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NTU scientists discover fish scale-derived collagen effective for healing wounds

Singapore.- Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have established that collagen derived from fish scales could be effective for various biomedical applications such ...

Get it right on fish intensity, get it right for aquaculture

Stockholm, Sweden.- A study from Bangladesh shows that intensification of aquaculture production can reduce some environmental impact, producing more using less. Over the past three ...

Four kinds of algal toxins found in San Francisco Bay shellfish

By Tim StephensUSA.- Researchers monitoring San Francisco Bay for algal toxins have found a surprising array of different toxins in the water and in mussels ...

UNCTAD and Vietnamese university to create a sustainable fisheries training centre

Geneva, Switzerland.- UNCTAD and the Nha Trang University of Viet Nam have agreed to open a new Regional Centre of Excellence in Viet Nam to ...

Foreign investors eyeing Philippine aquaculture

Philippine.- Aquaculture is gaining interest from foreign investors according to a delegate of the British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) trade mission during their tour ...

Global Fisheries to decline 20 percent by 2300

USA.- A new, long-view study of climate and the oceans suggests that, as a result of rising global temperatures, the world’s fisheries could be, on ...

Vietnam pangasius exports in 2017 totaled US$1.78 billion

Vietnam.- In 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports reached US$1.78 billion, up 4.3% over 2016. Of that, exports to the U.S and EU in December 2017 continued ...

Aquaculture Regulations to be Updated

Canada.- Government’s approach to regulating the aquaculture industry will improve with amendments to the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act introduced today, March 9.

Nigerian fish farmers are turning to production of smoked fish to prevent economic losses

By Ron Kinnunen*A Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training Course coordinated by Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University Extension, and the Great Lakes ...

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

By Ben Belton, Dave Little and Simon BushOver the past three decades, the global aquaculture industry has risen from obscurity to become a critical source ...