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Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Germany.- Microalgae can form massive assemblages in oceans, attracting many opportunistic organisms; these are capable of eliminating the entire algal population within a short time. ...

Crab disease poses threat to shellfish stocks – comprehensive new study

UK.- Shore crabs carry parasites that pose a major threat to shellfish stocks. In a new study, Swansea University researchers have used several different detection ...

Bangladesh’s Blue Revolution raised incomes, employment, and nutrition security

Washington, D.C.- Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled ...

WBA launches first of its kind global benchmark ranking seafood companies on their UN SDG impact

Oslo, Norway.- The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) today launched the Seafood Stewardship Index ranking 30 of the most influential seafood companies in the world on ...

Fish farming solution is in the cloud

Australia.- A quick, cost-effective, cloud-based platform, which could solve one of fish farming’s biggest challenges, has received a US$100,000 grant for concept development and testing.

Steering the World Toward Traceable Seafood Supply Chains

by David Schorr*Washington, USA.- The ocean is experiencing stress like never before, and that raises the stakes for sustainable fishing. In a new report, the ...

Eating Fish: What You Should Know This National Seafood Month -FDA

Silver Spring, USA.- October is National Seafood Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching resources that make it easy for pregnant ...

Research into the combination of geothermal heat, lettuce cultivation and fish farming started

Under great interest the project Geofood has been started. The aim of Geofood is to investigate whether geothermal heating can not only be used to ...

WorldFish commits USD 1 million in 2020 to new research into aquatic foods – with Africa a top priority

Penang, Malaysia.- Responding to the global call to action for sustainable transformation of food systems amid the growing climate crisis, WorldFish has pledged USD 1 ...

Iron availability in seawater, key for explaining the amount and distribution of fish in the oceans

Barcelona, Spain.- Iron-poor oceanic regions have lower levels of fishing due to the difficulties of the fish to survive in an environment with an insufficient ...