INvertebrateIT Open Contest winners announced
On Friday 9 March, an international jury of experts gathered at CETGA (Aquaculture Technology Centre; www.cetga.org) to evaluate the eleven submissions to the INvertebrateIT Open ...
Read moreBreeding trouble: Meta-analysis identifies fishy issues with captive stocks
Australia.- A group of researchers based at the University of Sydney has uncovered patterns that may be jeopardising the long-term success of worldwide animal breeding ...
Read moreCleaner Mystic River could give shellfish farmers room to grow
By Judy BensonStonington, USA.– When the sewage treatment plant on the Mystic River was upgraded in 2015, probably few residents here imagined local shellfish farmers ...
Read moreNTU 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 ...
Read moreGet 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 ...
Read moreFour 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 ...
Read moreUNCTAD 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 ...
Read moreForeign 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 ...
Read moreGlobal 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 ...
Read moreVietnam 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 ...
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