Caged blue mussels as environmental detectives

Norway.- Two researchers in a boat loaded with thousands of blue mussels, collected from a mussel farm in Lillesand. The boat heads out the Kristiansand ...

A Big Step towards Reducing Strep in Farm-Raised Tilapia

USA.- The United States annually imports nearly $1 billion worth of tilapia while producing another 30 million pounds ourselves. This makes tilapia the U.S.’s fourth ...

Helping fish fight their own battles

By Julia CleghornAustralia.- Researchers have discovered fish have an innate ability to avoid parasite infection, paving the way for new methods to prevent outbreaks in ...

Haddock quality better with live storage

Norway.- Trials with live storage of haddock are showing very promising results. If haddock is caught alive and kept in tanks up to slaughter, high ...

UO study moves seafood industry closer to farming gooseneck barnacles

By Tiffany WoodsUSA.- A study led by a University of Oregon marine biologist has moved the seafood industry one step closer to farming gooseneck barnacles, ...

Vietnam shrimp sales to EU climbed up 30%

Vietnam.- Shrimp imports into the EU accounts for about 30.6% of total worldwide imports, ranging from US$6-8 billion per year. In the past 10 years ...

Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution

by David MalmquistUSA.- When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia ...

Mould toxins can end up in fish feed

Bergen, Norway.- So far, fish have been spared the problem of mycotoxins produced by mould, but the increase of plant ingredients in farmed fish feed ...

Updated FIFO calculation by IFFO shows more salmonids produced than fish consumed in 2015

UK.- IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, has calculated new Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) for 2015 and for the first time FIFO figures for ...

Fungicides and antidepressants in rivers alter the swimming and feeding behaviour of some aquatic animals

Barcelona, Spain.- Surprisingly, low concentration of toxic chemical products in rivers –from fungicides to antidepressants- can change the swimming and feeding behaviours in some creatures, ...