From Tank to Table: Aquaponics Research at USM
Portland, USA.- The leaves may have fallen outside, but inside, students in USM’s Environmental Science and Policy program have been seeing green all semester long.
Read moreRAS 500 – a small scale laboratory system for shrimp cultivation at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
In June 2017 a small scale RAS laboratory system for shrimp cultivation was installed at the laboratory of the Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk, ...
Read moreNew vessel biofouling rules on their way
New Zealand.- International vessel operators need to be aware of strict new rules for managing biofouling that will come into force early next year, says ...
Read moreSeaweed could hold key to environmentally friendly sunscreen
UK.- A compound found in seaweed could protect human skin from the damaging impact of the sun without causing harm to marine ecosystems.
Read moreWild fisheries landings decline while aquaculture surges
Landings of wild-caught fish in OECD countries are 40% below their late 1980s peak and continue to decline, while aquaculture production has been increasing at ...
Read moreGenetics improves fish resistance
Norway.- The combination of three genetic markers on three chromosomes can be the key to high survival after viral infection in salmon farming.
Read moreA new solution to cleaning wastewater on shrimp farms
By Jeanine MoyerGuelph, Canada.- Ontario shrimp farmers could soon be going green – with algae. New research is using algae to naturally clean recirculating saltwater ...
Read moreNew European alliance to save the European flat oyster
UK.- Marine Biologist Dr Joanne Preston has helped to establish a European alliance for the conservation of the European flat oyster. If successful, it could ...
Read moreRich 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 ...
Read moreGrant Funds Available for Regional Aquaculture Pilot Projects
USA.- As part of our efforts to foster responsible aquaculture and seafood security in the US, NOAA Fisheries has provided $1.5 million to support aquaculture ...
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