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Two Thirds of Seafood Consumers Call For “Radical or Significant” Change to Feed Growing Population

A major survey of seafood consumers across seven countries in Europe, Asia, and North America has found widespread concern about the environmental and social impacts ...

Crab-shell and seaweed compounds spin into yarns for sustainable and functional materials

Finland.- Biobased fibres are made from two renewable marine resources and with promise in advanced applications, in wovens and medical materials, among others. The threads ...

Industry partnership to improve tuna health and grow aquaculture

By Grace Taylor and Claire Slattery*Australia.- RMIT researchers are working with Australia’s tuna industry to develop a novel diagnostic testing technique for application on water, ...

Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health

by Mario Aguilera*USA.- A widespread, fast-growing plant called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is famous in scientific laboratories due to its position as the world’s most exhaustively studied ...

WSI calls the seafood industry to wake up and meet gender equality

As we are entering 2020, a decade remains before reaching the United Nations Development Goals. The International Organisation for women in the seafood industry (WSI) ...

European fish stocks on the move

Aberdeen, UK.- Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team ...

New Collaboration Helps Small Scale Farmers Adopt More Responsible Practices

Three of the leading organisations in responsible aquaculture have teamed up to help farmers adopt more responsible practices, simplify choices for retailers and consumers, and ...

International study leads to validation of Cawthron Institute’s world-leading seafood safety testing method

New Zealand.- A method developed by Cawthron scientists to detect toxins in seafood now has international validation and will help to set a world standard ...

New EMFF project “BIOGEARS” launched to develop biobased ropes for aquaculture

Ireland.- BIOGEARS is a new innovative project funded by the European Union under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund that is set to develop biobased ...

New method detects toxin exposure from harmful algal blooms in human urine

by Gisele Galoustian*USA.- Blooms of toxin-producing algae exploded in both fresh and salt water ecosystems in southern Florida during the summer months of 2018, impacting ...