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 ...
Read moreUNESCO 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 ...
Read moreFDA 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, ...
Read moreSeafood 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 ...
Read moreAgriLife Researchers Address Declining Freshwater Mussel Population Statewide
By Gabe SaldanaUSA.- Jennifer Morton hovers methodically over a row of clear, water-filled containers on a tight-spaced industrial shelving system. She plucks a mollusk from ...
Read moreFixing the role of nitrogen in coral bleaching
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- Excess nitrogen is shown to disrupt coral-algae symbiosis, triggering bleaching even in the absence of heat and light stress. With coral ...
Read moreScientists Launch Global Agenda to Curb Social and Human Rights Abuses in the Seafood Sector
Arlington, USA.- As the United Nations Oceans Conference convenes in New York, a new paper calls on marine scientists to focus on social issues such ...
Read moreRising sea temperatures put seafood quality at risk
Australia.- Climate change and ocean acidification has the potential to reduce the quality of seafood, with flow-on effects for future food security and ecosystem stability, ...
Read moreGAA Report Identifies Steps for Better Management Of Harmful Algal Blooms
USA.- The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) on May 30 published a report detailing the series of massive harmful algal blooms (HABs) that impacted southern Chile ...
Read moreMystery of electric fish genus solved, new species identified
By Krishna RamanujanIthaca, USA.- Solving a 140-year old taxonomic puzzle, Cornell researchers have identified and described a new species of electric fish from the Ogooué ...
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