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 ...

Breakthrough in unlocking genetic potential of ocean microbes

UK.- Researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing gene-editing tools to improve our understanding of one of the most important ocean microbes on the ...

MIT Sea Grant announces five newly funded projects propelling innovation in the aquaculture industry

USA.- MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities for Massachusetts university-based research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. ...

In March, FDA Takes Action to Address Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp from Mexico

USA.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published data over the weekend reporting that there were 106 total seafood entry line refusals in March, ...

FDA Releases updated March 2020 to the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, Fourth Edition

USA.- The US Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Seafood Safety is announcing the availability of specific chapters and appendixes of the “Fish and Fishery ...

Oysters and Clams Can be Farmed Together

USA.- Eastern oysters and three species of clams can be farmed together and flourish, potentially boosting profits of shellfish growers, according to a Rutgers University–New ...

Ignoring predation – does it matter for fisheries management?

Denmark.- In fisheries models, little is known about the consequences of ignoring predation. A recent paper by members of our Working Group on Multispecies Assessment ...

More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae

By Martina Doblin, Donna Sutherland and Peter Ralph, The ConversationAs the climate warms, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat and ...

Study Finds Fish Have Diverse Gut Microbiomes

Maine, USA.- The rich biodiversity of coral reefs even extends to microbial communities within fish, according to new research. The study in Proceedings of the ...

ParaFishControl final results shared in online webinar

ParaFishControl held its final event via an online webinar on 11 March 2020. The event, which focused on innovative strategies to control parasites in aquaculture ...