Resource-efficient rainbow trout benefits the aquaculture industry, consumers and the environment

Finland.- Through selective breeding, it is possible to prevent excessive lipid deposition in rainbow trout, which improves not only the feed conversion ratio, but also ...

Making Earth observation data accessible to aquaculture

Netherlands.- New online information services – based in part on data gleaned from Europe’s satellite network – will enable aquaculture to make more informed business ...

How to make the fish farming industry more climate friendly

Norway.- A new Master’s thesis shows that a renewable wind and solar energy solution can cut emissions by 50 per cent and at the same ...

Shell colour variation in farmed Litopenaeus vannamei

The regular shell colour of farmed Litopenaeus vannamei is oﬀ -white to greenish-white but instances of L. vannamei with brown-shell colour do occur in farmed ...

Aquaponics Provides Sustainable Fresh Fish, Produce

Ames, USA.- Aquaponics, a union of hydroponics and aquaculture, provides a fast, efficient method of producing both plant and fish crops. Aquaponics systems use fish ...

Guidelines on keeping illegally caught fish from global supply chains near ‘finish line’

Rome, Italy.- A push to establish internationally-agreed standards to keep illegally caught fish off store-shelves and consumers’ plates has taken an important step forward, the ...

Greenhouse gas effect caused by mangrove forest conversion is quite significant

USA.- Clear-cutting of tropical mangrove forests to create shrimp ponds and cattle pastures contributes significantly to the greenhouse gas effect, one of the leading causes ...

As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system

USA.- The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish’s swimming ...

The European research project PrimeFish delivers its first results on seafood consumption patterns

Vigo, Spain.- From the 4th to the 6th of April the European project PrimeFish, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission has ...

Professors shed light on pearl oysters

USA.- It’s rare to find an oyster with a pearl in it, but the iridescent material — called nacre — that coats the inside of ...