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, ...

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 ...