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Consortium earns funding to enhance oyster breeding

by David Malmquist*A consortium of 14 shellfish geneticists from 12 East Coast universities and government agencies has won a 5-year, $4.4 million grant from the ...

New study shows common carp aquaculture in Neolithic China dating back 8,000 years

Münche, Germany.- By using age-mortality and species-selection profiles from prehistoric East Asia, researchers identified carp aquaculture in Henan Province, China, thousands of years earlier than ...

New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity and deplete fish stocks faster

By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud*Canada.- Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on ...

LACQUA19 brings new news for all its attendees

We want to present the list of sessions and their coordinators that will be present at the Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2019, LACQUA19. Abstracts ...

£300k project explores role of feed strategies in parasite control

UK.- A new £300,000 study involving University of Stirling experts and a leading animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can ...

Salmon Tales: Sex, myth and molecular genetics of an iconic fish

by Joseph McClain*A sockeye salmon’s life ends right back where it began, culminating in an anadromous drama of sex, decay and sacrifice.

A technological project will improve animal welfare and energy efficiency in aquaculture

Spain.- Fish farming, including crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants, is an important industry in Spain. In fact, Spain has one of the highest aquaculture harvests ...

Project tests technology transfer in soft-shell blue crab aquaculture

By: Melissa Schneider*USA.- Dana Schmidt, an aquaculture facility assistant at Carteret Community College in Morehead City, North Carolina, was chosen to travel south this summer ...

New mapping application for Ireland’s Shellfish Monitoring Programme

A new mapping application is now available on the Irish Shellfish Biotoxin and Phytoplankton website. Managed by the Marine Institute, the website provides the latest ...

Aquaculture salmon escape detected in Bay of Fundy

St. Andrews, Canada.- Atlantic Salmon Federation researchers have intercepted and removed 53 aquaculture salmon that were attempting to enter the Magaguadavic River through the fishway ...