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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Desalination: A Guide to Impacts, Monitoring and Management

Paris, France.- The first ever guidebook on the growing threat harmful algal blooms pose to seawater desalination plants has been published.

Protecting aquaculture by vaccinating fish

Netherlands.- Researchers with the EU-funded TARGETFISH project are using vaccines to help combat the outbreak of disease in farmed fish species.

New research reveals competitive males salmons can adjust sperm speed

New Zealand.- It’s a fish tale of a sexual nature that may impact our understanding of male fertility. A University of Canterbury doctoral researcher has ...

Tracking a parasite that’s ravaging fish

In Switzerland – not to mention the rest of Europe and the United States – freshwater fish are falling victim to a deadly disease that ...

Access free aquaculture course on HealthyFish platform and certify your knowledge

The Federation of European Aquaculture (FEAP) presented the HealthyFish platform, which establishes a standardized training program at European level for the aquaculture sector.

Hendrix Genetics moves into shrimp breeding

Hendrix Genetics partners with Integrated Aquaculture International LLC (iAqua) to accelerate the Kona Bay shrimp breeding program based in Hawaii and Malaysia.

iFarm will transform fish farming from stock management to individualized farming

Norway.- The Directorate of Fisheries has found that Cermaq’s iFarm concept to be within the scope of the Norwegian development licenses system. Cermaq has applied ...

Salmon stakes: Risks for the Tasmanian salmon industry

Canberra, Australia.- Salmon farming is a hot topic in Tasmania. The industry is responsible for over 2% of Gross State Product and over 1% of ...

BAP Certifies First North American Salmon Smokehouse

USA.- Congratulations to The MacKnight Food Group. The company’s smoked salmon processing plant in Miami, Florida, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the first ...

Micro solutions for a macro problem: How marine algae could help feed the world

By William Moomaw and Asaf Tzachor*Our planet faces a growing food crisis. According to the United Nations, more than 800 million people are regularly undernourished. ...