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Study Confirms Micro-Algae’s Cleaning Ability in Wastewater Treatment

Fayetteville, USA.- Environmental engineers have discovered that Chlorella vulgaris, a single-celled fresh water algae species, effectively removes pollutants from wastewater even at fluctuating levels, making ...

NOC scientists to develop ‘early warning’ system for detecting harmful algal blooms

UK.- Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are developing an innovative new sensor and associated analytical techniques for monitoring and classifying phytoplankton that can ...

ICBA scientists manage to increase fish biomass by 300% using reject brine

Through an improved, cost-effective inland modular farming approach in desert environments, scientists at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) have achieved one of the ...

The risk associated with vessel biofouling is the subject of the first ICES viewpoint release

Denmark.- Viewpoints are a new type of ICES product. They highlight our capacity to provide impartial evidence-based analyses of emerging topics related to the state ...

Oceana’s new campaign warns about salmon farming’s potential risks to human health

Santiago, Chile.- Using an animated video, marine conservation organization Oceana warned about the effects that bacterial resistance could have on health. This natural phenomenon has ...

AquaIMPACT boosts the efficiency of European aquaculture with genomic and nutritional enhancements

Finland.- Global challenges redirect our eating habits towards diets that include more healthy foods, such as fish. EU consumers eat approximately 24.3 kg of farmed ...

Scottish consortiums take giant leap forward for salmon gill health

UK.- Two Scottish consortiums, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), are embarking on ambitious initiatives, valued at a combined £3.5 million, to improve ...

Explainer: what causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them

By Michele BurfordOutbreaks of algae have killed up to a million fish in the Murray Darling Basin over the last two weeks. The phenomena of ...

PNNL tech serves as fish body double

USA.- Hundreds of surrogate “fish” will be put to work at dams around the world through an agreement between ATS – Advanced Telemetry Systems – ...

Expert Consultation on Genetically Responsible Aquaculture, Lucknow, India

The loss of genetic diversity in broodstock remains an issue of great concern. Many standard hatchery practices can reduce the genetic diversity of seed. The ...