Multiple indicators of wastewater contamination to shellfish farms

Human wastewater poses a global threat to seafood safety and the financial stability of the aquaculture industry. A recent study by researchers at the Dauphin ...

In the neighborhood of microalgae, location is key to bacterial carbon use

By Anne M Stark, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Microscopic algae are responsible for half of the global atmospheric carbon fixed from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and ...

Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides has deleterious effects on shellfish

By Shaun McGillis, Portland State University A New Study Examines The Effects Of Four Pesticides Registered For Use In Forest Management On The Soft-Shell Clam, Mya ...

Auckland Council to fund seaweed farming pilot in Hauraki Gulf

Auckland Council have earmarked $1.2 million to support the success of a Hauraki Gulf seaweed pilot farm project, which if successful, would scale up regenerative ...

How does climate change affect aquaculture fish?

Extreme temperature events caused by climate change are becoming more intense and frequent. For fish, temperature is the most important abiotic factor controlling and limiting ...

Molecule found in seafood plays role in protecting and improving cognitive function, researchers find

A molecule found in high quantities in fish and other seafood could play a role in protecting and improving cognitive function in the brain, a ...

Useful tool for value creation from marine side streams

by Lidunn Mosaker Boge, Nofima Seafood companies that want to increase the value of their residual raw material and use it in new products must comply ...

Powerful new tool makes coral reef monitoring faster, easier, cheaper

By Lucy Dickie, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), the University ...

The FEAP holds its 2021 General Assembly in Rome

The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) held its 2021 General Assembly in Rome on December 3rd. This meeting has been the first onsite event ...

Keeping males in the fridge – the future of Aquaculture

New research from James Cook University proposes that banks of frozen male sperm, fertility tools and artificial fertilisation can help supercharge the booming aquaculture industry ...