Deafness in farmed salmon linked to accelerated growth

Melbourne, Australia.- Half of the world’s farmed salmon are part deaf due to accelerated growth rates in aquaculture, new research has found. The results now ...

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Study Reveals Evolutionary History of Imperiled Salmon Stocks

USA.- New technologies for analyzing DNA may transform how imperiled species are considered and managed for conservation protection, according to a study published today in ...

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Mercury is altering gene expression

Swiss.- The mercury found at very low concentrations in water is concentrated along the entire food chain, from algae via zooplankton to small fish and ...

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Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in U.S. freshwaters

Medford, USA.- Harmful algal blooms known to pose risks to human and environmental health in large freshwater reservoirs and lakes are projected to increase because ...

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Oceans have vast, untapped potential for sustainable aquaculture

USA.- Covering 70 percent of Earth’s surface, the world’s oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the ...

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Regional Consultation on Responsible Production and Use of Feed and Feed Ingredients for Sustainable Growth of Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific

A regional consultation on aquaculture feed production and use in Asia-Pacific was therefore conducted by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration ...

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‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive

UK.- Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to “inefficient” traditional fishing methods, new research suggests. The Fal oyster fishery is home to ...

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AQUAEXCEL2020: Seventh Call for Access

On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project will invite proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the ...

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Researchers and fishing companies form coalition for sustainable seas

Stockholm, Sweden.- A new article in the scientific journal PNAS describes how researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University convened the CEOs of several ...

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Peru: Fishery sector exports up 61.5% in 1st half 2017

Lima (Andina).- Between January and June 2017, fishery exports value and volume expanded 61.5% and 92.4%, respectively, Peru’s National Fisheries Society (SNP) reported.

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