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Waste in the water – New purification techniques for healthier aquatic ecosystems

Even tiny amounts of toxins in rivers and lakes can endanger aquatic organisms. The public has become more aware of this environmental problem in recent ...

tru® Shrimp and Oceanic Institute sign major agreement

USA.- The tru® Shrimp Company announced today it has signed an agreement with Oceanic Institute of Hawai`i Pacific University to develop a nucleus shrimp breeding ...

Improved risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins in lobster fishery

Australia.- A new IMAS-led study will refine lobster monitoring tools to reduce the costs associated with biotoxin risks to the Southern Rock Lobster fishery.

Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers

Urbana, USA.- The Mekong Delta is home to 15 million people, many of whom rely on the delta’s rich soil and water resources for farming ...

Ocean acidification a challenge for science, governments & communities

Australia.- A new IMAS-led paper published in the science journal Nature Climate Change has highlighted the challenges faced by scientists, governments and communities as rising ...

Volumes and Prices of Shrimp Down in June

USA.- Today, the Fisheries Statistic Division of NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released its report regarding shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico for ...

The Maldives set an example of sustainable seafood value chains

Fish is one of the most traded food commodities, and global consumption of fish and seafood has more than doubled since 1973. Over the same ...

Research on tiger shrimp immunostimulant wins top prize

The Phillipines.- A SEAFDEC/AQD scientific paper is a recent recipient of the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Award for 2018. The paper titled “A probiotic Bacillus ...

Biotoxin Research Targets Improved Seafood Safety

USA.- In the summer of 2016, the Department of Marine Resources closed a fishery in the Gulf of Maine and recalled shellfish across the state ...

Dark Data Sheds Light on Shellfish Parasites

USA.- Take a drive along Maine’s State Route 129, and as you wind along the Damariscotta River estuary, you will pass lobster boats, agricultural fields ...