Microalgae is nature’s ‘green gold’: our pioneering project to feed the world more sustainably

Carole Anne Llewellyn, Swansea University As a young child in the mid-1960s, my days were spent living an idyllic rural life on a dairy farm ...

Research on seafood diets, aquaculture, coastal ecosystems, and emerging contaminants receives NH Sea Grant funding

by Tim Briggs, University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Sea Grant is launching six new research projects focusing on expanding our understanding of New Hampshire’s ...

All roads leading to Alexandria, Egypt for the inaugural Aquaculture Africa 2021 (AFRAQ21) Conference: March 25-28, 2022

The first Aquaculture Africa Conference and Exposition 2021 is finally happening in Alexandria, Egypt (25-28 March 2022) – after a couple of postponements due to ...

A lot to save from targeted UV

by Anne-May Johansen, Nofima UV light can kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses found in the inlet water of aquaculture facilities. But how large ...

Dead bacteria in the fish intestine can originate from the feed

by Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud, Nofima The intestines of animals are teeming with bacteria, affecting how animals digest their food. Studying these microbes is therefore an ...

Study aims to produce lice-resistant salmon

by The Roslin Institute £1.7m study aims to identify genetic mechanisms that could make Atlantic salmon resistant to a key parasite.

Better understanding of seafood sales messaging could improve global trade

By University of Stirling Ahead of the first global seafood trade show of the year, research sheds new light on differences in seafood marketing messages ...

In new Nature publication, Belton argues that freshwater aquaculture is underrepresented in research

by Mellisa Hill, Michigan State University MSU AFRE professor Ben Belton and colleagues argue that freshwater aquaculture is the most ignored, and important, sector of ...

New study measures contaminant levels in feral San Diego Bay oysters

by Elyse DeFranco, University of California A new study published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin examines the risks of consuming wild harvested oysters from ...

Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge now open for applicants

Just one breakthrough solution could reshape the future of protein production. That’s why Nutreco is looking for startups and other pioneers with innovative and disruptive ...