Cawthron research finds food limitation reduces mussels’ resilience to heat stress
New Zealand – New research by Cawthron scientists shows that hungry Greenshell™ mussels are less resilient to heat stress and more prone to cell damage ...
Read moreFirst record of invasive shell-boring worm in the Wadden Sea means trouble for oyster
In October 2014, the suspicion arose that the parasite worm Polydora websteri had found its way to the Wadden Sea. Following years of research, that ...
Read moreASC’s First Monitoring & Evaluation Report Shows Impact of Certified Responsible Aquaculture
ASC has published its first Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) report, demonstrating for the first time the impact of certified responsible aquaculture, including clear improvements in ...
Read moreTreating fish as a public health asset can strengthen food security in lower income countries
by Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Sea Around UsThe food and nutrient security of billions of people worldwide depend on fish being treated as a domestic public ...
Read moreAngelfishes hybridize more than any other coral reef species
by University of SydneyRenowned journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has a new front cover fish: the marine angelfish. It commands star power due ...
Read moreResearch reveals microplastic content levels in seafood
Australia – Levels of plastic contamination has been found in samples of popular seafood such as prawns, oysters and crabs, with the highest content found ...
Read moreSmartBuoy – Griffith researchers at the forefront of intelligent water quality monitoring
by Colin Hutchins, Griffith UniversityAustralia – Griffith University researchers have been awarded a $390,000 ARC Linkage grant to develop SmartBuoys, an intelligent remote water quality ...
Read moreMore Carbon in the Ocean Can Lead to Smaller Fish
by Elaina Hancock, UConn CommunicationsAs humans continue to send large quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, much of that carbon is absorbed by the ocean, ...
Read moreDesigning a sustainable future for aquaculture – A One Health approach
UK – Seafood is one of the fastest-growing and highly traded food markets. Up to now, most has come from wild sources, caught in global ...
Read moreSustainability of farmed fish not as bad as previously thought
The sustainability – or rather the unsustainability – of fish has been the subject of much discussion for a long time. Overexploitation of wild fish ...
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