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 ...

Scientists make break-through in saving freshwater mussels

New Zealand.- NIWA scientists have made an important breakthrough in their efforts to save New Zealand’s freshwater mussels, or kakahi.

Marine Institute holds Pacific Oyster Health Meeting

UK.- The Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit recently held a meeting on Pacific Oyster Health, presenting the latest research and knowledge on oyster diseases.

‘Hypervirulent’ disease a burden on aquaculture

UK.- Researchers believe that a ‘hypervirulent’ strain of Aeromonas hydrophila emerged in the US in 1989. This hypervirulent strain has a significantly higher mortality rate, ...

NOAA’s Aquaculture Science Impresses Panel with Quality, Results

USA.- NOAA Fisheries has released the results of the first-ever formal peer review of the aquaculture science conducted at six Regional Fisheries Science Centers and ...

Innovative, cost effective feed for aquaculture

Los Baños, The Philippines.- An innovative, locally-developed feed for shrimp, milkfish and other high value fin-fishes is now available in the country.

New Benchmarking Tool to Measure Aquaculture Performance in the Mediterranean

Exciting news for the Mediterranean aquaculture industry, as PerformFISH, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project, has developed an innovative industry-led tool to measure sea bass and ...

Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide

Santa Barbara, USA.- Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world’s population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting ...

UN recognises UK science excellence in shellfish safety

UK expertise and leadership in shellfish safety has been recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the designation of ...