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Welfare of fish used in scientific trials on the agenda

Norway.- We use many thousands of animals in experiments yearly. The most used species in Norway is not mice but a fish: the Atlantic salmon. ...

Diversification in aquaculture as a response to drivers, including climate change

Rome, Italy.- Aquaculture continues to grow as an important source of food, as both wild fisheries reach their limits or are declining, and the demand ...

How to grow animal feed with highly saline water in UAE

Analysts reckon that per capita meat consumption is set to increase in the UAE thanks to population growth and high living standards. By some estimates, ...

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 ...