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Mackay-Whitsunday aquaculture projects to net up to 1000 jobs

Australia – The Mackay-Whitsunday region is a step closer to becoming a major Australian aquaculture hub with $257 million of investment by leading national seafood ...

Seagrass meadows improve inflowing water quality in aquaculture ponds

Portugal – This new study published in the journal Aquaculture and led by our researchers Carmen Santos and Rui Santos from the ALGAE research group ...

In Cell Studies, Seaweed Extract Outperforms Remdesivir in Blocking COVID-19 Virus

By Mary L. Martialay, Rensselear Polytechnic InstituteIn a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds substantially outperformed remdesivir, ...

Concepts in sustainable aquaculture – IMTA

New Zealand – New ways to address environmental sustainability challenges faced by the aquaculture industry have been evaluated by a group of scientists as the ...

Environmentally friendly net coating for fish farming

Micro- and macroorganisms, the so-called biofouling, quickly settle on surfaces under water. Researchers from Kiel University are developing a protective coating without any environmentally harmful ...

Popular seafood species in sharp decline around the world

Fish market favourites such as orange roughy, common octopus and pink conch are among the species of fish and invertebrates in rapid decline around the ...

Microplastics in shrimp harmless to animal health and have no effects on consumption quality

Barcelona, Spain – A study conducted by the UAB certifies that despite the presence of microplastics in deep-sea shrimp, the amounts detected do not cause ...

Scientists supercharge shellfish to tackle vitamin deficiency in humans

UK – Cambridge scientists have developed a new way to fortify shellfish to tackle human nutrient deficiencies which cause severe health problems across the world. ...

European sea bass absorb virtually no microplastic in their muscle tissue

Germany – In a new laboratory study, experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) investigated how many microplastic ...

Scientists to test feasibility of novel protein in fish feed

Experts from the University of Stirling will investigate the feasibility of using a single-cell protein in salmon feed, as part of a ground-breaking carbon recycling ...