Category: Marine Science
Stirling contributes to new handbook on salmon welfare. The aquaculture industry is set to benefit from the new handbook – created in collaboration with the University of Stirling – which will help a wide range of ...
Lumpfish genome mapped. The entire DNA sequence encoding the genes (genome) of the lumpfish (lumpsucker) has now been mapped, enabling the study of all the genes that contribute to traits such as growth, disease resistance ...
EFSA concern over exposure to dioxins and PCBs. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has confirmed the conclusion of previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs – environmental pollutants present at low levels ...
£5.1 million for UK aquaculture research and innovation, with vaccines made using algae, being developed to keep fish free from disease and help protect the UK’s aquaculture industry. The project is one of 12 to ...
Vella dedicates award to Ocean Alliance – Karmenu Vella, the European Commission for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has donated prize money from receiving the prestigious German Ocean Award to Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Sustainable Ocean Alliance ...
Dead fish to power cruise ships in a new scheme to use green energy for polluting cruise liners. According to a report in The Guardian, the leftovers of fish processed for food and mixed with ...
Call to help save rare skate by scientists who are calling on Scotland’s anglers to help save one of the largest and rarest creatures in British waters. The common or flapper skate can grow more ...
New aquaculture research agreement. The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading aquaculture R&D company focused on improving productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the aquaculture industry, has signed a licensing and research agreement with AquaBounty ...
£1.28m R&D support for Scottish Sea Farms – Scottish Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million in R&D support from Scottish Enterprise towards its pioneering work to further enhance fish welfare and go beyond compliance ...
Rare shark nursery found off Ireland in July, during a “SeaRover” survey by the Marine Institute, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Holland 1 deployed from Irish Lights ship Granuaile. The ROV filmed a large ...
Øyvind Brevik, a Cermaq researcher defends his PHD on intracellular bacteria – important for improved mitigation of fish diseases. In his doctorate theses, Brevik has developed genotyping tools for identifying bacteria causing disease in fish. ...
Oceans absorb more heat than previously thought. For each of the past 25 years, oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy that is 150 times the energy humans produce as electricity annually, according to ...
Blue Carbon Forum launched. A new research programme will measure the ability of Scotland’s marine environment to store carbon dioxide and mitigate against the effects of climate change. It will be driven by the introduction ...
Drones aid new marine mammal research – The effects of climate change, human activities and prey availability on whales and dolphins are new areas of focus for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP). Using ...
ASC commits to fight against ocean plastic waste from aquaculture, planning specific requirements for farms to properly dispose of plastics and aquaculture gear, and becoming the first and only aquaculture body to join the Global ...
ChartCo and Meteogroup announce partnership. ChartCo, the leading global supplier of maritime digital data and compliance services, has selected MeteoGroup to deliver its weather routing technology services (SPOS) through its OneOcean platform. OneOcean is ChartCo’s ...
Historic marine microplastics problem revealed in a new study, which shows that marine creatures living in the deepest parts of the ocean have been feeding on microplastic particles for at least four decades. Researchers at ...
Concern over imported farmed shrimp challenged in study by Scientists at the University of Stirling, with new research indicating that it is as safe as any other seafood product. Experts observed the findings after using ...
Fighting the weird and not so wonderful pests in Tauranga waters, New Zealand, where more than 40 marine pests have been identified, has become a focus for a team of biosecurity experts, according to an ...
Marine litter in the North Sea to be mapped according to a recent article published on the DTU website (Technical University of Denmark). How much marine litter is floating around in the water column of ...
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