Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers

USA.- Rice chemists develop hydrogel strings using compound found in sea creatures. Rice University chemists can thank the mussel for putting the muscle into their ...

UNESCO publishes first status report on ocean sciences around the world

Ocean sciences are led by a small number of industrialized countries although collecting data and taking the measure of the ocean’s health is a global ...

FDA Refused 22 Shrimp Entry Lines in April and May for Banned Antibiotics

USA.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding entry line refusals for the period running from Tuesday, April 18th through Friday, ...

Seafood Watch Upgrades recommendation of ASC-Certified Farmed Salmon to ‘Good Alternative’

Seattle, USA (GSI).- In an update to its Seafood Watch standards, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has today announced that farmed salmon, certified by the Aquaculture ...

AgriLife Researchers Address Declining Freshwater Mussel Population Statewide

By Gabe SaldanaUSA.- Jennifer Morton hovers methodically over a row of clear, water-filled containers on a tight-spaced industrial shelving system. She plucks a mollusk from ...

Fixing the role of nitrogen in coral bleaching

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- Excess nitrogen is shown to disrupt coral-algae symbiosis, triggering bleaching even in the absence of heat and light stress. With coral ...

Like a slice of pizza, a curvature could give fish fins their strength

Providence, USA.- Pizza enthusiasts know well that a simple u-shaped curvature at the crust can keep a thin slice from drooping over when lifted from ...

World first: Icelandic capelin is MSC certified

The Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) capelin fishery is the first capelin fishery in the world to be MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

New Study Finds Return on Investment for Government Spending on Aquaculture

USA.- Federal investments in aquaculture account for a small fraction of all government-funded research spending but result in a significant return on investment in terms ...

Shrimp Can Be Traced Back to Their Country of Origin Through Elemental Profiling

Washington, USA.- A new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report finds that farmed shrimp from Thailand, Vietnam, and India could be traced back to their countries ...