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FDA Renews Refusals of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp

USA.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now issued its first report of entry line refusals for 2020. There were 96 total seafood ...

European Commission and European Investment Fund launch €75 million BlueInvest Fund

Brussels.- The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), to launch the BlueInvest Fund today. ...

Tilapia farming in Kenya and Tanzania can be profitable!

Utrecht.– Larive International, coordinator of FoodTechAfrica, and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, are excited to join forces to boost tilapia farming in East Africa through ...

Is Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry or Fish Associated With CVD and Mortality?

New York, USA.- Among U.S. adults, higher intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat or poultry, but not fish, may be significantly associated with a ...

Taal Lake fisherfolk appeal for ‘window hours’ to feed, harvest

Manila, The Philippines (PNA).- The 3,000-strong Taal Lake Aquaculture Alliance, Inc. (TLAAI) is appealing to the government for sufficient “window hours” to feed and harvest ...

New tool raises awareness of the impact of fish farming practices on parasite presence

A unique tool has been created which helps fish farmers to identify the risk of parasite infection associated with their current farming practices.

Oysters as catch of the day? Perhaps not, if ocean acidity keeps rising

by David Colgan, University of California, Los AngelesUSA.- When it comes to carbon emissions, people tend to focus more on what happens in the atmosphere ...

Sea Grant announces 2020 Aquaculture funding opportunity

By: Melissa Schneider*Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5 million will be available for research projects and programs that will significantly ...

The technology analyzes water quality with drones and artificial intelligence to predict the level of algal bloom

Daejeon, Korea.- The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed a technology for analyzing water quality with drones and using artificial intelligence (AI) to ...

New certification scheme to compete with MSC

By Anne-May JohansenNorway.- In order to gain entry into key markets, Norwegian fisheries must provide sustainability certification. As an alternative to the dominant MSC certification, ...