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Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia fund projects to boost innovation and productivity in the fish and seafood sector

Dartmouth, Canada.- With the longest coastline in the world, Canada’s coastal communities rely on the fish and seafood industry as an important contributor to local ...

State of the Atlantic Ocean report shows the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems

Ottawa, Canada.- Canada’s Atlantic Ocean is one of the most productive marine environments in the world. It is home to an abundance of biodiversity from ...

First commercial cage fish farm in Congo

A local distributor of BioMar feeds, Agro World Group, based in Cameroon, Central Africa, has launched operations at the first commercial scale cage fish farm ...

Underwater forests a treasure trove of new drugs

Defensive compounds produced by microbes are a major source of antibiotics and other important medicines. But with resistant bugs appearing faster than potential allies, researchers ...

Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae

Las Vegas, USA.- A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of removing certain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater, according to new research ...

European consortium to ensure safer and healthier fish

UK.- New European research consortium will use next-generation breeding technology to produce safer, healthier and resource-efficient farmed fish.

Global study shows exotic species are a complex threat

When species are introduced by humans into marine habitats, they can disrupt their new environment, according to a study at KAUST, which also identified key ...

Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body

By Aurelien Forget*When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles they can usually heal by themselves. But in deeper wounds – such as ...

Countries and experts commit to collaborate for the sustainable evolution of the aquaculture sector

Santiago, Chile.- This week, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) hosted international experts in aquatic animal health from the private and public sectors to ...

Alternative feed ingredients to reduce aquaculture’s dependence on wild fish

The Philippine.- A paradox in seafood production highlights the need for alternatives to fish-based ingredients in aquaculture feed. Aquaculture has generally been seen to provide ...