Farmed oysters able to protect themselves from acidification

UK.- Oysters bred for fast growth and disease resistance are able to adapt their shell growth to protect themselves from environmental acidification, according to new ...

Shrimp MultiPathTM is a new pathogen testing platform set to transform Global Shrimp Production

With unrivalled test sensitivity and specificity for multiple pathogens, and an ability to quantitate pathogen load, Shrimp MultiPath is cost-effective with automated high-throughput capacity and ...

Choices made now are critical for the future of our ocean and cryosphere

Monaco.- The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and ...

Fish Micronutrients ‘slipping through the hands’ of malnourished people

UK.- Millions of people are suffering from malnutrition despite some of the most nutritious fish species in the world being caught near their homes, according ...

Fish experience pain with ‘striking similarity’ to mammals

UK.- A new University of Liverpool study has concluded that the anglers’ myth ‘that fish don’t feel pain’ can be dispelled: fish do indeed feel ...

The future of aquatic foods – including lab-grown “synthetic” fish – spurs new agreement between WorldFish and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Penang, Malaysia.- The need to better understand the future of aquatic foods – including the opportunities related to the likely rise of lab-grown fish meat ...

Full utilisation of the catch of pelagic fish: Opportunities and challenges

Turid Rustad, Professor NTNU in Norway, explains the opportunities and challenges when it comes to the full utilisation of the catch of pelagic fish to ...

Maryland Sea Grant, UMBC Awarded $1.2 Million National Aquaculture Grant

Baltimore, USA.- Maryland Sea Grant and University of Maryland, Baltimore County, are lead partners in a multi-state consortium to receive a $1.2 million grant to ...

Southern Shrimp Alliance submits comments in support of increase in tariffs on chinese shrimp imports

USA.- On Friday, the Southern Shrimp Alliance filed comments with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) expressing support for President Trump’s proposal to increase tariffs ...

Cawthron Institute international collaboration takes exciting step forward with algae MOU signing in Japan

New Zealand.- Cawthron Institute’s world-leading international algae research collaborations took a significant step forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at an ...