MSC sets out agenda to strengthen assurance model and revisions to certification requirements

UK.- The Marine Stewardship Council will release in 2018 the widely consulted changes to its Fisheries and Chain of Custody certification requirements, launch new initiatives ...

Alaska Sea Grant awards over $1 million for research

USA.- Alaska Sea Grant has selected six research projects for funding during 2018–2020, with the majority of the work getting underway next month.

Dartmouth Team Makes Breakthrough Toward Fish-Free Aquaculture Feed

Hanover, USA.- Dartmouth College scientists have discovered that marine microalgae can completely replace the wild fish oil currently used to feed tilapia, the second most ...

The EX-ACT manual for blue carbon, fisheries and aquaculture management project

Rome, Italy.- Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows are three carbon-rich natural habitats, collectively referred to as ‘blue carbon ecosystems’. Blue carbon is defined as ...

UNH Research Finds White Worms an Inexpensive Food Source for Aquarium Fish

Durham, USA.- Ornamental aquarium fish like the clownfish Nemo and his pal the royal blue tang Dory one day may be dining on high-quality yet ...

How climate change weakens coral ‘immune systems’

By: Pam Frost GorderColumbus, USA.- If this winter finds you stressed out and fighting a sinus infection, then you know something of what coral will ...

Marine vegetation can mitigate ocean acidification, UCI study finds

Irvine, USA.– Marine plants and seaweeds in shallow coastal ecosystems can play a key role in alleviating the effects of ocean acidification, and their robust ...

Vietnam pangasius sales to Brasil jumped

As of 15th Oct 2017, Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Brazil totaled US$79.6 million, up 66.2% over the same period last year. This is considered as ...

Improved diet for farmed shrimp larvae

SPAROS, a Portuguese SME, have developed a new feed that improves the growth and health performance of shrimp larvae, with important benefits for the aquaculture ...

Aid for oceans and fisheries in developing world drops by 30 percent

Canada.- Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study from UBC and Stockholm Resilience Centre researchers, published ...