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First Squid Fishery in the World Certified as Sustainable

Washington, D.C.– The U.S. Northeastern Longfin Inshore Squid fishery in the Northwest Atlantic is the first squid fishery in the world to achieve MSC certification ...

UNH researchers find invasive seaweed makes fish change their behavior

Durham, USA.- When it comes to finding protection and a safe feeding ground, fish rely on towering blades of seaweed, like kelp, to create a ...

Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry – new research

By Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Lina Mtwana Nordlund and Richard K.F. UnsworthSeafood consumption is both a love and a necessity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. ...

Tipping the scales – Fish farm generating future fisheries

UK.- The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton, Nottinghamshire, is continuing to break records for producing healthy fish for re-stocking.

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces that shellfish aquaculture has begun in Delaware’s Inland Bays

Dover, USA.- When a new shellfish grower recently placed his first shipment of tiny oysters in growing cages in Rehoboth Bay, it marked the physical ...

Symbiotic Plankton: Providers or Parasites?

By Sophie ProtheroeOkinawa, Japan.- Out at sea, a scientist holds a plankton sample up to the light and observes the shimmering contents. This sparkling spectacle ...

Cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Norway in different fields in aquaculture sector

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.- The Kingdom of Norway has expressed its interest to be part of the overall development plan for the aquaculture sector in Saudi ...

An eco-friendly cure for a global fish-killing disease

By: Kurt Buchmann*Denmark.- Parasites are as a rule very picky about who they infect. But there are always exceptions. The so-called ‘fish killer’ is a ...

Keep saying yes to fish twice a week for heart health

Dallas, USA.- A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish- especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week ...

NMSU professor explores pharmaceutical uses for algae

By Adriana M. ChavezLas Cruces, USA.- An assistant professor at New Mexico State University is looking into whether algae could one day take the place ...