Tag: marine science
Science delivers more Aussie grown prawns for Christmas. Australians will be enjoying more Aussie-grown prawns this Christmas thanks to a new prawn health check developed by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The new test uses ...
Climate change bad news for farmed salmon. Researchers have evaluated how climate change could affect Norwegian salmon farming over the next 50 years. Ocean temperatures off the Norwegian coast have increased by 1°C on average ...
Extreme weather increases ghost gear from aquaculture. A new white paper from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) published on 28 November has determined that extreme weather is currently one of the major causes of plastic ...
Irish prepare for EC fish quota talks. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D., has received the 2019 Marine Institute Annual Stock Book, which is one of the principal annual ...
Key EU countries blamed for unsustainable fishing limits. Over the last five years key EU countries have actively pushed for unsustainable fishing limits in the North East Atlantic and other countries have failed to stop ...
Mosquito nets devastating fish stocks. Mosquito nets designed to prevent malaria transmission are used for fishing which may devastate tropical coastal ecosystems, according to a new scientific study. The researchers found that most of the ...
Startling results from NZ mussel breeding programme. Nelson-based Greenshell mussel company SPATnz is publicly releasing the startling results of its multi-year breeding programme developed in partnership with Sanford, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and ...
Aker BioMarine Uruguayan base performing well – Aker BioMarine says krill volumes are expected to almost double over the coming years that will be landed into its base in Uruguay. Starting in Uruguay with a simple logistics and storage base in ...
Important milestone in the use of fishermen’s information. A report, recently published by ICES, marks an important milestone in the incorporation of information generated by the fishing industry itself into the stock assessment process states ...
IFFO focuses on increased collaboration. This year’s IFFO Annual Conference will be held in Shanghai from 4 to 6 November and will be an opportunity to celebrate IFFO’s 60th anniversary. The packed agenda will communicate ...
New farmed oyster research. Oysters bred for fast growth and disease resistance are able to adapt their shell growth to protect themselves from environmental acidification, according to new research. Ocean and coastal acidification – the ...
Climate change and our oceans, the fishing industry must adapt to the profound impacts of climate change. The Marine Stewardship Council responds to IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere. The fishing industry and governments ...
Fishing industry must adapt to climate change impacts. The Marine Stewardship Council responds to IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere. The fishing industry and governments need to urgently step up co-operation efforts to ensure ...
Krill most effective growth enhancer in shrimp farming. A team of scientists has found that krill meal is the most effective growth enhancer when farming whiteleg shrimp. With the shrimp farming industry increasingly moving towards ...
Researchers discuss preventative fish health. Earlier this month, researchers and industries from all over the world met for a symposium in Oslo, Norway, to discuss research on fish skin, gut and gill tissues in aquaculture. ...
Funding Boost For Lobster research – Sea Grant has announced new funding for research aimed at understanding physical and chemical changes affecting American lobster (Homarus americanus) in the Gulf of Maine as well as a ...
New algae detection system could help aquaculture industry bloom. A Scottish consortium is taking a significant step towards the development of an early-warning detection system for potentially dangerous plankton and algae, which could help the ...
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