European Green Deal: Commission presents actions to boost organic production

Brussels – Today, the Commission presented an Action Plan for the development of organic production. Its overall aim is to boost the production and consumption ...

Stanford economist and others assess aquaculture’s promise and peril

USA – Despite aquaculture’s potential to feed a growing world population while relieving pressure on badly depleted oceans, the industry has been plagued by questions about ...

Fish farms moving onshore

By Christina Benjaminsen*Land-based fish farming offers many benefits to both the fish and the environment. In traditional offshore farms, the fish are vulnerable to sea ...

HS Codes for Fish and Fish Products Handbook

FAO GLOBEFISH has just launched a unique publication – the HS Codes for Fish and Fish Products Handbook. This revolutionary publication was developed with the ...

Turns out altruism is for the fish

Osaka, Japan – If you were given the option to eat a delicious meal by yourself, or share that meal with your loved ones, you ...

Genome scalpel invented for industrial microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel

A single-celled alga undergoes genome surgery to remove non-essential parts. This can lead to a most efficient cellular factory for producing sustainable biofuels from sunlight ...

Online sales of fishery and aquaculture products

EUMOFA has recently published a study entitled “Online sales of fishery and aquaculture products”.

Controlling sloshing motions in sea-based fish farming cages improves fish welfare

Washington, USA – Sea-based fish farming systems using net pens are hard on the environment and the fish. A closed cage can improve fish welfare, ...

New knowledge about disinfection of RAS facilities

Norway – New research shows that land-based recirculation facilities for salmon farming in Norway and in North America are disinfected in different ways. An overall ...

How filter-feeding bivalves could be used to clean up microplastics

by University of ConnecticutOn a hot summer day in Connecticut, it’s common to go to a beach-side restaurant, eat some fresh oysters and mussels, and ...