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Fish welfare in research and aquaculture

By M. ToniIn recent years, teleost fish have been increasingly exploited as animal models for scientific research in both the biomedical and ecological fields by ...

A sea lice free salmon prison

Norway.- In October 2018, the first salmon were “imprisoned” in a brand new fish production prototype in Trøndelag, Norway. With a rigid steel construction and ...

Tropical fish breeding to improve as result of new collaboration

UK.- Pioneering new techniques will enable leading aquarium visitor attractions to breed their own tropical fish, following a new collaboration.

Europeans love (local) seafood, EU consumer insights study confirms

The Eurobarometer survey on EU consumer choices regarding fishery and aquaculture products is clear: Europeans love fish and other seafood. More than four out of ...

China’s “Magic Soil” Technology to Save Salmons in Chile

China.- With 27 tons of “magic soil”, modified clays developed by Chinese scientists, being stored in Chile, salmons there will enjoy their “summer vacation” of ...

USSEC´s indian aquaculture team learns production technologies for new fish species in Vietnam

India.- USSEC’s Southeast Asia (SEA) and Asia Subcontinent (ASC) regions teamed up to educate a team of 14 aquaculture entrepreneurs on hatchery and farm production ...

Falafel from Microalgae: Protein for a Hungry World

USA.- The world is hungry for new types of tasty, nutritious foods that are inexpensive, can be produced rapidly in a relatively small space and ...

Aquarium Releases Report from U.S. Aquaculture Forum with Ocean Farmers, Chefs, Regulators, Scientists, and Other Stakeholders

Long Beach, USA.- The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Seafood for the Future (SFF) program has released a report on a forum it convened at the ...

Ecology boosts water quality protections at existing Atlantic salmon net pens

Olympia, USA.- The Department of Ecology is taking action to strengthen the water quality permits for existing Atlantic salmon farming operations in Puget Sound. Farming ...

Sustainable ‘plastics’ are on the horizon

Israel.- A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don’t require land or fresh water — resources that are ...