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Laurier researcher leading effort to prevent virus-related deaths among farmed shrimp

Waterloo, Canada.- Shrimp farming is a growing industry in Canada and around the world. However, shrimp can be vulnerable to viruses that can decimate entire ...

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society

Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019 – LACQUA19 to be held within the framework of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Latin American ...

ASEAN emerges as one of biggest importers of Vietnamese tra fish

Vietnam.- ASEAN has emerged as the fourth biggest importer of Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius) after the US, China and the EU, according to the Viet ...

ASC Joins Wal-Mart China for Launch of New Seafood Traceability Strategy

Wal-Mart China has partnered with ASC to launch its fresh meat and seafood traceability strategy.

Breaking bread with rivals leads to more fish on coral reefs

Australia.- Cooperation is key to most successful endeavours. And, scientists find, when fishermen and women cooperate with other fishers, this can boost fish stocks on ...

The world’s most degraded marine ecosystem could be about to make a comeback

By Joanne Preston*When we think of mass habitat extinction, colourful, diverse and highly visible ecosystems such as tropical rain forests and coral reefs come to ...

Microplastics accumulate in hotspots for deep-sea life

Research published earlier in the week reveals that microplastics often accumulate on the deep sea floor in the same place as diverse and dense marine ...

Not so sexy salmon

UK.- New research reveals that farmed salmon have smaller ‘jaw hooks’ or ‘kype’- a secondary sexual trait, likened to the antlers of a stag, making ...

A New Strategy to Elevate Productivity of Microalgae Cultivation: SPMC Regime

China.- Researchers in Wuhan Botanical Garden recently established a sequential phototrophic–mixotrophic cultivation (SPMC) strategy to improve the yield of microalgae cultured in open raceway pond. ...

New DNA test stops illegal shipment of endangered eels

USA.- Researchers have developed a new method to identify illegally trafficked European eels, and it has already led to the arrest and prosecution of smugglers ...