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Wild 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 ...

Genetics 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.

A 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 ...

New 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 ...

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 ...

Grant 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 ...

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.

Sharing 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 ...

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. ...

Professor 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 ...