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 ...

Low oxygen levels are pushing fish into shallower waters

by Harrison Tasoff* Santa Barbara, USA – Fish can drown. While it may not seem like it, fish do require oxygen to breathe; it’s just ...

Artificial Intelligence could help predict harmful algal blooms

UK – A new project will develop Artificial Intelligence tools to predict harmful blooms of algae in the ocean.

Pregnant male seahorses support up to 1,000 growing babies by forming a placenta

Jessica Suzanne Dudley, Macquarie University and Camilla Whittington, University of Sydney Supplying oxygen to their growing offspring and removing carbon dioxide is a major challenge ...

A Blue Food Revolution

By Sonia Fernandez*Santa Barbara, USA – An unprecedented review of the aquatic foods sector has uncovered how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role ...

Fighting Viruses with Algae

By Rebekah Orton*When the coronavirus pandemic thrust the world into turmoil last year, a group of bioenergy researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) saw ...

A new eco-friendly and sustainable algae-based way to fight water pollution

Our ever-growing demand for freshwater has caused its sources to diminish rapidly and scientists have been attempting to find strategies to purify wastewater for reuse ...

Diversity of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture makes them more resilient innovative, equitable and sustainable

By Rob Jordan*Despite their massive economic and nutritional contributions, small-scale fisheries and aquaculture are often overlooked by policymakers. Drawing on profiles from around the world, ...

NCRAC Announces Selected Funded Projects for Funding Year 2021

USA – The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is one of the five Regional Aquaculture Centers established by Congress that are administered by the ...