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Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing

Australia.- James Cook University scientists have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable – potentially putting lives at risk.

Researcher believes in kelp farming

Norwegian.- By 2050, kelp farming along the Norwegian coast is estimated to cover an area corresponding to half the size of all farmed land in ...

Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes

Stirling, UK.- Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment as many predict, according to new research ...

Should we farm fish here?

Mariculture, a type of aquaculture where marine organisms are cultivated in open ocean or brackish waters, is thought to contribute to “blue growth” for the ...

Southern Shrimp Alliance Releases Updated Databases Documenting Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Import Rejections

USA.- As part of its “Know Your Supplier” initiative, the Southern Shrimp Alliance today released updated databases providing detailed information regarding shrimp imports rejected from ...

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 ...