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Team of scientists identifies disease resistance gene in salmon

A gene with a major role in resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) that can cause high mortality levels in farmed salmon and trout ...

Domesticated oysters less prepared for climate change?

By Susanne Liljenström*Pacific oyster farming is a multi-billion dollar industry, but there are strong concerns about the ability of oyster larvae to develop properly and ...

Ageing the unageable: UEA researchers develop new way to age lobsters

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified a way of determining the age of a lobster based on its DNA.

Madeira island is welcoming international travellers to the Annual Conference of the European Aquaculture

The Annual Conference of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) 2021 is taking place in Madeira, from 4th to 7th of October. The application to host ...

Diving into the science behind salmon farming in Tasmania

Australia – IMAS scientists are monitoring and assessing the interactions between salmon aquaculture, the environment and society, with their research informing the management and long-term ...

Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive?

By Mike Williams*A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive the trials of climate change. And that, in turn, could help ...

U.S. Soybean Export Council convenes Global Aquaculture Industry Advisory Council to dive into shaping a sustainable aquaculture industry

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) announces the convening of the Global Aquaculture Industry Advisory Council with fresh multistakeholder representation from 11 academia, civil society, ...

Sharing Seaweed: Digitization will open up the biodiversity and ecological data hidden

By Harrison Tasoff*Santa Barbara, USA – UC Santa Barbara hosts a large and historic seaweed collection archived for long-term preservation. Unfortunately, this wealth is largely ...

Fish farming in marine containers – The solution developed in Luke meets the challenges of circulating aquaculture

Finland – A new fish farming method has been developed in Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). The method utilizes sea containers which have been converted ...

Sustainable solutions for the blue economy

Germany – At its event as part of the “European Maritime Day (EMD) in My Country” series and the “UN Decade of Ocean Science” on ...