Responsibility
Maine lobster industry speaks out against Seafood Watch ‘red-listing’
Seafood Watch urged consumers to avoid products from the Canadian snow crab and U.S. lobster fisheries, due to right whale entanglement risks.
Responsibility
Swapping meat for seafood could mean more nutritious and climate‑friendly diets
With a growing population and climate change threatening food security, Dalhousie researchers say seafood holds promise for global nutritional needs with low environmental impact.
Responsibility
NGOs and seafood stakeholders say better reporting mechanisms needed to reduce fisher mortalities
The seafood industry and NGOs are supporting a call by the FAO to create a mechanism to record and reduce fisher mortalities.
Fisheries
Endorsement of transshipment guidelines marks a key move against IUU fishing
To curb IUU fishing, an intergovernmental forum on fisheries and aquaculture has endorsed new voluntary transshipment guidelines.
Fisheries
EDF toolkit designed to help fisheries build climate change resilience
The Environmental Defense Fund has released a new toolkit to help fishing communities and partners build climate change resilience.
Intelligence
Can machine learning using climatic pattern data help predict harmful algal blooms earlier?
Study shows that a novel machine-learning approach using global climatic patterns can improve seasonal prediction of harmful algal blooms.
Fisheries
Study outlines ‘impactful steps’ to improve climate resilience of U.S. fisheries
A new study has identified “actionable recommendations” to help U.S. fisheries adapt to climate change and improve climate resilience.
Health & Welfare
Kames and Xelect partner on steelhead trout genetics
Scottish aquaculture genetics company Xelect is partnering with U.K. steelhead trout producer Kames Fish Farming on a selective breeding program.
Innovation & Investment
Danish AI company tackling shrimp biomass estimation
Danish startup Sincere Aquaculture has raised €1 million to develop an artificial intelligence-powered solution for shrimp biomass estimation.
Health & Welfare
Gene editing eyed as a potential sea lice solution
A Nofima-led study is exploring the possibilities of using gene editing to make salmon more resistant to sea lice.
Innovation & Investment
Expanding tilapia production in India could lead to ‘transformative’ socioeconomic gains
Expanding tilapia production in India could spur investment, provide new business opportunities and earn foreign currency through exports.
Intelligence
Genomics deployed to develop rainbow trout line resistant to bacterial cold-water disease
Using genomics, USDA-ARS researchers have developed a new rainbow trout that is resistant to bacterial cold-water disease.
Fisheries
Acoustic receiver promises a faster way to track fish
PNNL researchers have developed a new acoustic receiver that sends near-real-time fish tracking data to the digital cloud.
Innovation & Investment
Automatic solar-powered aerator designed to advance shrimp farming in Indonesia
Researchers at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember have developed an automatic, solar-powered aerator for shrimp ponds in remote areas of Indonesia.
Aquafeeds
Researchers say sparing fishmeal and fish oil in farmed salmon diets can foster long-term growth
Deakin University study finds that just 3% of fishmeal and fish oil in farmed salmon diets could allow the industry to grow for the rest of this century.
Aquafeeds
Hemp seeds trialed as a feed ingredient for Scottish salmon
Rare Earth Global is exploring how hemp seeds could be integrated into the diets of farmed salmon in Scotland.