Feeding practices, feed development and genetics have reduced nutrient loading of rainbow trout farming by over 65 %

In Finland, 47 million kilos of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout are consumed annually. Only around 23.4%, that is 11 million kilos, is produced domestically(1). ...

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How fat prawns can save lives

USA.- Before bite-sized crustaceans like crayfish, shrimp and prawns land on our dinner plates, they first have to get fat themselves — and it turns ...

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Vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses threat to biofuels

Los Alamos, USA.- New DNA analysis has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. With ...

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LAQUA19: Special Session – Ecology and Cultivation of Macrobrachium

San Jose, Costa Rica.- The Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (LAAC / WAS), the National Technical University (UTN) and the ...

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Making fish farming in eastern Africa’s Lake Victoria sustainable

Overfishing, water shortages and pollution – these are just some of the environmental problems Lake Victoria has been facing over the last few decades. Bordered ...

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Gut check: Researchers uncover high levels of CO2 in digestive tracts of fish

Vancouver, Canada.- Researchers have made the first direct measurements of CO2 levels in the digestive tract of live fish — uncovering levels much higher than ...

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Government of Canada helps to strengthen mussel export market opportunities for PEI

Morel, Canada.- The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, was in Morell, ...

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ASC Response to SeaChoice Statement on Updates to the ASC Salmon Standard

ASC welcomes constructive feedback from all its varied stakeholders, and notes that SeaChoice continues to consider ASC’s standards more rigorous than other aquaculture certifications. However, ...

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Friend of the Sea Recertifies Acuapesca Group for Sustainable Seafood Production

Acuapesca Group, one of Peru’s leading seafood processors and exporters, has earned recertification for sustainable seafood production by Friend of the Sea. Friend of the ...

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Aquaculture Stewardship Council: New Salmon Sea Lice Treatment Threshold Serves Industry Not Oceans

Vancouver, Canada.- The amendment to Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s parasiticide treatment index to manage sea lice allows a dramatic increase in the total number of chemical ...

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