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The science of seaweed

New Zealand.- Sea lettuce (green seaweed) – it’s unsightly, smelly and the scourge of Tauranga Harbour during summer. While it’s deemed a pest, it may ...

A “Facebook for Fish” – Freshwater Information Network’s Interactive Database of Native Fishes

Chattannoga, USA.- The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute has launched a new online database of scientific records and photos of more than 400 native fishes. This ...

Determining fish age using inner ear structures

Japan.- Biologists in Japan have identified four distinct zones in the otolith, a calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear, which can be used to ...

Ocean acidification will increase the iodine content of seaweeds – and the billions of people who eat them

By Georgina Brennan, Dong Xu and Naihao YeAustralia.- Evidence is rapidly accumulating that ocean acidification and elevated temperatures will have catastrophic consequences for marine organisms ...

Time to rethink aquaculture – for nature not just for people

Australia.- Marine aquaculture can be criticised for the negative effect it can have on the environment. But is it really that bad? Does aquaculture also ...

Dietary protein-to-lipid ratio is key for fish performance

Norway.- Simplified, fish farmers want to get the most out of their inputs – the fish and feed. However, fish farming is influenced by environmental ...

30 years of experimental evolution results in a new sex chromosome

Germany.- On 3 December 2018, the laboratory of Professor Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz published new findings of an experimental evolutionary project that ran for ...

Asian Pacific Aquaculture ’19 holds the Biggest Aquaculture Tradeshow in Chennai!

For every aspiring aquapreneur, the one question that is always hounding him is, “What next?” In India and throughout the world, the ecosystem of emerging ...

Billions of nanoparticles accumulate in marine organisms within six hours

UK.- A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs ...

New inspection and certification facility aims to boost fish trade in Africa

WorldFish and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will today launch the COMESA Fish Inspection and Certification Facility in Luangwa, Zambia on ...