Responsibility
Cooke lowers its carbon footprint with second hybrid feed barge in Scotland
A second hybrid feed barge will reduce carbon footprint and noise at the Vestness site in Westray, Orkney.
Intelligence
U.S. supermarket chain launches multi-language seafood guide for newcomers
Available in six languages, Hannaford's seafood guide helps newcomers to the United States explore fresh, local options from the Gulf of Maine.
Health & Welfare
Novel biomaterial may help combat antimicrobial resistance in fish
A novel biomaterial that delivers medication directly to the fish gut helps combat antimicrobial resistance and avoids drug waste in water.
Intelligence
Florida permits recirculating red drum farm led by former Kingfish Maine manager
Pine Island Redfish will soon begin producing red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).
Aquafeeds
Nofima trial results support use of insect meal and insect byproducts in aquafeeds
Nofima researchers say that recent feeding trials show insect meal and a byproduct of black soldier fly processing can help salmon grow well.
Intelligence
Could holographic cameras and AI technology lead to an early warning system for sea lice in the ocean?
Researchers are exploring the use of underwater holographic cameras and artificial intelligence technology to identify sea lice in the ocean.
Intelligence
Responsible Seafood Summit 2023 blog – the Advocate reports from Saint John
Editors James Wright and Lisa Jackson are in Saint John reporting from the Global Seafood Alliance's Responsible Seafood Summit.
Responsibility
Study: Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows
A study of almost 25 years of ocean acidification research concludes that experts in the field can have confidence in their research.
Innovation & Investment
The 2023 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalists are taking on big challenges
GSA is set to honor seafood trailblazers with Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards, the winners of which will be named at the Responsible Seafood Summit.
Aquafeeds
Projects look to improve carbon footprint and biodiversity impact of aquafeeds
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership aims to better understand, measure and reduce the environmental and carbon footprint of aquafeeds.
Fisheries
Researchers hope new traps and an alternative bait can improve whelk fisheries
Whelk fisheries may be more sustainable with traps that allow small whelks to escape and by developing new baits outside of horseshoe crabs.
Responsibility
Equipping fish with sensors may improve climate change monitoring and weather forecasting
Researchers say sensors on fish can provide localized and timely data on environmental conditions impacted by climate change.
Responsibility
Reef restoration highlights New Hampshire’s Oyster Week
Researchers say native oyster reefs in the Great Bay Estuary cover about 80 acres thanks to restoration efforts over the past two decades.
Intelligence
Climate researchers color-code stages of ocean acidification to illustrate changes
To illustrate how ocean acidification has changed ocean pH, climate researchers developed an online tool and color-coded stripe system.
Fisheries
Some fish species are shrinking. Is global warming to blame?
Some fish species are shrinking but future research must determine if overfishing, global warming and food availability are responsible.
Responsibility
TNC: New markets for seaweed aquaculture hold promise, but cost challenges inhibit growth
Seaweed farming can deliver economic and environmental benefits but is "significantly cost-disadvantaged," concludes a new TNC report.