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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 ...

Salmon and trout producers unite against key barrier to sector growth

Scotland’s leading salmon and trout producers have united in a bid to extend the usage and efficacy of the two most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments.

Webinar: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Management Scenarios within Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management

The project MareFrame encourages a more widespread use of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). Social and economic issues are at the core of ...

Search for champion shrimp to fight for fish farmers

Australia.- James Cook University scientists are trying to find a natural way to curb huge stock losses in the fish farming industry, with a search ...

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 ...