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Guidelines on keeping illegally caught fish from global supply chains near ‘finish line’

Rome, Italy.- A push to establish internationally-agreed standards to keep illegally caught fish off store-shelves and consumers’ plates has taken an important step forward, the ...

Greenhouse gas effect caused by mangrove forest conversion is quite significant

USA.- Clear-cutting of tropical mangrove forests to create shrimp ponds and cattle pastures contributes significantly to the greenhouse gas effect, one of the leading causes ...

As fins evolve to help fish swim, so does the nervous system

USA.- The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish’s swimming ...

The European research project PrimeFish delivers its first results on seafood consumption patterns

Vigo, Spain.- From the 4th to the 6th of April the European project PrimeFish, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission has ...

Professors shed light on pearl oysters

USA.- It’s rare to find an oyster with a pearl in it, but the iridescent material — called nacre — that coats the inside of ...

Participatory market chain approach: An unidentified sustainable supply chain model to boost fish nurseries

In Nepal the prevalence of low quality and seasonal access to fish seed is an important restriction on the development of the aquaculture sector. Commercialisation ...

Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor

San Francisco, USA.- Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie ...

Catch Shares Slow the Race to Fish

Durham, USA.- A detailed analysis of 39 U.S. fisheries by Duke University economists offers strong new evidence that catch shares curb the “race to fish” ...

Transnational Access in EMBRIC

The EMBRIC Transnational Access program has the objective to foster maturation of research projects in the field of marine biotechnology, giving access to selected Access ...

How to clamp down on cyanide fishing

San Francisco, USA.- Spraying cyanide near coral reefs teeming with tropical creatures can quickly and cheaply stun ornamental fish that can then be scooped up ...