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New study examines how aquaculture improvement projects address risk beyond the farm

Penang, Malaysia.- Building on the more developed model of fishery improvement projects, aquaculture improvement projects (AIPs) have emerged as an innovative form of market-based sustainability ...

Research collaboration reveals new antiviral function in sense of smell in fish

USA.- Researchers at Texas State University, collaborating with a team from the University of New Mexico, have discovered that fish can smell viruses, prompting fast ...

Fifteenth AQUAEXCEL2020 Call for Access Now Open: Fully EC-Funded Access to Top-Class Aquaculture Research Infrastructures Across Europe

The fifteenth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 13 September ...

Qatar Building Global Excellence in Aquaculture with “GBT”

USA.- A nearly two-year search for the technology and expertise to position the state of Qatar as the global center for aquaculture excellence bestowed that ...

French Supermarket Giant Carrefour Makes ASC Shrimp Commitment

French consumers now have even more choice when it comes to responsibly farmed shrimp, thanks to an ASC commitment from supermarket giant Carrefour.

Innovation and sustainability driving WA Seafood Industry Award winners

Australia.- Fourteen Western Australian seafood industry stars last night scooped top honours at the WA Seafood Industry Awards for their professionalism and commitment to supplying ...

Tuna are spawning in marine protected areas

By Jennifer Chu*Marine protected areas are large swaths of coastal seas or open ocean that are protected by governments from activities such as commercial fishing ...

Whole Fresh Salmon Range of Swiss Retailer Migros Now ASC Certified

Migros, the largest retailer in Switzerland, has made another big step in their commitment towards ASC by ensuring their entire range of fresh farmed salmon ...

Fewer fish may reach breeding age as climate change skews timing of reproduction, food availability

USA.- Climate change may be depriving juvenile fish of their most crucial early food source by throwing off the synchronization of when microscopic plants known ...

Legislation, science bode well for future of oyster aquaculture in Texas

Corpus Christi, USA.- At the intersection of legislation and science, a new opportunity for an ecologically and economically sustainable oyster aquaculture industry is being spawned ...