Among the ocean’s slowest swimmers, seahorses snag prey at exceptional speed

In a new study conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers have succeeded in characterizing the incredible preying capability of seahorses, discovering that they can move ...

Farming for the future: aquaponics partnership yields tons of veg and fish

The aquaponics project on Nelson Mandela University’s Missionvale Campus is an example of how the university is working with private enterprise, a non-profit organisation and ...

The principle of aquaponics – clearly defined

By Nadja Neumann*It is one of the big topics in sustainable food production: aquaponics – the combination of fish farming in aquaculture and plant cultivation ...

NOAA Sea Grant and Ocean Acidification Program projects to examine impacts of stressors on shellfish aquaculture

USA – NOAA Sea Grant and the Ocean Acidification Program awarded more than $2.4 million to support projects that will address the impacts of multiple ...

CDU growing prawns to re-establish industry

Australia – Prawn farming operations in the Northern Territory are set to recommence to support Territory producers thanks to a new selective breeding program at ...

$9.8m state-of-the-art research centre to make waves in sustainable aquaculture

Australia – A new Deakin University $9.8m state-of-the-art aquaculture research centre is set to drive sustainable fish production, novel feed and aquaculture technology development, and ...

Brendan Englot and Long Wang Receive $375,000 USDA-NIFA Award to Fund Underwater Robotics Research

The project aims to enable autonomous offshore aquaculture by developing novel underwater robotics technology.

Is climate change altering the marine food web?

Climate change is redistributing biodiversity globally, and distributional shifts of organisms often follow the speed and direction of environmental changes. Research by scientists at Stony ...

Feeding Seaweed to Cows to Boost Organic Dairy Profitability and Sustainability

By Rachel Leslie*USA – UVM-led research team receives $2.9 million from USDA’s Organic Agriculture Program to explore health, economic and environmental benefits of feeding seaweed ...

MOU to support aquaculture further offshore

Australia – The Australian and Tasmanian governments have agreed to support a framework to deliver offshore aquaculture in Commonwealth waters off the coast of Tasmania.