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The odd wedge sea hare is useful as an ‘algae cleaner’
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/the-odd-wedge-sea-hare-is-useful-as-an-algae-cleaner/?_rt=Mzd8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=ff64c0a387…predators. They are preyed upon by lobsters and crabs, but an attempt by humans to eat sea hares can cause sickness, although sea hare eggs are consumed raw and cooked…
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Aquaculture could enhance Mediterranean Sea urchin fishery
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aquaculture-could-enhance-mediterranean-sea-urchin-fishery/?_rt=Mzh8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=84080c58b6…the cost-effective production of sea urchins with the desired gonad quality. Sea urchin roe ready to be eaten from the shell. Major consumers The global trade in sea urchins is…
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Combined effects of nutritional, biochemical, environmental stimuli on gilthead sea bream
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/combined-effects-of-nutritional-biochemical-environmental-stimuli-on-gilthead-sea-bream/?_rt=Mzl8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=06e07335ff…sea bream and European sea bass. In contrast, the feed conversion (FCR: 1.7 to 2.2) of all groups was poorer compared to other studies with sea bream of similar size….
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In sea lice fight, salmon farmers phasing out hydrogen peroxide
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sea-lice-fight-salmon-farmers-phasing-hydrogen-peroxide/?_rt=NDB8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=ae9d560f1aH2O2 among the chemical sea lice treatments waning in favor of biological, mechanical measures Salmon farmers are increasing their focus on non-chemical measures to deter sea lice, including the use…
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Animal health giants have sea lice in their crosshairs
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/animal-health-giants-sea-lice-crosshairs/?_rt=NDF8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=e1ef5fee8c…predict how those fish will respond to sea lice. The company needs further testing under proper seasonal conditions to see if reality bears out the promise of initial testing, said…
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Testing alternative diet compositions to offer more sustainable feed formulations for European sea bass
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/testing-alternative-diet-compositions-to-offer-more-sustainable-feed-formulations-for-european-sea-bass/?_rt=NDJ8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=56bde4757fAdult sea bass perform well on alternative circular-economy-driven feed formulations This study assessed alternative diet compositions to offer more sustainable feed formulations for the sea bass farming industry, and results…
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How ocean warming and acidification affect the life cycle of six commercial sea urchin species
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/how-ocean-warming-and-acidification-affect-the-life-cycle-of-six-commercial-sea-urchin-species/?_rt=NDN8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=e05adaf011…urchin (Loxechinus albus), the red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus), the purple sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus), the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis), the sea urchin (S. intermedius), and the purple sea…
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Precision fish farming: A new framework to improve aquaculture, Part 2
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/precision-fish-farming-a-new-framework-to-improve-aquaculture-part-2/?_rt=NDR8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=76215eee95…sea lice levels in salmon farms Norwegian salmon farms are legally required to regularly report sea lice levels in their cages. Sea lice levels are assessed manually by counting the…
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An urchin opportunity awaits in New England
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/an-urchin-opportunity-awaits-in-new-england/?_rt=NDV8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=cf00c12a59…In California, for example, sea otters had been a sea urchins’ natural predators. When sea otter populations declined, sea urchins multiplied, and then destroyed kelp forests to leave barrens behind….
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Give and take: Aquaculture in a future of rising sea levels
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/give-and-take-aquaculture-in-a-future-of-rising-sea-levels/?_rt=NDZ8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=73ce7524baThe impacts of rising sea levels on fisheries and aquaculture could be severe, but offset by some benefits With rising sea levels inevitable, aquaculture in places like Florida faces uncertainties…
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Extensive wrasse use keys up ‘cleaner fish’ conservation questions
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/extensive-wrasse-use-keys-cleaner-fish-conservation-questions/?_rt=NDd8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=74a16c90e9…sea lice than one generation.” AquaGen has spent the past two years studying fish with two generations of genomic selection for sea lice resistance, working with the Sea Lice Research…
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Farmers deploy new high-tech tools against sea lice
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/farmers-deploy-new-high-tech-tools-against-sea-lice/?_rt=NDh8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=8e9aa1c896…sea lice are in other locations. “Our biggest obstacles are the customers’ understanding of where the sea lice are,” he explained. “The greater the local knowledge about the sea lice,…
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A quality project for sea bream, sea bass
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a-quality-project-for-sea-bream-sea-bass/?_rt=NDl8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=97c23d5c06Quality improved through feed quality, feed management Under laboratory conditions, cultured sea bream fed finishing diets produced pigmentation patterns similar to wild sea bream. The Optimized Aquaculture Product Quality Through…
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Sea purslane research at Mote Aquaculture Research Park
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sea-purslane-research-at-mote-aquaculture-research-park/?_rt=NTB8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=0360ac4b64…of vitamins and minerals from samples of sea purslane grown in the Mote aquaponic system. In addition, sea purslane is also known to contain omega-3 fatty acids, surprisingly more…
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Could new technology transform how salmon farming combats sea lice?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/could-new-technology-transform-how-salmon-farming-combats-sea-lice/?_rt=NTF8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=7b16c975daAquaculture has new technologies to fight sea lice on salmon farms Sea lice plague salmon farms globally, but scientists and aquaculture are turning to technology like cleaner fish (lumpfish, pictured…
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Why WiFi? A connectivity crisis is a threat to fishing crews’ well-being
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/why-wifi-a-connectivity-crisis-is-a-threat-to-fishing-crews-well-being/?_rt=NTJ8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=c43b97b7a4…are spending long periods at sea without the ability to communicate with their family, union, service providers or state officials, Hadi informed a conference session on IUU fishing at Seafood…
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New approaches to an age-old challenge: sea lice
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/new-approaches-to-an-age-old-challenge-sea-lice/?_rt=NTN8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=cbd9507d23…data for farmers and resistance to lice for the fish themselves. The parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis has a costly toll on the industry. The Norwegian seafood research institute Nofima estimates sea…
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Tank on-growing of black sea bass
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tank-on-growing-of-black-sea-bass/?_rt=NTR8M3xzZWEgY3VjdW1iZXJzfDE3NjUwOTc4MTc&_rt_nonce=e3d73db1f0Technique may provide transition from commercial fishing to aquaculture Black sea bass. Photo by Michael Marsh. The black sea bass (Centropristis striata), family Serranidae, is an important commercial and recreational…