Improving feed conversion ratio and its impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in aquaculture

Rome, Italy.- The study (workshop presentations, proceedings, GHG tool and recommendations) was carried out to improve FCR and asses its impact on reducing GHG emissions ...

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Tracking the spread of a deadly fish virus in the Pacific Northwest

New York, USA.- Pacific salmon and trout are vulnerable to infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), a pathogen that can be lethal to juvenile fish. A ...

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Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand

Providence, USA.- Brown University engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in making intricately ...

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Aquaculture would take a 10 percent annual growth to fill the world fish demand-supply gap in the early 2020s

Rome, Italy.- A short-term projection model is developed to assess and monitor potential future fish demand and supply gaps at the country (nearly 200 countries ...

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FDA Reports Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejections in August

USA.- After reporting no entry line refusals for shrimp contaminated with banned antibiotics in June and July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued ...

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Fish Study Shows Important Genome Interactions In Animal Cells

Miami, USA.- In a new study, researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science examined how the interaction of ...

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QIBEBT Generated Super-microalga for CO2 Fixation

China.- Microalgae can convert CO2 and solar energy to oil, which provide a potential solution for clean-energy production and value-added utilization of CO2. For the ...

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Fish food for marine farms harbor antibiotic resistance genes

China.- From isolated caves to ancient permafrost, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes for resistance have been showing up in unexpected places. As scientists puzzle over how ...

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Duke scientists map genomic atlas of your inner fish gut

USA.- Scientists have discovered a network of genes and genetic regulatory elements in the lining of the intestines that has stayed remarkably the same from ...

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Developing a forecast system for Atlantic albacore tuna

Germany.- Fish population dynamics models are essential tools used to estimate fishing impact and provide key indicators of exploitation. A EU-funded project is helping to ...

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