Worldwide per capita fish consumption has reached a record of 20.5 kilograms

Rome, Italy – Worldwide per capita fish consumption has reached a new record of 20.5 kilograms per year and is poised to increase further in ...

Riding the wave for enhanced aquaculture

Sustainable aquaculture alone can’t meet the growing appetite for fish in Europe, where 57 % of seafood consumed is currently imported. The Undersee water quality ...

Release of microplastics from the aquaculture industry, new report

By Andreas R. GravenBergen, Norway – A NORCE-led research team has investigated microplastics release from possible sources within seafood production. Microplastics were present in seawater, ...

Measuring Atlantic Bluefin Tuna With a Drone

USA – Researchers have used an unmanned aerial system (or drone) to gather data on schooling juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine.

‘It’s our livelihood’: World fish stocks healthy and abundant, says study

Australia – Global fish stocks are healthy and abundant, says a new study, with Australia’s seafood industry encouraging consumers to support local, sustainable seafood as ...

BFAR’s Aquaponics, the new way to grow sustainable fish and veggies

By Gene V. Baquiran*During this pandemic, it is good to note that fisherfolk especially those living near the rivers and seas still have the opportunity ...

Kelp – an important source of vital iodine

Norway – Iodine. A chemical element. An important ingredient in food. All people need it to avoid serious illness. The problem is that we consume ...

Support for seafood industry

Scotland – A total of 128 companies have now received support through the Scottish Government’s Seafood Resilience Fund.

Bayer Animal Health brings more technologies to warm-water aquaculture

Monheim, Germany – Bayer Animal Health is boosting its solution offerings for shrimp and other warm-water aquaculture species through supply and distribution agreements with water ...

‘Water-forecasting’ and fish farms fed on waste: how innovation is driving the blue economy

By Peter Beech World Economic Forum writerUsing waste food to farm insects as fish food; and high-tech real-time water quality monitoring: innovations that could help ...