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 ...

Only a balanced approach to ocean and inland aquaculture will nourish the world

Penang, Malaysia – New research published in Nature Communications questions scientific and policy narratives around the potential of ocean aquaculture to solely contribute to food ...

Global Ocean Data in the Palm of Your Hand: UMITRON Launches the Pulse Mobile Application for Marine Farmers

UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Singapore, Co-founder/ Managing director Masahiko Yamada, hereinafter UMITRON) is making it even easier to access ocean environmental data with the release of ...

Americans don’t eat enough fish and miss out on robust health benefits

By Michael Tlusty*Eating fish can provide powerful advantages for the heart and brain, yet Americans eat less than half of the 26 pounds per year ...

Seafood mislabeling is having negative impacts on the marine environment

Media outlets, governments, academics, and NGOs are increasingly recognizing and documenting seafood fraud. Policies are being designed and revamped in an attempt to reduce seafood ...