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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, ...

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 ...