Urgent action on risks to aquaculture workers needed, study finds

UK.- Health and safety within the global aquaculture industry is widely overlooked – despite the sector posing a great risk to workers, according to University ...

Key ocean fish can prevail with changes to farmed fish, livestock diets

Washington, USA.- Anchovies, herring, sardines and other forage fish play an essential role in the food web as prey for seabirds, marine mammals and larger ...

Aquaculture drives seafood export earnings

New Zealand.- New Zealand’s export earnings from seafood are on the rise, with aquaculture leading the way, says Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash.

Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology

New Zealand.- Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of a new innovative trawl technology for commercial operations in some deep water fisheries – the ...

Evaluating the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Seafood – A Global Approach

Vienna, Austria.- The IAEA is launching a new 4-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) starting in 2019 to advance understanding on the effects of ocean acidification ...

Conformity trumps riskiness in social fish

UK.- Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that more sociable fish suppress their own personality when they are with a partner.

Greener Industry from algae network

A collaborative network bringing researchers and industry together is developing ways to use microalgae for the creation of high-value chemicals, ingredients and low-carbon biofuel. High ...

A new DNA editing toolkit for algae

USA.- Michigan State University scientists have released a new genetic engineering toolkit for the algal species Nannochloropsis oceanica. It is of interest for the production ...

The wisdom of pearl farming

By Kirsten Flint*Why exactly do little white nuggets from the sea cost so much? And how have humans hacked the biological process that makes them? ...

Choice matters: The environmental costs of producing meat, seafood

USA.- Which food type is more environmentally costly to produce—livestock, farmed seafood, or wild-caught fish? The answer is, it depends. But in general, industrial beef ...