New Public Course Explores the Future of Algae Biotechnology

By Mario Aguilera*USA – For more than 30 years, UC San Diego Biological Sciences Professor Steve Mayfield has been preaching the virtues of algae. From ...

World Wildlife Fund Announces Investment in Seaweed Farming through Ocean Rainforest

Washington, USA – In a first for World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with generous support from The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, the organization announced ...

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 ...

First 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 ...

ASC’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 ...

Treating 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 ...

Angelfishes 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 ...

Research 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 ...

SmartBuoy – 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 ...

More 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, ...