1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1081+ words) Aquaculture now supplies the majority of the seafood consumed worldwide but sustaining the sector's growth will require timely responses to climate, environmental and management challenges, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (711+ words) Farmed salmon may provide consumers with more edible omega-3 fatty acids than are contained in the wild fish ingredients used in feed, according to a recent study. The research revisits the Fish In: Fish Out (FIFO) metric, commonly used to…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (698+ words) A fatty acid found in marine oil from herring and mackerel may help reduce inflammation associated with mild psoriasis, according to a Nofima study. Researchers found that omega-11, also known as cetoleic acid, reduced signs of psoriasis-related inflammation in skin…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (381+ words) This year marks the 10th anniversary of the FAO Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the first binding international agreement designed to prevent illegally caught fish from entering global markets. "A decade from the entry into force of the PSMA, Mediterranean and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (320+ words) A recent study suggests greater amberjack in the U. S. South Atlantic, eastern Gulf of Mexico and western Gulf of Mexico may be better managed as separate stocks, offering new insights into a species that has faced longstanding management challenges. The finding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1379+ words) Smart camera technology in aquaculture has crossed a critical threshold. What began as a tool for observation is now embedded in many daily farm operations, driving decisions, automating processes and increasingly intervening in biological systems. Within the aquaculture space, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (552+ words) Can tiny traces of genetic material reveal the true identity of a species? What might sound futuristic is already a reality. Advances in DNA testing are enabling scientists to identify species from minimal samples and efforts are underway to make…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) An international group of aquaculture producers has been selected to compete in the first phase of the F3 Fish Farm Challenge, a contest designed to demonstrate the viability of raising carnivorous fish on feeds made without marine-animal ingredients. The challenge will…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (422+ words) Mowi has stocked the first salmon at its new Stulaigh South farm off South Uist, reaching a key milestone in the development of the site. The first fish were transferred to the farm at the end of May, several months…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (635+ words) Dense kelp forests along the Maine coast are disappearing more quickly as ocean temperatures rise, according to new research from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. The study, published in Ecology, found that ocean warming is accelerating a shift from kelp-dominated…...