

IFC Announces $45 million Loan to Improve Shrimp Sector’s Resilience in Ecuador

Shrimp farms in Ecuador will have better productivity with a new investment by IFC helping replace diesel with electricity for farm operations while addressing the ...