NOAA Science report highlights 2018 research accomplishments

USA.- Forecasting hurricane track and intensity, providing decision support for wildfires, issuing warnings for harmful algal blooms: these are just a snapshot of how NOAA’s ...

Conservation model benefits both ecological and economic needs of Great Salt Lake

USA.- In the United States, the Great Salt Lake in Utah is home to a multimillion-dollar brine shrimp industry, which collects and sells brine shrimp ...

New report highlights national importance of Highlands and Islands’ marine resource

UK.- Entitled ‘Maximising the Marine Economy in the Highlands and Islands’ (MAXiMAR), the study focuses on supporting the growth of aquaculture, energy and marine biotechnology ...

Farms waste no time arranging audits for new Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard

There are still weeks to go before audits can be carried out against ASC’s new Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard, but farms have already been ...

Disappearing rice fields threaten more global warming

Bangor, UK.- All over China, a huge change has been taking place without any of us noticing. Rice paddies have been (and are being) converted ...

New study on the impact of farming technologies on salmon robustness

Stirling, UK.- Aquaculture experts at the University of Stirling are leading a £2 million study that aims to provide important information on the impact of ...

Small-pond tilapia aquaculture and aquaponics featured at Global Climate Change Alliance meeting

Small-pond aquaculture and aquaponics with tilapia fish was showcased within a climate change context at the “Market Place” session of the Global Climate Change Alliance ...

Red tide rolling: Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments

Tallahassee, USA.- The algae responsible for Florida’s toxic red tides may be more resilient to shifting ocean chemistry than scientists previously realized, according to research ...

What Genes Make Atlantic salmon in Tasmania Enter Puberty?

Brisbane, Australia.- The practise of salmon farming promotes rapid growth in conditions which mean animals may enter maturation at weights below harvest size. When this ...

Despite export bans global seahorse trade continues

Vancouver, Canada.- Many countries are engaged in a vast illegal and unrecorded international trade in seahorses, one that circumvents global regulations, according to a new ...