First production milestone at new Albany Shellfish Hatchery

Australia.- Aquaculture trials in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Abrolhos Islands and Cockburn Sound will be the beneficiaries of the first consignment of about 500,000 rock oyster ...

Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries optimises use of technology for policy implementation

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has employed digital technology innovation in order to supervise marine and fishery resources, to allow transparency of ...

University of Stirling receives £22 million for international research hubs

UK.- Two new international research centres – focussing on aquaculture and the environment – will be developed at the University of Stirling thanks to £22 ...

The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled

Osaka, Japan.- The messenger RNA (mRNA) that conveys genetic information has a region that can be translated into protein (translated region). A noncoding area (ncRNA), ...

The strange genetics of the fish that never grows up

By Bjarne Røsjø Oslo, Norway.- A tiny carp that can only be found in the waters in peat swamp forests in Indonesia and Malaysia, is ...

Vietnam shrimp exports EU rose in QI/2018

Vietnam.- EU was the largest export market of Vietnamese shrimp in the first quarter of this year. In the first quarter, the export value of ...

From fish to pharmaceuticals, UAH biology major reaps rewards after pursuing research opportunities

By Diana LaChance and Matthew ByrneZeina Sleiman couldn’t have predicted she’d end up waist-deep in the icy waters of Estill Fork when she took a ...

Closing the Loop on Sustainable Aquaculture

By Amy QuintonUSA.- On a farm just outside of Sacramento, hundreds of prehistoric-looking fish swim around in 50-foot diameter tanks. These are white sturgeon, the ...

Can Seaweed Cut Methane Emissions on Dairy Farms?

By Diane Nelson*Seaweed may be the super food dairy cattle need to reduce the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere. Early results from ...

Prime growing areas for B.C. oysters contain alarmingly high concentrations of plastic microbeads

Canada.- BC’s premier shellfish farming region is heavily contaminated with microplastics, according to a new SFU study.