Nanotechnology opens new pathway for PCAARRD’s ISP on Tilapia

By Loureeda C. Darvin, Norida P. Samson*The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) ...

SA scientists continue to help protect oyster industry

Australia.- South Australian scientists will continue to lead the nation’s effort to safeguard valuable oyster industries from the threat of disease, after extra funding has ...

Research reveals link between warming and lobster disease

By David Malmquist*USA.- New findings reveal that as coastal waters in the northeastern U.S. continue to warm—bottom temperatures in Long Island Sound have increased 0.7°F ...

Mussels reveal secrets of reproductive ‘chemistry’

Australia.- In relationships, “chemistry” is usually that “special something”, but Deakin chemists are on the brink of understanding the real chemistry of attraction in mussels. ...

Teaching the next generation of fish farmers for the aquaculture industry

By Unni Skoglund*Norway.- We need to know more, and teach more people, about aquaculture so we can use the ocean’s resources to the greatest extent ...

Making aquafeed more sustainable: Scientists develop feeds using a marine microalga co-product

Dartmouth scientists have created a more sustainable feed for aquaculture by using a marine microalga co-product as a feed ingredient. The study is the first ...

Gene expression response to sea lice in salmon skin

UK.- Scientists have identified gene expression responses that may help understand why some salmon are more resistant to sea lice than others.

Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production

Japan.- Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have honed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising target for ...

‘Musseling Up’ clinical trial aims to provide facts about shellfish benefits

New Zealand.- New Zealand’s iconic Greenshell™ mussels (GSM) are world-famous for their delicious taste, but now a clinical trial is about to get underway that ...

Aquaculture has a long way to go

Canada.- Tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure has been invested into the aquaculture sector in our province over the last 25 years, yet the ...