Riding New Waves of Change in Aquaculture

The Netherlands.- The young and rapidly growing aquaculture industry is in constant flux. We identify key dynamics that not only foster change and growth in ...

Scottish salmon farming under review

Scotland.- The biggest review of the environmental impacts of the Scottish salmon industry for over fifteen years is underway.

Secretary of State visits Institute of Aquaculture

Scotland.- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove MP, had the opportunity to see first-hand how University of Stirling research is ...

Farmed seafood and livestock stack up differently using alternate feed efficiency measure

USA.- A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future found that, contrary to widely ...

New recommendations for growth of organic aquaculture

Norway.- Europe’s organic aquaculture industry has received a boost, thanks to an EU-funded initiative that revised the current EU regulatory framework. Not only will this ...

SEAFDEC to shrimp farmers – Don’t stock during cold months

The Philippines.- A study by SEAFDEC/AQD scientist Dr. Eleonor Tendencia has shown that a drop in temperature weakens the immune response of shrimp making them ...

Substances used in household goods affect the immune system of a coastal mussel

Singapore.- Perfluoalkyl substances (PFAS) is shorthand for a group of fluorinated compounds that have been used extensively in household products such as non-stick cookware, stain-resistant ...

USM Professor Testifies Before U.S. Senate on Future of Aquaculture

USA.- Dr. Kelly Lucas, Director of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center, spoke in Washington recently on the importance of aquaculture ...

Orleans project uses shellfish to reduce water nitrogen levels

USA.- As part of a three-year project that could pave the way to state approval of similar efforts, Orleans is using oyster farming to reduce ...

2017 PH fisheries output dips but aquaculture resurfaced

Manila, The Philippines (PNA).- The local aquaculture sector rebounded in 2017 from its 6.27-percent drop in 2016, a complete opposite of the entire Philippine fisheries’ ...