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Discovery of a genetic sex marker in sturgeon

Germany – Scientists have discovered a molecular marker for sex determination in sturgeon within the international project STURGEoNOMICS, led by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater ...

Is that fish you’re eating what the label said?

USA – Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Life Sciences have reported that 21% of the seafood sold in the greater ...

Shocks to Seafood

By Sonia Fernandez*Santa Barbara, USA – The United States’ seafood industry declined precipitously in the months following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and research ...

Revolutionizing the quality control of white fish

Norway – The machines are built and the technology is ready to use: Fish producers can now establish if they have caught world-class cod even ...

ICAR-CIBA led Waste to Wealth Initiative and Low Cost Feed technology bagged National Fisheries Awards in India

India – Nambikkai fish farmers group in Tamil Nadu has won the this year’s ‘Best Fisheries Self Help Group’ award instituted by the National Fisheries ...

‘Spaghetti’ fed to shrimp in bid to cut aquaculture cost

The Philippines – Humans are not the only ones who enjoy eating spaghetti—shrimp can, too. Researchers are using nutritious green “spaghetti algae” in fish and ...

Fighting the Salmon Louse

Germany – It’s a nightmare for fish breeders, causes damage amounting to millions, and is also a growing problem for wild salmon: the salmon louse ...

Fish genome project attracts early attention

Canada – Fish farm operators and environmental consultants are beating a path to the doors of Daniel Heath and his colleagues to be first in ...

NIC researching seaweed processing possibilities

Canada – NIC’s Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation is partnering with Cascadia Seaweed Corp. (CSC) to determine how to efficiently turn cultivated seaweed ...

New Tauranga aquaculture facility set to harness seaweed’s potential

New Zealand – A brand-new aquaculture facility is now operating in Tauranga thanks to a $13 million algal biotechnology research project, funded by the Tertiary ...