Focus on low trophic aquaculture in EU funded project

Denmark.- New, large international research project will improve the cultivation and utilization of organisms at the bottom of the marine food chain. DTU Aqua is ...

Leading the world in shellfish farming innovation

New Zealand.- Aotearoa New Zealand is a world leader in shellfish farming and Professor Keith Alexander is part of a team researching ways to keep ...

Revoke Erroneous County-of-Origin Ruling for Cooked Shrimp

USA.- In response to a request for comments issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Southern Shrimp Alliance formally submitted extensive written comments ...

Consumers Expect Sustainable Seafood. Are Retailers Up To The Challenge?

Vancouver, Canada.- It’s getting easier to make sustainable seafood choices, thanks to co-operation between Canadian retailers and Seafood Progress, an online reporting program run by ...

IAEA and UN Environment Assist Member States on Mercury Monitoring in Seafood

USA.- Given its devastating health effects as a potent neurotoxin, mercury is one of the top ten chemicals of public concern, according to the World ...

Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians

Germany.- Scientists at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) now propose alternative biological concepts to control fungal disease in a more environmentally ...

The barrier tissue of salmon is affected by zinc and omega-3

Norway.- Previously, Nofima scientists have reported that salmon skin is strengthened if there is enough omega-3 and zinc in their feed. A new report shows ...

ASC Launches New Standards for Tropical Marine Finfish, Flatfish and Revision to Pangasius Standard

Netherlands.- To meet the growing market demand for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood, the organisation has had to develop new standards. Last year saw ...

Apply Now for the Free AQUAEXCEL2020 Training Course: “Fish Nutrition and Feeding”

Applications are now being accepted for the AQUAEXCEL2020 training course entitled “Fish Nutrition and Feeding”. This is a free face-to-face training course provided by Institut ...

Government of Canada announces enhancements to sea lice enforcement in British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada.- Demand for fish and seafood as a high-protein food source is increasing significantly worldwide and putting pressure on wild fish populations. Approximately half ...