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USDA Catfish Products Purchase Program Announced

USA.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced plans to purchase catfish products for surplus removal.

Low folate in feed leads to fewer and weaker fish embryos

Norway.- Deficiencies in B vitamins such as folate and vitamin B12 affect the offspring’s genes. Studies on fish show that even a slight B vitamin ...

Milford’s Green Rooms: Growing Microalgae for Shellfish Aquaculture

USA.- Continuity is key when it comes to growing microalgae at the NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory in Milford, CT. The lab grow lots of it ...

20 Years Researching Harmful Algal Blooms Supports Sustainable Water Supply in Wichita

USA.- Two decades of harmful algal bloom, nutrient and sediment research by the U.S. Geological Survey is helping to support Wichita’s long-term vision of a ...

The closing ceremony of the project “Establishing a sustainable pangasius supply chain in Vietnam”

Viet Nam.- On March 29th, 2017, in Ho Chi Minh city, the Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre (VNCPC), Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) ...

New Safe Seafood Guides available for consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers

The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project has published three safe seafood guides that aim to help consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers understand the benefits and risks associated ...

Seaweeds could be the key to Parkinson’s disease cure, researchers find

Canada.- Seaweeds could hold the key to a cure for Parkinson’s disease, says a researcher at the University of New Brunswick. Thierry Chopin, a professor ...

CTSA Project Update: Aquaculture of ‘Opihi

by Anthony Mau, University of Hawaii Graduate ResearcherThere has never been a more exciting time for the aquaculture of ‘opihi ‘alinalina (Cellana sandwicensis), which is ...

Smoked salmon in France: Price structure in the supply chain

Belgium.- European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published “Smoked salmon in France: Price structure in the supply chain”.

Unrestricted improvements in fishing technology threaten the future of seafood

Spain.- Overfishing is one among many environmental problems that scientists expect to be exacerbated by climate change. A new study by the Institute of Environmental ...