Tag: marine science
Call For UK Whelk Management Strategy – Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) has published a study calling for national management of the common whelk – a species at risk of localised collapse. Whelks are one of ...
Sonar innovation could single out sustainable tuna species from afar. Sustainability-driven new research could one day help tuna fisheries cast their nets more selectively, mitigating unintentional “bycatch” of undersized fish and off-limits species. The key ...
Low trophic aquaculture in the spotlight in new EU funded project. This week, over 70 scientists and industry professionals from 16 countries gather in Tromsø, Norway to launch the EU funded AquaVitae project. Over the ...
Top award for Institute of Aquaculture. The University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture has triumphed at a national awards ceremony. At the Aquaculture Awards, the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) won in the ‘Applied Research Breakthrough’ ...
AquaBounty posts first quarter loss. Aquaculture biotechnology company, AquaBounty Technologies, posted a $2.76 million loss for the first quarter of 2019. The first quarter main highlights were: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted the Import ...
BioMar eliminates cataracts in lumpfish with a new feed diet. Cataracts are unfortunately a common eye condition in lumpfish affecting at least 60% and as much 100% of fish with the average condition being a ...
John Kerry Announced as Keynote Speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our Ocean Wealth at City Hall Cork on June 9th & 10th. Ireland’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit ‘Shared Voices from Island Nations’ Brings ...
Good rise in fish stocks, says EC science body There is 36% more fish in the sea than 10 years’ ago, according to the European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report ...
Utilising Fish Waste A Huge Challenge – The Fish Waste for Profit conference last week in Reykjavík heard a keynote address from Hörður Kristinsson, chief science and innovation officer at Matís, who noted that while ...
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value drivers is the goal to ...
RFC Supports Sea Rehabilitation Centre – The Russian Fishery Company is financially supporting a new complex for the Marine Mammals Rehabilitation Centre being built at Primorsky Krai in Russia. Known as the “The Seal”, specialists ...
ISSF appoints new directors – The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced today three Board of Directors appointments: fisheries scientist Dr. Rohan Currey of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC); “Law of the Sea” scholar and ...
Fish Allergy Testing Unreliable, says new study – James Cook University scientists have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable – potentially putting lives at risk. A team led by PhD candidate ...
Citizen Science Guide for US Shellfish Growers – NOAA Fisheries staff from the Milford Laboratory in Connecticut have created a Citizen Science Guide to help growers capture high quality underwater footage of aquaculture gear. Terrestrial ...
Innovative new sea bream feed enhances market value – Portuguese aquaculture nutrition company Aquasoja has developed a functional and naturally derived feed for gilthead bream, which ensures the harvested fish have a natural wild-look skin ...
Bering Sea focus of new fisheries project. The Bering Sea is home to some of the USA’s largest and most profitable commercial fisheries, including Alaskan pollock and Pacific cod. It’s also one of the fastest ...
New study on salmon could lead to welfare improvements. The study involving the University of Stirling has shed fresh light on the link between the life history of fish and their behaviour. The research identified an association ...
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