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Fish in early childhood reduces risk of disease

By Steinar Brandslet*Norway.- It doesn’t take that much fish for young children to reap big health benefits. Even eating fish just once a week yields ...

Increasingly expensive to “make” salmon

Norwegian salmon producers are among the most efficient in the world. But although production costs in Norway are increasing to a lesser extent than in ...

HiSea will reveal the first prototype of a high-resolution system providing data on sea water quality

The EU-funded HiSea Project will reveal the first prototype of its state-of-the-art platform providing high resolution data of sea water quality, at the project’s General ...

New Aquaculture PhDs under major new partnership

UK.- The University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) will benefit from a number of new PhD studentships after joining a major partnership funded by ...

Bigger doesn’t mean better for hatchery-released salmon

By Zoe GentesFish permeate the culture of the Pacific Northwest (PNW). In particular, the iconic salmon has been an important part of the region for ...

NY Sea Grant Contributes to Marine Aquaculture Research Projects

USA.- Two important aquaculture studies on New York’s marine waters will be administered at Stony Brook University through New York Sea Grant (NYSG). These projects ...

Economic contribution of tasmanian fisheries and aquaculture revealed for first time

Tasmania, Australia.- New IMAS-led research into the economic value of Tasmania’s fisheries and aquaculture industries has revealed they contribute more than $1.5 billion to the ...

Alarm raised as plastics found in ocean fish larvae

Honolulu, USA.- New research shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. The study was ...

Fishmeal developed for sustainable aquaculture

Sweden.- Aquaculture in Sweden could be more sustainable if by-products from industrial feed production were used instead of wild-caught aquafeed. This is according to studies ...

Oyster aquaculture has small but positive impact on Bay water quality

by David MalmquistUSA.- The rapid growth of oyster aquaculture in the Chesapeake Bay has raised questions about its effects on water quality, with proponents touting ...