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ASC targets small-scale farmers in Asia with new Improver Program

By Madelyn Kearns*The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched an initiative at the beginning of October aimed at helping seafood farmers not yet ready to achieve ...

Entrepreneurs aim to end ghostfishing

By Christina Benjaminsen* A small device, developed in Norway, will now be used in the battle against environmentally-unfriendly ghost fishing caused by lost or forgotten ...

Scientists seawater fuel discovery cuts demands on freshwater use

UK.- IN the fight against global warming, bioethanol fuel is seen as a climate-friendly alternative to petrol and its adoption has been encouraged by many ...

Abalone farm first to achieve certification in South Korea

Wando County in South Korea recently demonstrated its commitment to responsible seafood, as a local producer became the first in the country to achieve ASC ...

Mining Red Sea bacteria for industrial potential

Saudi Arabia.- Analyses of two bacterial strains in the Red Sea show they are enriched with gene clusters with potential to activate the synthesis of ...

The UAB and the ALBA Synchrotron collaborate in the search for new fish vaccines

Barcelona, Spain.- A research team from the IBB-UAB and the ALBA synchrotron is developing a new vaccine concept to protect farmed fish from the main ...

FDA Rejections of Antibiotic Contaminated Indian Shrimp Continue in September

USA.- For the month of September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that 4 out of the 66 (6.1%) total seafood entry line ...

Second Summer Shoal: continued success

Fish welfare should become a criterion in certification schemes. Training of staff in knowledge of the natural species-specific needs of the farmed fishes is a ...

Created “fishing simulator” for EU

Norway.- A computer tool now provides fishermen with a visual description of what is happening to fishing and the ecosystem in the ocean, depending on ...

Apply now to participate in the Fish 2.0 Global Aquaculture track online competition

Join Fish 2.0 if you are an aquaculture innovator interested in growing your venture by meeting investors and new business partners. Seafood ventures from any ...