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 ...

Fourteenth AQUAEXCEL2020 Call for Access Now Open: Fully EC-Funded Access to Top-Class Aquaculture Research Infrastructures Across Europe

The fourteenth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 7 June ...

ASC and Fair Trade USA Join Forces to Drive Improvements in Indonesian Aquaculture

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Fair Trade USA have joined together to implement an ambitious new project funded by the Walton Family to drive improvements ...

CTSA FY2019 Request for Pre-Proposals

USA.- The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) requests pre-proposals for applied research and extension that addresses problems and opportunities in the regional aquaculture ...

New project launched to boost European marine and coastal economies by maximising research impact – EMPORIA4KT

An exciting new project from the European Union’s (EU) INTERREG Atlantic Area funding programme will focus on assisting academics to transfer knowledge from their research ...

Ocean acidification ‘could have consequences for millions’

UK.- Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for the millions of people globally whose lives depend on coastal protection, fisheries and aquaculture, a new publication ...

Using lactic acid bacteria to remove unpleasant flavours

Norway.- Challenges regarding unpleasant odours and flavours associated with fish and whey protein powders may be in the process of being solved. Fermentation with lactic ...

Successful Aquaculture of the Banded Butterflyfish

USA.- The UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, with Rising Tide Conservation, is pleased to announce the successful aquaculture of the banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon ...

AE2019 welcomes Women in Aquaculture event

A seminar looking at ways to ensure greater gender diversity at all levels of the aquaculture sector is scheduled to take place in Berlin on ...

Will ocean seafood farming sink or swim? UCLA study evaluates its potential

USA.- Seafood farming in the ocean — or marine aquaculture — is the fastest growing sector of the global food system, and it shows no ...