Good status for imported seafood

Bergen, Norway.- Seafood imported to Norway in 2015 was of overall good quality and rarely exceeded the applicable maximum limits for contaminants and infective agents.

The sea cucumber genome points to genes for tissue regeneration

China.- A new high-definition genome sequence of the sea cucumber provides molecular insights into its ability to regenerate, according to a new study publishing 12 ...

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Fishing for New Antibiotics

By Kim KriegerUSA.- Two potent antibacterials found in fish do their dirty work in unexpected ways, report UConn chemists and colleagues in a paper accepted ...

MedAID leads H2020 project session at Spain’s Aquaculture National Congress

The Rectorate and Conference center of the University of Zaragoza hosted Spain’s 14th Aquaculture National Congress, from 3 to 5 October 2017. Around 300 aquaculture ...

Official fish trade hugely underestimates global catches

UK.- Conservation of dwindling fish stocks is being severely hampered by poor controls on global trade, according to research published today in Scientific Reports.

New dietary recommendations for salmon

Norway.- Some of the recommendations on vitamin and mineral supplements in the feed for Atlantic salmon must be changed. This happens because a shift from ...

Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejections Make Up Nearly One-Quarter of the FDA’s Seafood Entry Line Refusals in September

USA.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding import refusals for September through September 22, 2017. Over the first three weeks ...

Climate change, population growth may lead to open ocean aquaculture

By Mark FloydCorvallis, USA.- A new analysis suggests that open-ocean aquaculture for three species of finfish is a viable option for industry expansion under most ...

FDA and USDA Could Strengthen Efforts to Prevent Unsafe Drug Residues

USA.- Ninety percent of the seafood eaten in the United States is imported, and about half of that is raised on fish farms. Farmers may ...