Best quality achieved when cod are salted after rigor

Norway.- The results from Nofima’s research are unequivocal: live-stored cod for salted fish should not be salted until rigor has passed.

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Hawai Sea Grant awarded nearly $1M for aquaculture research

Hawai, USA.- The University of Hawai’i Sea Grant College Program has received nearly $1 million for aquaculture research in support of food security research, education ...

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Climate change a threat to even the most tolerant oysters

New Orleans, USA.- Climate change-associated severe weather events may cause flooding that threatens the survival of the Olympia oyster, new research suggests. The findings will ...

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Ecolabelling no help in sustainable seafood sales

Norway.- How does labelling products and putting up signs in stores affect consumer choices, especially if you are trying to encourage consumers to buy sustainable ...

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Asian Catfish Genome Decoded

Japan.- The striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus makes its home in the legendary Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia and largest inland fishery in ...

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Study Evaluates Technologies for Early Warning of Algal Toxins in Shellfish

USA.- As harmful algal blooms and related human health concerns increase, there is an increasing need to identify and test technologies that may improve existing ...

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Growing algae more sustainably for biofuel production

USA.- Because fossil fuels emit pollutants that are harmful to both the environment and public health, researchers are diligently exploring more sustainable alternatives. One of ...

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Revolutionising the Nile tilapia breeding program by using the genetic code (DNA)

Norway.- Tilapia, a tropical fish, is an important aquaculture species farmed in more than 100 countries, and after carp is the second most important aquaculture ...

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Technology focus: Hydrolicer – non-medicinal sea lice management

Scotland.- Knowledge Exchange Officer at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Sam Houston, recently visited Scottish salmon producer, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland in the Shetland Islands ...

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Do Mussels Reveal the Fate of the Oceans?

USA.- More than 10 million tons of plastic debris enter the oceans every year and are found in nearly every oceanic layer. They start out ...

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