Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor

San Francisco, USA.- Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie ...

Catch Shares Slow the Race to Fish

Durham, USA.- A detailed analysis of 39 U.S. fisheries by Duke University economists offers strong new evidence that catch shares curb the “race to fish” ...

Low folate in feed leads to fewer and weaker fish embryos

Norway.- Deficiencies in B vitamins such as folate and vitamin B12 affect the offspring’s genes. Studies on fish show that even a slight B vitamin ...

Milford’s Green Rooms: Growing Microalgae for Shellfish Aquaculture

USA.- Continuity is key when it comes to growing microalgae at the NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory in Milford, CT. The lab grow lots of it ...

New Safe Seafood Guides available for consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers

The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project has published three safe seafood guides that aim to help consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers understand the benefits and risks associated ...

Smoked salmon in France: Price structure in the supply chain

Belgium.- European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published “Smoked salmon in France: Price structure in the supply chain”.

Aquaculture is polluting Chile’s rivers with a cocktail of dissolved organic substances

Tasty, versatile, and rich in essential omega-3 fatty acids: salmon is one of the most popular edible fish of all. Shops sell fish caught in ...

The cod-battle is finally over: Researchers find genomic divergence in Atlantic cod populations

In this thesis, I have investigated the genetic makeup of several different cod populations that are experiencing different environmental conditions and have different life history ...

New technology and management techniques could lift European aquaculture industry

Aquaculture is a booming industry, but growth in Europe is falling behind the rest of the world. One EU-funded project has developed new concepts and ...

Genetic Key to Salt-Tolerance Discovered in Tilapia Fish

Most fish live either in freshwater or saltwater, but others, including tilapia, have the remarkable ability to physiologically adjust to varying salinity levels — a ...