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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 ...

Russian Scientists Create Bread with Antioxidant Properties

Russia.- Researchers from South Ural State University have patented a unique method of producing fucoidan-based bread and with antistress, antioxidant and anticancer properties. Effective as ...

European consumers believe responsible farmed seafood should be supermarket priority

The majority of consumers across Europe believe that selling responsibly farmed seafood should be a top priority for supermarkets, according to survey findings published today.

Fisheries and aquaculture production continues to grow

Australia.- The gross value of Australian fishery and aquaculture production grew to $3.06 billion in 2016–17, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics ...

Government of Canada helping fisheries and aquaculture businesses improve environmental sustainability and business results

Nanaimo, Canada.- Taking action to improve the environmental sustainability of British Columbia businesses while also helping to improve business results is critically important to future ...

Exposición a mezcla subletal de metales incrementa la susceptibilidad del camarón al virus de la mancha blanca

Mazatlán, México.- Un grupo de científicos evaluó si la exposición de juveniles del camarón del Pacífico Litopenaeus vannamei a una mezcla subletal de metales incrementa ...

This photo box can help fish buyers make well-informed choices

Norway.- Researchers at Nofima have developed a prototype of a photo box with standardized lighting which can provide fish buyers at auctions with important information.

Cod heads and chicken carcasses rise in value

Norway.- Each year around 35,000 tonnes of chicken frames and 72,000 tonnes of cod heads are produced as a result from Norwegian food processing. These ...

NIWA scientists have made an important breakthrough in the battle to save New Zealand’s freshwater mussels

New Zealand.- Kākahi were once a valuable food source for many Māori and also play a crucial role in waterways, but each of the three ...