Success in metabolically engineering marine algae to synthesize valuable antioxidant astaxanthin

Japan.- A research group led by Professor HASUNUMA Tomohisa of Kobe University’s Engineering Biology Research Center have succeeded in synthesizing the natural pigment astaxanthin using ...

GAO Report Questions FDA’s Import Alert Removal Process and Criticizes the Lack of Federal Agency Cooperation to Address Evasion

USA.- Last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) publicly released a report of its audit of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) management ...

Taking fish oil tablets for four weeks improves ‘night vision’ – new study

UK.- Researchers from Loughborough University wanted to know whether docosahexanoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish oils, improved ‘dark adaptation capabilities’ – ...

Rare algae enzyme to convert cooking oil into ready-to-use biofuel

Denmark.- Researchers have found an unusual, light-dependent enzyme in microalgae. A new project at the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, will use the enzyme in ...

Turning CO₂ into superior starter feed for aquaculture

Norway.- Low quality starter feed is limiting the growth of aquaculture. Using copepods, C-Feed has developed a live starter feed that gives higher yields and ...

Ocean acidification gets a watchful eye in New England aquaculture ‘hot spot’

By Evan LubofskyShellfish aquaculture is thriving in New England—some estimates suggest the market value tops $50 million. But the future of the industry’s growth is ...

Shrimp Farmers Worldwide Must Adopt Sustainable Practices—or Risk Falling Behind

By Holger Rubel, Wendy Woods, David Perez, Shalini Unnikrishnan, Alexander Meyer zum Felde, Sophie Zielcke, Charlotte Lidy, and Carolin LanferFarmed shrimp is among the fastest-growing ...

Oceana demands an action plan for the protection of the ‘blue forests’ at the COP 25

Madrid, Spain.- Oceana calls for the inclusion of algal forests in official climate plans and strategies, and for the creation of an International Action Plan ...

Thohira Synbiotics accelerate growth rate of fishes and prawns

By Azman ZakariaSerdang, Malaysia.- Researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have successfully developed Thohira Synbiotics, a product developed from a combination of probiotics and prebiotics ...

Fish scattering sound waves has impact on aquaculture

France.- Schools of fish can scatter sound waves, which has impacts on fish farming. Fisheries acoustics have been studied for over 40 years to assess ...