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FDA Rejects Shrimp from Mexico and United Arab Emirates in May

USA.- In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that just 12 out of the 88 (13.6%) total seafood entry line refusals were ...

Salmon get a major athletic boost via a single enzyme

Vancouver, Canada.- Salmon species, known for undertaking arduous upstream migrations, appear to owe a good deal of their athletic ability to the presence of a ...

Millions to environmental research on how beach wrack can be removed and transformed into a future resource

Sweden.- William Hogland, professor of environmental technology, has been allocated SEK 2.8 million for the EU project “CONTRA: Baltic Beach Wrack – Conversion of a ...

The green gold that cleans wastewater and produces biodiesel

Sweden.- Lorenza Ferro demonstrates the potential of Nordic microalgae for simultaneous production of biomass and municipal sewage treatment in our Nordic climate. She has also ...

SEPA’s new finfish aquaculture regulatory framework

Scotland.- Launched on 1st June 2019, the revised regulatory framework follows twenty-two months of work by SEPA and implements proposals announced in November 2018 which ...

Low trophic aquaculture on the spotlight in new EU funded project

Norway.- This week, over 70 scientists and industry professionals from 16 countries gather in Tromsø, Norway to launch the EU funded AquaVitae project.

Calling all aquaculture innovators: Hatch Blue is now taking applications for its third global cohort

HATCH, the world’s first accelerator program for sustainable aquaculture startups is taking its third cohort to Hawaii and expanding its program by offering more investment, ...

SEAFOODTOMORROW researchers give mussels a much-needed detox

SEAFOODTOMORROW researchers have carried out an innovative experiment to remove a harmful contaminant from mussels. The toxin, known as Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin (PSP), accumulates ...

Fishing among worst jobs for health

UK.- People working in the fishing industry have among the poorest health of all workers in England and Wales, new research suggests.

Government of Canada moves to strengthen science on aquaculture ensuring protection of wild fish stocks

Ottawa, Canada.- The Government knows the importance of implementing evidence based policies relating to aquaculture. With this in mind, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans ...