Wisconsin Sea Grant research explores walleye for aquaculture

By Aaron ConklinMore than a thousand walleye are in the six sets of circular water tanks at the UW-Stevens Point Aquaponics Innovation Center in Montello, ...

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Chinese Hairy Crab Farm Attains BAP Certification

USA.- Add hairy crab to the list of species represented in the industry-leading Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program.

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Caged blue mussels as environmental detectives

Norway.- Two researchers in a boat loaded with thousands of blue mussels, collected from a mussel farm in Lillesand. The boat heads out the Kristiansand ...

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A Big Step towards Reducing Strep in Farm-Raised Tilapia

USA.- The United States annually imports nearly $1 billion worth of tilapia while producing another 30 million pounds ourselves. This makes tilapia the U.S.’s fourth ...

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Phages an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics in aquaculture

Spain.- Researchers from AZTI, Biopolis S.L. (Spain), University of Aveiro (Portugal) and the Aguacircia Aquaculture company (Portugal) have evaluated the impact of the use of ...

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Concentrated CO2 accelerates growth of algae

The Netherlands.- A new air capture technology, developed by the University of Twente, captures CO2 from atmospheric air in a cheap and efficient way. The ...

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Ocean views from your desktop or device

Australia.- South Australia’s fishing, aquaculture and other marine industries now have access to high resolution real-time ocean forecasts of ocean currents with the development of ...

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Helping fish fight their own battles

By Julia CleghornAustralia.- Researchers have discovered fish have an innate ability to avoid parasite infection, paving the way for new methods to prevent outbreaks in ...

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Haddock quality better with live storage

Norway.- Trials with live storage of haddock are showing very promising results. If haddock is caught alive and kept in tanks up to slaughter, high ...

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UO study moves seafood industry closer to farming gooseneck barnacles

By Tiffany WoodsUSA.- A study led by a University of Oregon marine biologist has moved the seafood industry one step closer to farming gooseneck barnacles, ...

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