Expanding aquaculture at the expense of wild salmon?
Norway.- Aimed at regulating growth in the Norwegian aquaculture industry, the Government’s new ‘traffic light’ system entered into force on 30 October. But are the ...
Read more2017 Report: Seafood Farming in Canada is Diverse, Sustainable & Growing
Ottawa, Canada.- Canada’s seafood farmers produced a solid year of sustainable growth and new jobs in 2016 according to a new report released today by ...
Read moreOyster researchers to trial putting the chill on POMS virus this summer
Tasmania, Australia.- IMAS scientists will give the deadly Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) virus the cold shoulder this summer as part of a new approach ...
Read moreRibbed mussels could help improve urban water quality
Washington, USA.- Ribbed mussels can remove nitrogen and other excess nutrients from an urban estuary and could help improve water quality in other urban and ...
Read moreOcean acidification affects mussels at early life stages
Kiel, Germany.- Mussels protect themselves against environmental disturbances and enemies through a hard, calcareous shell. Increased ocean acidification makes it difficult for organisms to form ...
Read moreHendrix Genetics opens innovative Chilean aquaculture breeding center
Located in Catripulli, in the commune of Curarrehue, the center was inaugurated this Tuesday 21. It will produce eyed eggs of Atlantic salmon and sea ...
Read moreHooked on aquaponics
Dearborn, USA.- The Aquaponics Project, a University of Pittsburgh student group bent on sustainable urban farming, won the grand prize of $10,000 and a Ford ...
Read moreINvertebrateIT Webinar – 12 December 2018
INvertebrateIT is a new EASME-funded European project with a goal to promote invertebrate production for: More sustainable fish feeds, Aquaculture competitiveness and diversification, Better waste ...
Read moreResearch highlights antimicrobial resistance risk in aquaculture
New research from WorldFish undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-food Systems (FISH) identifies means to lessen the use of antimicrobials, ...
Read moreASC and MSC release joint seaweed standard
Today the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced the launch of the ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard. The joint standard marks a ...
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