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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Red algae steal genes from bacteria to cope with environmental stresses

USA.- It’s a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten species of red algae stole about 1 percent ...

Robotic fish helps protect native species from invasive pests

Australia.- Researchers at The University of Western Australia have developed a robotic fish that behaves like a bodyguard for native species and safeguards them against ...

Algae as a resource: chemical tricks from the sea

Algae could become an important resource in the future, if you understand the chemistry behind it. With the participation of TU Wien, researchers have now ...

Research reveals the influence long-term climatic cycles can have on marine aquaculture

Santa Barbara, USA.- As a growing population places pressure on the world’s fisheries, aquaculture has emerged as a potential solution to the rising demand for ...

Secrets of a sex changing fish revealed

Australia.- We may take it for granted that the sex of an animal is established at birth and doesn’t change. However, about 500 species of ...

JCU launches the Aquaculture Research and Teaching Facility

The Singapore campus of James Cook University has launched its brand new Aquaculture Research and Teaching Facility. The facility will be used for both teaching ...