Investigating optimal conditions for raising GE salmon
By Kelly FossCanada.- A Memorial master’s student is helping AquaBounty Canada to determine the best growing conditions for transgenic Atlantic salmon.
Read moreSharing innovative, water-saving agri-aquaculture experiences across the Near East and North Africa
Rome, Italy.- Water scarcity is a pressing concern around much of the world, and particularly in the Near East and North Africa region. FAO has ...
Read moreCTSA 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. ...
Read moreProfessor Receives Grant to Help Grow Georgia’s Oyster Production
USA.- Georgia Southern Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Sweeney Tookes, Ph.D., has received research funding to help oyster farmers in Georgia develop aquaculture methods for ...
Read moreCo-creation workshop on “Mediterranean Aquaculture: Trends & New product ideas”
On 30 November 2017, in Derio (Spain) our colleagues from AZTI, leader of the WP5: Product development, market and consumer assessment, has organized a Co-creation ...
Read moreNew approaches for breeding resistance to Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus
UK.- Salmon farming is worth approximately £1Bn to the UK economy and supports many rural and coastal communities. However, disease outbreaks have a major negative ...
Read moreStirling experts to help develop Indonesian aquaculture
Scotland.- Experts from the University of Stirling will provide vital support to tackle major challenges within the Indonesian aquaculture industry as part of a new ...
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreAuburn-developed vaccine could help prevent costly catfish disease
Auburn, USA.- Auburn researchers will use an almost $321,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to field-test a novel vaccine that would effectively and economically control ...
Read moreNew 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 ...
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