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BioMar launches a new, highly environmentally friendly vessel

Trondheim, Norway.- In two weeks’ time, the MS Nyksund, a new high-tech vessel for shipping fish feed will be put into service for BioMar. As ...

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.

New dietary recommendations for salmon

Norway.- Some of the recommendations on vitamin and mineral supplements in the feed for Atlantic salmon must be changed. This happens because a shift from ...

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 ...