Could kelp be the new potato?

Norway.- A nutritious vegetable grows along our shores that we barely use. Scientists now want to investigate whether kelp can make up a greater part ...

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Future of the Sea: Ocean Acidification

Executive Summary Ocean acidification (OA) and climate change are both influenced by increasing carbon dioxide concentrations coming from the atmosphere. However, the distinction between OA ...

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Aquaponics rarely viable

By Albert SikkemaIt sounds smart and sustainable: combining fish and plant farming by using the fish’s waste water to feed the plants. The theory is ...

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Tomorrow’s fish farms will be unmanned

By Ingvil Snøfugl Robotics technology is making inroads into the aquaculture sector, making it possible to regulate facilities from onshore. Currently, service vessels with several ...

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A critical look at recent research and development in the area of seafood traceability

By Tejas Bhatt*There has been significant progress in the area of food traceability in recent years. Several food sectors, from produce to meat and poultry, ...

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Download presentations from Seminar on fish health, AquaNor 2017

Norway.- The seminar was a cooperation between Sernapesca, Chile, Norwegian Food Safety Authority and Norwegian Veterinary Institute.

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Salmon lice capable of developing tolerance to fresh and warm water treatment

Bergen, Norway.- Genetic variations mean that different families of salmon lice have different tolerances to freshwater and warm water. Both treatments are used to delouse ...

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Scientists link sex changing direction in fish to populations

UK.- More than 400 species of fish are sequential hermaphrodites: that’s to say, they are born one sex and change to the opposite sex later ...

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Study links fish stress hormones to whether they take the bait

Champaing, USA.- Take a fish out of water and its stress hormones will go up. Adrenaline and noradrenaline, the “fight or flight” hormones, peak first, ...

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U.S. Consumer Pulse Survey on Seafood – Results Summary

Minneapolis, USA.- Seafood is in higher demand than ever before, with 82 percent of Americans adding salmon, shrimp and tilapia to their lunch and dinner ...

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