Molecular analysis says seaweed not ‘mermaid hair’

New Zealand.- Molecular analysis has confirmed an unusual seaweed hauled up on an anchor in the Bay of Islands late last year is not the ...

Fisheries Committee MEPs approve new EU-Mauritius fisheries Protocol

The new four-year-deal provides fishing opportunities for 40 tuna seiners and 45 surface long-liners, and a maximum of 20 supply vessels to assist the EU ...

Innovation and the Ripple Effect

Scotland.- Over the last three years, SAIC has connected companies who farm our waters with Scotland’s excellent universities – accelerating innovation, strengthening national food security ...

Perched on an aquaculture breakthrough

By Dan SimmonsMilwaukee, USA.- In a laboratory tank, 8,000 larval fish circle in schools, 18 days old and barely larger than an exclamation point. In ...

To build up mussels, you need to know your fish

USA.- Times are tough for 31 of Michigan’s 45 varieties of freshwater mussels. Sporting evocative names like wavy-rayed lampmussel and round pigtoe, these residents of ...

South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation: international measures become EU law

On 26 February 2018 the Council reached an agreement with the European Parliament on how to incorporate into EU legislation measures adopted by the South ...

Scientists discover key gene for producing marine molecule with huge environmental impacts

UK.- Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered a key gene for the synthesis of one of the world’s most abundant sulfur molecules. ...

Sustainable fisheries: New horizons for Pacific aquaculture

By Stephanie Lynch and Bernadette CarreonThree fishing companies – from Palau, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – were shortlisted for the finals of the global ...

Report maps the Norwegian bio economy

By: Magnar ForbordNorway.- A new report provides a combined overview of the Norwegian bio economy by outlining the current industrial uses of resources in forestry, ...

Promoting the consumption of nutrient-rich small fish species in Zambia

This booklet contains five fish-based recipes for pregnant and lactating women, and infants and young children as well as other members of the household. These ...