Farmed salmon is a core component of healthy, sustainable diets

London, UK – The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) today published its annual Sustainability Report, which documents the environmental performance and nutritional profile of farm-raised salmon. ...

Nofima to boost its investment in RAS research

Norway – Nofima is to further invest in research into recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). With expansion taking place both at Sunndalsøra and in Tromsø, the ...

Oyster Farming and Shorebirds Likely Can Coexist

USA – Oyster farming as currently practiced along the Delaware Bayshore does not significantly impact four shorebirds, including the federally threatened red knot, which migrates ...

Aquaculture Europe 2020 will not take place this year, but EAS will organise events in both Cork and Madeira in 2021

The EAS Board of Directors have decided that our Aquaculture Europe 2020 event cannot go ahead as planned in Cork from September 29 to October ...

Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clams Tridacna maxima

New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute of Marine Science of The University of Hong Kong, ...

Scientists develop ‘heat resistant’ coral to fight bleaching

Australia – Scientists from the University of Melbourne, CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have successfully produced in a laboratory setting a ...

Mexican freshwater biodiversity in decline as more than a third of fish species threatened with extinction

San José, Costa Rica (IUCN) – Thirty-nine percent of Mexico’s freshwater fishes are threatened with extinction, including many endemic species that are economically, culturally and ...

New handbook on welfare indicators for farmed rainbow trout

Norway.- A new handbook on welfare indicators for farmed rainbow trout is released today. It is a sister publication to the FISHWELL handbook on welfare ...

Clarkson Professor Awarded Marine Biology Field Grants to Study Aquatic Diseases in New England Shellfish

USA.- Clarkson University Biology Professor Dr. Andrew David was recently awarded funding from the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative and the Nantucket Shellfish Association to examine the ...

Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers

UK researchers have developed a cheap and simple way of harvesting seaweed to create biofuel and fertiliser, whilst removing plastic from the oceans and cleaning ...