Health & Welfare
German biotech company targets sea lice via aquafeed treatment
German biotech AquaNab is developing a treatment delivered through aquaculture feed to help salmon farmers control sea lice.
Responsibility
Study: Marine heatwaves pose growing risks to seafood safety and human health
Marine heatwaves could disrupt seafood supplies, fuel harmful algal blooms and pose growing physical and mental health risks, a study finds.
Responsibility
Seaweed-inspired ‘fluffy net’ captures ocean microplastics in freshwater and seawater
A seaweed-inspired mesh removed large and small microplastics in lab tests, offering a potential new tool for reducing marine plastic pollution.
Intelligence
Artificial intelligence analysis reveals global rise in floating algal blooms
Artificial intelligence helped researchers uncover a global rise in floating algal blooms that could affect marine ecosystems and fisheries.
Aquafeeds
World Bank calls for expanded artemia farming as hatchery demand grows
Growing demand for Artemia could outpace wild supplies, according to World Bank reports calling for expanded controlled production.
Fisheries
Can light-guided shrimp fishing reduce the impact of bottom trawling?
A Swedish project is testing whether light-guided shrimp fishing can reduce the environmental impacts of bottom trawling.
Responsibility
Smart energy management in simulated RAS cuts electricity use, carbon emissions
Smart energy management cut electricity use and carbon dioxide while maintaining safe oxygen levels in simulated recirculating aquaculture systems.
Intelligence
Selective breeding yields long-term genetic progress for gilthead sea bream aquaculture
Study quantifies two decades of genetic improvement for growth in gilthead sea bream with data from a large commercial breeding program in Greece.
Fisheries
Study outlines climate resilience strategy for U.S. seafood industry
Climate resilience could help U.S. fisheries reduce climate risks, recover faster and improve long-term competitiveness, researchers say.
Responsibility
Study: Light pollution alters fish predator responses, a concern for coastal marine ecosystems
A virtual reality study found light pollution changes how reef fish respond to predators, potentially affecting coastal marine ecosystems.
Health & Welfare
Artificial intelligence system counts fish in real time for aquaculture farms
New artificial intelligence research shows real-time fish counting can improve aquaculture monitoring, feeding and stock management.
Fisheries
Can ‘flying’ doors reduce the environmental impact of bottom trawling?
A field trial in Spain is testing semi-pelagic "flying" doors to reduce the impact of bottom trawling while maintaining catches.
Aquafeeds
Study finds marine amphipods can upcycle crop waste into aquaculture feeds
A University of Aveiro study found marine amphipods can convert agricultural waste into omega-3-rich aquaculture feed ingredients.
Fisheries
Study: Quieter hatcheries improve Chinook salmon return rates
A study found hatchery noise may reduce Chinook salmon survival, with quieter conditions improving return rates to spawn.
Innovation & Investment
Will astronauts be eating (and farming) oysters on future space missions?
Harrisburg University students designed a prototype oyster aquaculture system for future space missions and life support research.
Fisheries
Seagrass meadows support more nutritious fisheries than nearby coral reefs
A recent study found seagrass meadows support more nutritious fisheries than coral reefs, underscoring their role in coastal food security.