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Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

USA – How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live among coral reefs in the Philippines are dispersed varies widely, depending on the year and ...

New way found to mass produce sterile salmon

By Beate Hoddevik*By cutting out a particular gene, scientists can make farmed salmon sterile. This prevents escaped fish from spawning with wild salmon. Now scientists ...

Seaweed and solar energy join hands at sea

Two EU-backed Dutch companies have created the first offshore solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea, making solar energy production and seaweed cultivation possible ...

Researchers offer approaches for the sustainable expansion of the U.S. seafood industry

By Sonia Fernandez*Santa Barbara, USA – The Trump administration’s May 2020 executive order on promoting American seafood competitiveness and economic growth lays out a plan ...

Reveals hungry salmon with sound waves

By Anne-Lise AakervikNorway – The feed cost represents about 50 percent of the costs of farming salmon. But how do we know if the salmon ...

Scientists need to understand how gill development limits fish growth

Canada – The distribution and concentration of dissolved oxygen and water temperature in the oceans and freshwaters are usually far more influential in shaping the ...

Can cleaner fish become dinner?

Norway – Would you like lumpfish for dinner? Nofima is trying to reveal how millions of cleaner fish used in the Norwegian salmon farming industry ...

Potential for high value creation from fish waste

Norway – The next time you remove the skin and bones from your fish dinner and throw them in the bin, you might want to ...

Robots in the Air and on the Water Could Improve Shellfish Farming

By Dee Shore*USA – Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing animal-protein production sector, and the use of robots in many industries is growing quickly, as well. ...

Nutreco launches industry first soy sourcing policy to prevent deforestation

Nutreco announces the launch of its milestone soy sourcing policy, aiming to simplify complex certification schemes for its procurement teams in Skretting and Trouw Nutrition, ...