Innovation & Investment
With tools like CRISPR, can genome editing deliver more resilience for aquaculture?
Research in Japan shows genome editing can improve muscle growth in farmed fish, resulting in less feed and boosting disease resistance.
Innovation & Investment
Could squid aquaculture fill the gap from declining cephalopod stocks in Japan?
With declining squid populations, researchers in Japan have developed the first aquaculture system with potential for commercialization.
Intelligence
Green-lighting growth: Green LED light shows promise in flounder farming
Japanese researchers say that deploying green LED light above flounder grow-out tanks encourages rapid growth and feed intake among the fish.
Responsibility
Is a Japanese volcano offering us a sneak preview of ocean acidification?
Shikinejima is a scenic getaway for tourists but the seas surrounding its volcano offer a glimpse of how the ocean could behave in the future.
Innovation & Investment
Power move: Japanese energy firm getting in on RAS shrimp
Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) is building an RAS shrimp farm near Tokyo, a move that could secure the firm a larger share in a discerning seafood market.
Health & Welfare
Bio-economic analysis of super-intensive closed shrimp farming in Japan
Analyzing population dynamics in a super-intensive, closed shrimp farm in Japan shows factors decreasing productivity, improvements for efficient management.
Responsibility
In Japan, aquaculture is deployed in the defense of endangered species
Tokyo University researchers have learned to spawn fish from germline stem cells in vitro, a method that can be deployed to help endangered species.
Intelligence
Maine shellfish farmers gaining confidence with scallops
A sister state agreement with Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan helps growers in Maine establish semi-automated commercial operations.
Intelligence
Champagne wishes: Breakthrough in Japan may make caviar cheaper
A new technique for sturgeon farming developed by Kindai University could greatly benefit Japan’s fledgling caviar industry.
Intelligence
Provenance underpins branding of Japan’s Shinshu salmon
Shinshu salmon is promoted as a food typical of the mountainous prefecture of Nagano, which is aiming to capitalize on the popularity of salmon in Japan.
Intelligence
Reinventing the eel: Can the Anguilla loop be closed?
Japanese scientists have been trying to replicate spawning conditions for eels in captivity for decades. They’re getting closer, but major hurdles remain.
Intelligence
In Japan, tiger puffers find themselves in hot water
A technique to farm tiger puffers in hot spring water was invented to revitalize the town of Nasu-karasuyama and is now spreading to other areas of Japan.
Innovation & Investment
Japan hopes aquaculture can save bluefin tuna
Bluefin tuna may be the most prized fish in the ocean. If hon-maguro sashimi is to remain chic, closed-cycle aquaculture may help keep it on menus.
Innovation & Investment
Japan to set sustainability efforts in Olympics spotlight
With all eyes on Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games, leading advocates for responsible aquaculture there see a key opportunity to make stronger sustainability commitments.
Innovation & Investment
Productores de vieiras de Maine adaptan técnica japonesa
Gracias en parte a una relación única de "estado hermano" que Maine comparte con la Prefectura de Aomori, una técnica de cultivo de vieira y sus equipos relacionados desarrollados en Japón se van vía a los Estados Unidos. El uso del equipo podría ahorrar tiempo y dinero a los productores y podría marcar el nacimiento de una nueva industria.
Intelligence
For healthy eating, we are what we allow
Many current eating habits have negative results for our health, lending credence to “you are what you eat.” Eating habits can be changed, and increasing seafood consumption can provide numerous health benefits, including as a significant source of critical micro-nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Seafood should have its own spot in our dietary food pyramid.