Fisheries
DNA testing reveals new fish species records in Australia and Japan
Studies in Australia and Japan show how DNA testing improves fish identification and helps track species distributions amid climate change.
Innovation & Investment
DNA chip helps protect and improve two important European clams
Affordable DNA chip quickly genotypes clams, helping breeders trace family lines and monitor diversity and inbreeding in farmed and wild stocks.
Health & Welfare
Could silk microneedles make aquaculture vaccinations safer and more efficient?
MIT engineers develop silk microneedles for underwater fish vaccination, potentially improving safety and efficiency for aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Taiwan will phase out fish arching in markets over animal welfare concerns
Taiwan plans to phase out fish arching through wholesale market restrictions and inspections to address animal welfare concerns.
Fisheries
Study identifies vessel tracking patterns linked to potential illegal fishing
New research identifies fishing vessel tracking patterns off West Africa that could help authorities target illegal fishing investigations.
Intelligence
Chilean university to scale up farmed turbot for commercial markets
Universidad de Los Lagos plans to expand farmed turbot production in Chile, targeting domestic markets and potential global exports.
Responsibility
Survey finds widespread workplace safety concerns among Norway’s aquaculture labor force
New research highlights workplace safety concerns in Norwegian aquaculture, including near misses, health risks and production pressures.
Health & Welfare
Research project will tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pangasius industry
The University of Stirling has received $3.2 million to study antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam’s pangasius farming industry.
Fisheries
Study of historic Baltic herring fishery collapse offers lessons for modern fisheries management
Study of a historic Baltic herring fishery collapse shows why fisheries management must consider environmental, economic and social pressures.
Responsibility
Study: Oyster reef restoration supports larger fish years after completion
Study finds that oyster reef restoration in Chesapeake Bay supports larger fish and maintains high oyster cover up to a decade later.
Responsibility
Can the carbon-removal potential of seaweed match climate-driven kelp loss?
Researchers from Australia and Canada question whether kelp forests can still act as carbon sinks in a warmer ocean of the future.
Intelligence
Monitoring finds sea lice persist on wild salmon after BC salmon farm closures
Sea lice persist on wild juvenile salmon after BC salmon farm closures, but further research is needed to understand what drives infestations.
Fisheries
‘Floating scarecrow’ could help fishermen reduce seabird bycatch
A floating “scarecrow” and bird-scaring kite reduced seabird bycatch risk by about two-thirds in gillnet fishing trials off Cornwall.
Aquafeeds
Raising leaner salmon cut feed costs by $100 million a year, study suggests
Breeding leaner salmon could improve feed efficiency and save Norway’s salmon industry over $100 million annually, according to Nofima.
Fisheries
New technique could give fisheries advance warning before harmful algal blooms
A new monitoring technique could give fisheries up to seven weeks of warning before harmful algal toxins reach dangerous levels.
Intelligence
Responsible Seafood Summit: Rabobank provides a mixed outlook for global aquaculture
Fresh data from the 2026 Responsible Seafood Summit points to slower salmon growth, uneven shrimp production but gains with other top farmed species.