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Baby Fish Exercising, a Surprising Source of Adaptive Variation in Fish Jaws

Amherst, USA.– An unspoken frustration for evolutionary biologists over the past 100 years, says Craig Albertson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is that genetics ...

Shellfish aquaculture from space

France.- Since the launch of the Sentinel-2A and 2B satellite constellation by the European Space Agency, new opportunities opened for aquaculture monitoring from Space. Due ...

Rice U. scientists reel in structure of salmon virus

USA.- The structure of a protein key to the survival and spread of a virus that affects salmon could inform strategies to treat the flu ...

Catch the How-to Video Series “UKNOW: Aquaponics”

By Allen Pattillo, Grant WallAmes, USA.- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Aquaponics and Fisheries Specialist Allen Pattillo has released a series of videos that ...

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 ...