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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.

Investigating how to make farmed fish immunity more robust

Spain.- Dr María Ángeles Esteban’s group is searching for new biomarkers involved in fish immunity and welfare in farmed environments. The Fish Immune System Group ...

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 ...

DNREC to accept applications for Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture leases on a first-come, first-served basis

Dover, USA.- DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will begin accepting more Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture lease applications postmarked after midnight Tuesday, Dec. 5 on ...

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 ...

Regional Collaboration for the Sustainable Development of Sandfish Aquaculture in the Pacific

Noumea.- In a first for the Pacific, SPC has facilitated a Regional Exchange on Sandfish Aquaculture for Reseeding, bringing together delegates from Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua ...

High level Tripartite Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance to be held in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia.- International and national animal and public health; and environment experts will gather in Phnom Penh for the fifth time to discuss the ...

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 ...

European Commission report demonstrates need to improve fish welfare regulation

Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the long awaited report into welfare aspects of transport and slaughter in European aquaculture, published this week by the European Commission ...