China pushes ‘compound feed’ to protect juvenile fish

by Zhang Chun, China Dialogue Ocean The country is trying to cut the amount of wild fish used in aquaculture feed, to safeguard fisheries. A ...

£3 million for new carbon capture project and pilot plant

by University of Exeter A new carbon capture project could pave the way for large-scale removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere using the ...

New study dives deep into the sustainability of an alternative aquaculture feed ingredient

By Allison Arteaga Soergel, UCSC Researchers with UC Santa Cruz’s ecological aquaculture facility have developed a new life cycle sustainability assessment documenting the environmental benefits ...

Could seaweed play a part in the future of fashion

by Euan Paterson, SAMS A textiles company that combines fashion with ocean literacy has joined forces with SAMS to explore the use of sustainable dyes ...

Algae Agreement Offers an Ocean of Research Possibilities

by Loretta Waldman, UConn UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services brokered an agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services to preserve ...

Researchers call for the study and protection of the marine microbiome

by CCMAR A study recently published in the journal Nature Microbiology highlights priorities for understanding and protecting the ocean microbiome, such as sustainable ocean observations, ...

Fish feed is greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in China’s aquaculture industry

by KeAi Communications Co.The term aquaculture describes the breeding, rearing and harvesting of organisms such as fish, shellfish and algae in all types of water. ...

Stunning fish with supercooled brine has potential

by Nofima Experiments involving fish being placed into brine of minus 18 degrees Celsius indicate that the method has potential as a stunning method, but ...

Phages to fight bacterial infections

by University of Copenhagen A team of researchers from England, Scotland, Norway, and Denmark have joined forces to develop a safe and efficient phage therapy ...

Sea cucumber cultivation challenged by climate change

by University of Hawai’i Sea cucumbers are considered a high-value commercial food and the demand for locally-produced seafood is rising. However, so are extreme climatic ...