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 ...

Significant rise in trout exports

Tehran, Iran (MNA).– High quality fish production of trout species in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province paved suitable ground for the considerable increase of this aqua ...

The Role of Shellfish Aquaculture in Reduction of Eutrophication in an Urban Estuary

USA.- Land-based management has reduced nutrient discharges; however, many coastal waterbodies remain impaired. Oyster “bioextraction” of nutrients and how oyster aquaculture might complement existing management ...

Dramatic decline in genetic diversity of Northwest salmon charted

By Eric Sorensen, WSU NewsPullman, USA.- Columbia River Chinook salmon have lost as much as two-thirds of their genetic diversity, Washington State University researchers have ...

Harnessing the power of algae: new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality

UK.- A new design of algae-powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially ...