Responsibility
Running Tide invites an independent review of its carbon removal technology
Running Tide is teaming up with Deloitte to conduct an independent review of its carbon removal technology.
Innovation & Investment
Canadian ‘climate action’ company to test its green gravel for kelp forest restoration
Cascadia Seaweed, a British Columbia-based climate-action company, will test its kelp forest-restoration technology this summer off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Health & Welfare
Grant to fund training for tackling harmful algal blooms
A new training program is being developed to help UK seafood producers detect and report harmful algal blooms in open coastal waters.
Fisheries
Study: Marine protected areas unlikely to restore marine ecosystems
A new study has found that marine protected areas are limited in restoring food webs after intensive fishing.
Fisheries
DNA testing identifies juvenile coastal cod in Sweden thought to be extinct
Using DNA testing, a new study has found that there is still a cod population that spends all its life off the west coast of Sweden.
Innovation & Investment
Alaska Ocean Cluster merges with AFDF and rebrands as a startup accelerator
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation will now oversee the Alaska Ocean Cluster, which has a new name: the AFDF Startup Accelerator.
Health & Welfare
Single genetic test can now identify all strains of fish virus ISKNV
Scientists developed a new genetic test for infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) that is a threat to barramundi aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
FISH4ACP and The Gambia strike 10-year agreement to transform mangrove oyster production
The plan for the sustainable growth of mangrove oyster production in The Gambia will benefit women producers and stabilize oyster stocks.
First full reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain could aid global food security
Intelligence
First full reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain could aid global food security
Scientists say the reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain can be a "baseline" for breeding beneficial traits.
Responsibility
Project seeks to ‘fill knowledge gaps’ about potential toxins in kelp and seaweed
Nofima scientists aim to expand knowledge of potentially toxic elements in cultivated sugar kelp and wild-harvested kelp and seaweed.
Fisheries
EPA bans Pebble Mine project to protect ‘valuable’ wild salmon fisheries in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
The EPA says it will protect Bristol Bay in Alaska – home to one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries – by vetoing the Pebble Mine project.
Responsibility
Stirling-WorldFish: Fish polyculture offers a flexible pathway to food and nutrition security
The open-access paper finds that polyculture, or farming multiple species in one system, can supplement capture fisheries and tilapia aquaculture.
Aquafeeds
BioMar sources new ingredients to cut carbon emissions in supply chain
BioMar is sourcing Benson Hill ingredients as part of its commitment to cut carbon emissions and build restorative soy supply chains.
Fisheries
Scientists tap supercomputer to understand the impact of climate change on fisheries
Researchers are seeking to understand how the impact of climate change will impact fisheries in the U.S. and around the world.
Intelligence
Tesco to recycle discarded plastic waste from coastal areas into seafood packaging
Tesco has announced plans to recycle and reuse discarded plastic waste from coastal areas into their fresh fish packaging.
Health & Welfare
Government of Canada science report says salmon farms don’t spread sea lice to wild fish
A scientific report has concluded that sea lice on farmed salmon do not impact sea lice levels on wild juvenile salmon in British Columbia.