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Strong mussels inherit ocean acidification resilience from parents

New Zealand.- Cawthron scientists have revealed preliminary findings from their Greenshell™ Mussel ocean acidification breeding trials. Dr Norman Ragg advised their trials indicate certain mussel ...

A Seaweed Derivative Could Be Just What Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Need

USA.- Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential as a low-cost, high-energy, energy source for both vehicle and grid applications. However, they suffer from significant capacity fading. ...

Vegetarian feed one of the keys to sustainable fish farming – IUCN report

France.- Making farmed fish more ‘vegetarian’ by feeding them terrestrial plants, algae, or other alternatives to feed made from wild fish will continue to reduce ...

EU hopes to increase the proportion of organic salmon

Norway.- Organic salmon can be difficult to find in European shops, and people do not know much about organic fish in general. New research highlights ...

Expanding International Markets for B.C.’s Seafood Sector

Courtenay, Canada.- The Government of Canada is committed to helping British Columbia’s seafood sector grow their businesses, expand and access new markets at home and ...

Researchers Strive to Reduce Cost and Time of Algal Biofuel Production

USA.- Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim, Washington, are working to lower the cost of producing biofuels from algae ...

Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers

USA.- Rice chemists develop hydrogel strings using compound found in sea creatures. Rice University chemists can thank the mussel for putting the muscle into their ...

UNESCO publishes first status report on ocean sciences around the world

Ocean sciences are led by a small number of industrialized countries although collecting data and taking the measure of the ocean’s health is a global ...

FDA Refused 22 Shrimp Entry Lines in April and May for Banned Antibiotics

USA.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding entry line refusals for the period running from Tuesday, April 18th through Friday, ...

Seafood Watch Upgrades recommendation of ASC-Certified Farmed Salmon to ‘Good Alternative’

Seattle, USA (GSI).- In an update to its Seafood Watch standards, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has today announced that farmed salmon, certified by the Aquaculture ...