FAO warns of climate change impact on world’s most productive marine ecosystem: the Humboldt Current System

Santiago, Chile.- During recent decades, the Humboldt Current System produced more fish by surface unit than any other marine system; however, climate change could shift ...

Mangrove Crab hatchery facility to provide reliable seedstock in Northern Luzon

By Jesselle S LaranasThe Philippines.- The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) ...

Working for the present and future of aquaculture

Copenhagen, Denmark.- Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors, with its volume now accounting for more than half of world seafood production. ...

What we learned from the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report

The Netherlands.- The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 (SOFIA), which as ...

Aquaculture stakeholders seeks to increase fish production in Africa

Nigeria.- The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) has organized a workshop for Aquaculture stakeholders in Sub-Saharan Africa to brainstorm and develop plans for aquaculture ...

Fish reproduction: Two times a lady

Japan.- A DNA probing technique clarifies the mechanism behind clonal reproduction of female dojo loach fish, also providing insight into the ancestral origin of the ...

Stanford scientists show a controversial trawling ban did not hurt fishing communities

By Nicole Kravec* USA.- Fishing bans don’t have to hurt fishing communities, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers. The group tracked vessels ...

Small-scale fisheries threatened: Shared management, communication key to success

USA.- Intertidal ecosystems and the small-scale fisheries they support are an important part of coastal economies, environments, and cultures. Globally, fisheries such as the soft-shell ...

With fewer types of fish to catch, Maine fishermen may be losing their knowledge of the sea

Maine, USA.- Maine fishermen have a long history of being involved in fisheries management. Communication between harvesters and policymakers has been instrumental in the development ...

Farmed seafood to grow by 40 percent worldwide: UN

The United Nations says that aquaculture (Farmed Seafood) continues to grow faster than any other major food production sector in the world as it helps ...