Two Swiss-funded projects by WorldFish boost profitability of 4000 fish farmers by 13% and result in loans for 1000 women entrepreneurs surpassing 2 million Egyptian pounds

Cairo, Egypt.- The closing of the Swiss-funded Sustainable Transformation of Egypt’s Aquaculture Market Systems (STREAMS) and the Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate (YEAG) projects took ...

Stockfish shelf life exceeds two years. Is old stockfish a new specialty?

Norway.- Nofima research shows that the shelf life for stockfish exceeds the two year date to which producers adhere. Now they eye market potential in ...

New guidelines for sustainable aquaculture of seaweed in Europe

Domestication of the oceans is widely regarded as a possible solution to increase food and could be one of the next most important developments in ...

Fish fences across the tropical seas having large-scale devastating effects

UK.- Huge fish fences which are commonly used in tropical seas are causing extensive social, ecological and economic damage and are threatening marine biodiversity and ...

New ocean acidification monitoring station in American Samoa

Hawai, USA.- NOAA, the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and partners have launched a new buoy in ...

UW-Madison engineer examines the environmental impact of aquaponics in cold climates

USA.- Earth’s climate is changing, and our global population is growing. What are the best ways to meet humanity’s nutritional needs, while also being mindful ...

Tours offered by the LACQUA19

Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019 – LACQUA19 will have much more to offer besides the trade fair and academic conferences. This year we want ...

New research on Atlantic salmon scale growth

Ireland.- Research from Dr Katie Thomas of the Marine Institute has investigated the mechanisms for growth mark formation in scales of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ...

Million Dollar Shrimp: Valorization of Chitin from Northern Moroccan Shrimp

The decortication (removal of the outer layer) of gray and pink shrimp in Northern Morocco results in large amounts of waste annually. These chitin shells ...

‘Apply the principles of circular agriculture also in aquaculture’

The Netherlands.- To enable us to continue supplying the growing world population with enough protein in the future, fish production will need to rise. In ...