Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters

UK.- The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study suggests.

The English version of the FISHWELL Atlantic salmon welfare handbook is out now

Norwegian.- The Norwegian version of the FISHWELL handbook on welfare indicators for Atlantic salmon has been available for over a year. From today, the handbook ...

The caviar market: Production, trade and consumption in and outside the EU

EUMOFA (European market observatory for fisheries and aquaculture products) has recently published a study on “The caviar market. Production, trade and consumption in and outside ...

Global project launched to protect marine biodiversity

New York, USA.- A new international effort to combat the negative environmental impacts of the transfer of aquatic species through ships has been launched this ...

New biocontainment strategy controls spread of escaped GMOs

Japan.- Hiroshima University (HU) researchers successfully developed a biocontainment strategy for genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Their new method prevents genetically modified cyanobacteria from surviving ...

Steroid synthesis discovery could rewrite the textbooks

Australia.- Steroids are essential molecules for life in all complex organisms such as animals and plants. Researchers from the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, ...

Canada’s Seafood Farmers Launch National Youth Initiative

Ottawa, Canada.- The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) announced today the official launch of its National Youth Council.

Researchers underscore importance of specific approach towards studying mycotoxins in aquaculture

The occurrence of mycotoxins, levels of contamination and their implications entering the feed production chain by the inclusion of cereal grains have gained importance globally ...

Biorefining of microalgae

Konstanz, Germany.- Within the framework of the “Biorefineries Technology Initiative” of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Professor Stefan Mecking from the Department of ...

The rise and rise of Queensland aquaculture

Australia.- Aquaculture in Queensland continues to thrive with the expansion of the Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture facility at Mossman.