Oyster aquaculture partnership offers new funding for watermen

by Barbara Bowen, USDA NRCSThe Virginia Institute of Marine Science has again partnered with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help support ongoing efforts ...

Signify’s new fish lights increase growth and improve the feed conversion ratio by harnessing the power of the sun

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has launched new Philips solar fish grow lights that help to optimize farming ...

AquaIMPACT and NewTechAqua initiate co-operation on the genetic improvement of feed efficiency in Atlantic salmon

To assess the potential to increase feed efficiency in Atlantic salmon by genomics and selective breeding, activities are merged from the two Horizon 2020 EU-projects ...

Removing flavour from fish offcuts

Nofima’s doctoral research fellow Silje Steinsholm has used a magnetic tongue to identify flavours that may make fish offcuts suitable for human consumption. On 12 ...

Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transporting

By Kate McMahon*Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh. The onset of COVID-19 disrupted these transportation networks ...

Are Norwegians ready to eat seaweed?

According to a recent survey conducted by Nofima, many people are positive about eating seaweed and kelp, despite the fact that many know little about ...

How much is a clam worth to a coastal community?

USA – Researchers have developed a method to estimate the value of oyster and clam aquaculture to nitrogen reduction in a coastal community. Nitrogen is ...

Aquatic biodiversity key to sustainable, nutrient-rich diets

Canada – Seafood is a pillar of global food security—long recognized for its protein content. But research is highlighting a critical new link between the ...

Making cleaner, greener plastics from waste fish parts

Washington, USA – Polyurethanes, a type of plastic, are nearly everywhere — in shoes, clothes, refrigerators and construction materials. But these highly versatile materials can ...

UNE researchers examine kelp farming’s benefits to the ecosystem

Biddeford, USA – As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, is ...