The rise of turfs – flattening of global kelp forests

Australia.- Research published today into the state of kelp forests around the world shows they are being degraded into flat seascapes carpeted by short, unwanted ...

Minnesota Sea Grant Releases Food-Fish Aquaculture Workshop Summary

USA.- Minnesota Sea Grant announces the release of a report from the state’s first-ever food-fish aquaculture workshop at which Sea Grant brought aquaculture experts from ...

Using light to find blood in fish

Norway.- An advanced light meter developed by Nofima is set to revolutionise the processing of fish. White fish can be sorted according to the amount ...

Aquatic export expected to hit 9 billion USD in 2018

Hanoi, Vietnam.- The Directorate of Fisheries has set a seafood export value of 9 billion USD for 2018, as heard at a conference held on ...

Scale-eating fish adopt clever parasitic methods to survive

USA.- A small group of fishes — possibly the world’s cleverest carnivorous grazers — feeds on the scales of other fish in the tropics. The ...

Research shows streams can be used as diagnostic tools for ecosystem health

USA.- When excess fertilizer from farms and cities runs off into water supplies, it can lead to severe human health and economic consequences. Utah County ...

Nanowrinkles could save billions in shipping and aquaculture

Australia.- Sydney scientists have developed nanowrinkled coatings that could avoid the build-up of damaging biological material and save some of the $320 million annually spent ...

Feinstein Institute discovers genes that repair spinal cord in fish are also in humans

Manhasset, USA.- Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Associate Professor Ona E. Bloom, PhD, along with colleagues at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), published ...

China’s Changing Tides: Shifting Consumption and Trade Position of Chinese Seafood

Utrecht, The Netherlands.- China’s domestic seafood supply is set to stagnate, while demand continues to rise. This will bring opportunities for global companies, such as ...

A hard shell: how mussels are affected by ocean acidification

Scientists studying calcium in a marine environment have discovered a direct link between the acidification of the seas in a changing climate and the rate ...