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A national label for small-scale fisheries products – one way to improve competitiveness

France.- How best to defend the rights of small-scale fishermen, ensure they receive fair pay and boost their competitiveness? The EU-funded SUCCESS project thinks one ...

Seafood Import Monitoring Program for Shrimp Moves Ahead

Washington, USA.- Today, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) confirmed that they added ...

Special Virtual Issue free of JWAS for Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2017

To celebrate the opening of the WAS Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2017 convention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 24-27, 2017, the Journal of the World Aquaculture (JWAS) ...

GM plants promise fish oils aplenty

UK.- A new study highlights the complexity of plant lipid metabolism, the challenges of manipulating biosynthetic pathways and the rewards of being able to predict ...

Illinois’ ocean may provide the means for a fresh and locally-raised seafood market

USA.- While Illinois sits along one of the world’s largest freshwater resources, an ocean is closer than you might think. Look down. About 540 million ...

How do we assess the welfare of farmed salmon?

Norway.- We can’t ask a fish how it feels. Scientists have now compiled a manual for fish farmers and other interested stakeholders on what indicators ...

Strategy to scale-up fish industry’s competitiveness

The EU is the largest fish market in the world, but the EU’s own fisheries and aquaculture industries are facing tough competition from abroad. EU ...

Oyster farming to benefit from new genetic screening tool

UK.- The technology will enable hatcheries to rapidly assess the genetic make-up of their oysters, so they can select animals with desirable characteristics from which ...

Rainbow trout strain’s tolerance of a soy-based diet is linked to 63 genes

USA.- While rainbow trout are carnivorous, a selected strain performs well on a soy-based feed ― and tolerance of this vegetarian diet is linked to ...

Gathering all knowledge on crab

Norway.- A number of Nofima researchers are publishing a collection of the established knowledge and research results on king crab and snow crab in the ...