Umitron’s foray into reducing the carbon footprint of aquaculture production

UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ken Fujiwara, hereafter UMITRON) recently assessed the environmental footprint of their ASC-certified red sea bream sold under their sustainability ...

New tool to drive restoration of historic native oyster reefs

by Environment Agency, UKA new tool to help increase the native oyster population around the English coast has been launched, the Environment Agency announced today. ...

Maintaining Tasmania’s high reputation for quality seafood

The Tasmanian Liberal Government is continuing to support the State’s oyster and shellfish industry to produce a premium, safe and quality product. The 2022-23 Budget ...

Towards sustainable lobster farming: Research making headway

by SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department The slipper lobster may not be as famous as their cousins, the spiny lobsters, nor the “true” clawed lobsters of the ...

Scientists urge WTO to ban subsidies that promote overfishing

by Alex Walls, The University of British Columbia Scientists are calling on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ban subsidies that can cause overfishing at ...

SBU Study Shows Kelp Can Reduce Ocean Acidification and Protect Bivalves

by Robert Emproto, Stony Brook University One of the most serious climate change-related threats to shellfish is caused by increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

UMaine and lobster industry team up on innovative collaboration to map Maine’s fishing effort

by Sam Schipani, University of Maine The University of Maine is leading an innovative new research project to collaborate with Maine’s lobster industry to explore ...

Fish Cannibalism Rare in Wild, Study Finds

by Tracey Peake, NC State University Mosquitofish and guppies, though known to be cannibalistic in captivity, are extremely unlikely to be cannibals in wild settings, ...

Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – but a New Zealand solution could turn it into green power and fertiliser

Saeid Baroutian, University of Auckland and Terrell Thompson, University of Auckland Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years – but our ...

UGA helps coastal communities plan for a resurgence in Georgia’s oyster industry

by Margaret Blanchard, University of Georgia Is an oyster livestock? What exactly are the potential land-based components of marine oyster farms? Where might these activities ...