Rich pickings from cod bones

Norway.- If the fishing industry can extract the collagen from fish bones, it could earn millions. Scientists have managed this in the lab. Now they ...

CTSA Project Update: Using local agriculture by-products to produce fungal protein for aquatic feeds

USA.- Microbial proteins, such as fungal biomass produced on low-cost feedstock, have gained significant attention as feed ingredients due to cost effectiveness and long-term sustainability. ...

New oil source for salmon?

Norway.- Preliminary trials and analyses of omega-3-rich oil from genetically modified rape seed indicate that it is safe to use in salmon feed.

New Oceana Canada report finds alarming amounts of seafood fraud in Ottawa

Ottawa, Canada.- A report released today from Oceana Canada, Mystery Fish: Seafood Fraud in Canada and How to Stop It, revealed alarming results of seafood ...

Jellyfish on the menu

Norwich, United Kingdom.- Squid, sole, dogfish, herring and cod all feed on baby jellyfish – according to new research from the University of East Anglia ...

Breeding for more omega-3 in salmon

Norway.- New findings have revealed differences in the heritability of EPA and DHA in Atlantic salmon. This is important knowledge for breeders.

A recording of the BlueBRIDGE webinar: New Generation Tools for Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the fastest growing animal food production sector in the world with continuously and rapid increase global production. However, the environment in which the ...

SSA Supports the Expansion of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System to Include Imported Seafood

USA.- One of the topics of concern raised during the 2017 Scientific Meeting of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (“NARMS”) was the failure of ...

Researchers unlock secrets of chemical communication between algae and bacteria

Germany.- If green algae of the species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii meet Pseudomonas protegens bacteria, their fate is sealed. The bacteria, measuring only some two micrometres, surround ...

Strong hosts help parasites spread farther

Japan.- Large, physically strong Masu salmon disperse farther when infected with parasites, potentially escaping from further infections at the contaminated site but ironically resulting in ...