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Low-cost method helps tackle sea lice in salmon

UK.- Breeding salmon with improved genetic resistance to a common pest is possible by using a cost-efficient technique.

Immune-system cells of fish are ingesting plastic…and then dying

by Joseph McClainIt’s become an all-too-common variety of news story: Dead whales whose digestive systems are clogged with plastic. Increasing numbers of seabirds eating plastic, ...

New Research Reveals Strongest Predictors of Menhaden Growth in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic

Baton Rouge, EEUU.- New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean’s most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists from ...

Peruvian trout producers receive USSEC technical support about carrying capacity, trout production management

BY J. del Carmen*USA.- With Peruvian trout production at more than 50,000 metric tons (MT) annually, USSEC is focusing on this sector as a good ...

Climate change to affect fish sizes and complex food webs

Australia.- Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new IMAS-led study has ...

Risk of E. coli in hydroponic and aquaponic systems may be greater than once thought

By Brian Wallheimer*West Lafayette, USA.- A spate of foodborne illnesses in leafy greens and other produce in recent years has sickened consumers and disrupted growers ...

Good news for crab farmers: Simple techniques double crablet production

Crab farmers will be happier, and the environment hopefully better, with recent improvements at the mangrove crab hatchery of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

Study Probes Marine Virus Impacts on Harmful Algae

USA.- In 1648, Spanish sailors in the Gulf of Mexico recorded sighting a “mountain of dead fish near the coast.” Today, researchers believe that this ...

Annual report 2019 from centre for closed containment aquaculture is ready

Norway.- The CtrlAQUA annual report for 2019 is now released, presenting an update on the latest development in research and innovation within closed containment aquaculture.

New Economic Report Details Growth of Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland

By A.J. Metcalf, Chesapeake Bay FoundationUSA.- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) released a new economic analysis today that found oyster aquaculture operations in Maryland contribute ...