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 ...

DNA testing reveals limited seafood fraud by Canadian retailers

Halifax, Canada.— A countrywide SeaChoice research project found seafood fraud in Canada is minimal, but on-package seafood labels generally lack critical information that would allow ...

National Aquaculture Extension Conference Proceedings Available Online

USA.- Presentations and conference proceedings from the National Aquaculture Extension Conference, held June 6-8 in Idaho, are now available online. 41 oral and nine poster ...

The adhesion of Chlamydomonas to surfaces is light-dependent

Germany.- Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out photosynthesis. Some unicellular algae actually use light to switch the adhesion of their ...

Algae Cultivation for Carbon Capture and Utilization Workshop Summary Report Released!

Washington, DC, USA.- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) published the Algae Cultivation for Carbon Capture and Utilization Workshop Summary Report. ...

Doing aquaculture as a business for small- and medium-scale farmers

Rome, Italy.- The “Practical Training Manual on Doing Aquaculture as a Business for Small and Medium-Scale farmers” is composed by two modules: Module 1 “The ...

B.C. Salmon farmers show results from record prices and strategic investment

Campbell River, Canada.– An independent economic analysis of the salmon aquaculture industry in British Columbia shows an increase of 37% over the past three years ...

Australian aquaculture set to double in value

Australia.- Australia’s aquaculture industries are set to double their value to $2 billion following today’s launch of the Federal Government’s National Aquaculture Strategy at the ...