Management of exploited transboundary fish stocks requires international cooperation

Canada – Marine fish species are migratory in nature and not respectful of human-made territorial boundaries, which represents a challenge for fisheries management as policies ...

Hard Shells and Electrosensory Gels: Lab Makes Surprising Discovery

By Lorena Anderson*Molecular biology Professor Chris Amemiya and his former graduate student Molly Phillips have made a discovery that upends traditional ideas about a structural ...

Boost to develop microalgae into health foods

Australia – A new discovery may provide the crucial link that helps accelerate development of microalgae into beneficial human health supplements.

Researchers are Juicing Alfalfa as a Next-Generation Aquafeed

USA – Cows and horses aren’t the only fans of alfalfa. Yellow perch like it, too.

Australian carp virus plan ‘dead in the water’

UK – Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of invasive Common Carp in Australia are unlikely to work and should be dropped, researchers ...

What can mussel shells teach us about the circular economy?

The Netherlands – In a circular economy, design is about more than just creating a sustainable product. In this system based on eliminating waste and ...

JCU welcomes LNP Tropical Aquaculture Accelerator funding commitment

Australia – James Cook University has welcomed the State Opposition’s election commitment of $67m for JCU’s proposed Tropical Aquaculture Accelerator.

Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed

The Philippines – Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded ...

Southern Shrimp Alliance Tells U.S. International Trade Commission that IUU Seafood Harms U.S. Commercial Fishing Industries

USA – On December 19, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives requested that the U.S. International Trade Commission ...

USAID Fish for Livelihoods Launches Shwe Ngar Mobile Phone App for Fish Farmers

Yangon – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Myanmar, Ms. Aler Grubbs, launched the newly developed Shwe Ngar (Golden Fish) ...