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Vietnam shrimp sales to EU climbed up 30%

Vietnam.- Shrimp imports into the EU accounts for about 30.6% of total worldwide imports, ranging from US$6-8 billion per year. In the past 10 years ...

Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution

by David MalmquistUSA.- When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia ...

Fueling the Future with Seaweed

USA.- Researchers from UConn and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are leading a project that recently secured major funding from the U.S. Department of Energy ...

Department of Biology researchers bring fish hatchery back to life

USA.- The Department signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to allow University biology students and faculty to use ...

Mould toxins can end up in fish feed

Bergen, Norway.- So far, fish have been spared the problem of mycotoxins produced by mould, but the increase of plant ingredients in farmed fish feed ...

Updated FIFO calculation by IFFO shows more salmonids produced than fish consumed in 2015

UK.- IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, has calculated new Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) for 2015 and for the first time FIFO figures for ...

Victorian Aquaculture Mussels Up With New Sites

Australia.- Victoria’s mussel growing industry in Port Phillip and Western Port is set to expand following the allocation of 65 hectares of water to six ...

Vietnamese fish farmer expands IPA System to Aquaponics

Vu Thi Tham is among the first intensive pond aquaculture (IPA) adopters in Northern Vietnam, learning the IPA concept from a seminar organized by USSEC ...

Fish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate

By David TenenbaumUSA.- Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene ...

Fungicides and antidepressants in rivers alter the swimming and feeding behaviour of some aquatic animals

Barcelona, Spain.- Surprisingly, low concentration of toxic chemical products in rivers –from fungicides to antidepressants- can change the swimming and feeding behaviours in some creatures, ...