Increasing our understanding of the impact of compounds produced by certain fish parasites

European aquaculture production provides direct employment to 80 000 people and has an estimated EUR 3 billion annual turnover. But parasites can cause severe disease ...

Unlabelled genetically modified salmon discovered sold into Quebec

Montreal, Canada.- Investigations by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Ecology Action Centre and the Quebec network Vigilance OGM reveal that the world’s first sale of ...

Scientists working with oyster farmers to tackle Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome this summer

Tasmania, Australia.- IMAS scientists are working with Tasmanian oyster farmers in preparation for the annual summer onset of the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) virus.

Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20 000 dairy cows

Sweden.- Worms and clams enhance the release of methane up to eight times more compared to sea bottoms without animals, shows a study by scientists ...

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.