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 ...

WDFW denies permit for company to place 800,000 Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound net pens

Olympia, USA.- Citing the risk of fish disease transmission, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has denied permission for Cooke Aquaculture to transport 800,000 ...

Bermeo Tuna World Capital, a global initiative that fosters good practices and sustainability in the tuna sector, has emerged

Bermeo, Spain.- Bermeo Tuna World Capital, an association whose challenge is to foster the sustainable management of tuna through knowledge and leadership of good practices ...

Green crab predation identified as cause of Maine clam decline

USA.- Juvenile soft-shell “steamer” clams are not surviving to adulthood due to high levels of predation, according to Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology ...

Freshwater critters rely much less on food originating on land than previously thought

Seattle, USA.- Zooplankton, the living tiny animals in water, are an important component of freshwater food webs, sustaining many freshwater fisheries. It has long been ...

Researchers Use LiDAR to Locate Invasive Fish and Preserve a National Treasure

Washington, USA.- For decades the National Park Service has been locked in a battle against lake trout, an invasive fish with a voracious appetite that ...