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Smithsonian Scientist and Partners Revolutionize Vital Conservation Tool With Use of Gold Nanotechnology and Lasers

USA.- For more than 60 years, researchers have tried to successfully cryopreserve (or freeze) the embryo of zebrafish, a species that is an important medical ...

Female fish prefer averagely active lovers

Germany.- In evolution, a high sex drive does not always pay off. Female mosquitofish swim away from over-impetuous lovers because they leave them hardly any ...

OECD and FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low

Paris/Rome.- Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous peaks, as demand growth in a number of ...

FISHBOOST Results: Feed conversion ratio can be improved by selection for controlled lipid deposition

FISHBOOST researchers have shown that prevention of excessive lipid deposition improves feed conversion ratio in rainbow trout. This also increases, yet slowly, the efficiency at ...

Trials Show Success In Feeding U.S. Grains To Vietnamese Catfish

U.S. sorghum and corn may be on the menu soon for Vietnamese catfish, thanks to recent feeding trial results from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC).

Mid-Year Update on Ongoing CTSA Projects: IMTA of Shrimp and Sea Cucumbers

Hawaii, USA.- CTSA Midterm Progress Reports are due at the beginning of June each year. Although these reports are not as detailed as the annual ...

FISHBOOST results: Perceptions on aquaculture production and selective breeding

Miriam van Straten (EFFAB), Hervé Chavanne (Nofima)In the FISHBOOST project, one work package is dedicated to investigating existing perceptions of aquaculture production. The work consisted ...

Evaluating approaches to agricultural development

USA.- As the old saying goes, teaching someone to fish is far more helpful than just giving them a fish. Now, research from WorldFish and ...

Can farmed fish become vegetarian to reduce the industry’s eco-footprint?

Can carnivorous farmed fish become vegetarian? Trout is one of Europe’s main farmed fish. Its diet relies on catching wild fish. The goal is to ...

‘Weedy’ fish species to take over our future oceans

Australia.- University of Adelaide researchers have for the first time demonstrated that the ocean acidification expected in the future will reduce fish diversity significantly, with ...