Fisheries
Can marine protected areas provide biodiversity advantages in well-regulated fisheries?
Whether marine protected areas increase biodiversity depends on the presence of highly sensitive species and on management priorities.
Responsibility
Study: Mariculture can expand and minimize impact on biodiversity
A new study shows that with careful planning, mariculture can expand to feed billions while minimizing the impact on marine biodiversity.
Responsibility
Scientists call for science-based approach to shark conservation in Brazil’s Marine Protected Areas
A science-based approach to shark conservation in Brazil’s Marine Protected Areas may curb "destructive proposals" including shark culling.
Responsibility
NatureScot and SSEN Distribution launch largest-ever Scottish seagrass planting program
The organizations team up to restore seagrass meadows with $2.5 million in funding, addressing both climate change and biodiversity loss.
Responsibility
EU Commission eyes fisheries and aquaculture improvements to stop biodiversity loss
New measures aim to improve the fisheries and aquaculture sector, but some question their value in achieving COP15 biodiversity goals.
Responsibility
Protection and conservation of seafood security, marine biodiversity and threatened species
Study argues for the protection of 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 to conserve biodiversity, avoid extinctions and maintain food security.
Innovation & Investment
Bioinformatics tool identifies hybrid tilapia species
A new bioinformatics tool can precisely identify tilapia species and pinpoint hybridization between invasive and native tilapia species.
Responsibility
TNC: Restorative aquaculture can improve marine habitats, biodiversity
A report from The Nature Conservancy shows restorative or regenerative aquaculture can benefit ecosystems, marine animal habitats and biodiversity.
Aquafeeds
Enhanced biodiversity of gut flora, feed efficiency in Nile tilapia under reduced-frequency feeding
Reduced-frequency feeding strategies improve the production efficiency of Nile tilapia operations and do not affect growth or survival rates.
Responsibility
What is biodiversity and its relevance to aquaculture certification?
Aquaculture certification programs reduce the environmental impacts of aquaculture and avoid negative impacts on biodiversity, but no single indicator of biodiversity can be used as a standard in aquaculture certification.
Innovation & Investment
On GM foods, part 3: Let’s decide where we’re going
To assess the role of genetic engineering in agriculture, we should first state what we want from our agricultural systems. Agriculture, and by extension the future of aquaculture, lacks a succinct direction.
Health & Welfare
Calling for a National Broodstock Improvement Network
A National Broodstock Improvement Network for aquaculture could help to break the link between inbreeding and hatchery size.