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Macroalgae aquaculture as a potential carbon dioxide removal strategy
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/macroalgae-aquaculture-as-a-potential-carbon-dioxide-removal-strategy/?_rt=MTYzfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=27afeabb754ab48e0f94238119efea628bf2b1f1a75e44823abb7a1c5baeb726…applied to cultivated macroalgae. Photo of seaweed farms by Hassan Abdel-Rahman, via Wikimedia Commons. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is gaining recognition as a necessary action to prevent some of the…
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Study: Aquaculture can be ‘part of the solution’ to marine ecosystem restoration
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-aquaculture-can-be-part-of-the-solution-to-marine-ecosystem-restoration/?_rt=MTY0fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=40c287557a0926b5f4b3b6c29f609d0b51475d97f606140c2fe0848475a8fafa…According to Overton, millions of tons of fish, shrimp, shellfish and seaweed are farmed for food each year, with some of this industrial production providing benefits to the environment when…
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Study: Communicating positives about aquaculture can convert ‘naysayers’ into supporters
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-communicating-positives-about-aquaculture-can-convert-naysayers-into-supporters/?_rt=MTY1fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=a990f1f3cabeb038f477cb48445b1b3adad6a11605a9d4819071b2d6bcb76be0…can persuade consumers. Photo by DeLuca G. A new study reveals how perceptions of seafood and seaweed farming can change in respondents and who they saw as the most trusted…
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Does rabbitfish farming offer a solution to food waste in Japan?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/does-rabbitfish-farming-offer-a-solution-to-food-waste-in-japan/?_rt=MTY2fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=9969d2367854f3dddcb550bee334afc5f089448d19ae2402775c2fc1a43cce1f…impacts such as the amount of fishmeal that is used as feed. Marine herbivores like rabbitfish, by contrast, feed low in the food chain on filamentous algae, seaweed and seagrass,…
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How spotted wolffish could be the ‘whitefish of the future’
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/how-spotted-wolffish-could-be-the-whitefish-of-the-future/?_rt=MTY3fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=dec216f41c0df313fa82d31469bc1232ea5c6bf6e2e80321eeb2533aa19ef855…the country produced nearly 1.4 million metric tons (MT). Trout, shellfish and seaweed are also produced commercially, but there is a growing focus on farming other marine species that are…
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¿Puede el cultivo de kelp arreglar el planeta? Los expertos opinan sobre las promesas y las dificultades
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/puede-el-cultivo-de-kelp-arreglar-el-planeta-los-expertos-opinan-sobre-las-promesas-y-las-dificultades/?_rt=MTY4fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=0df9fa584f7cf6fe868ddf884a4549fcc1a79357e0ddfa9db7abf8d6042a0de5…Clark, psicóloga y directora científica de Cascadia Seaweed, el mayor cultivador de kelp en Canadá. “Todos quieren que las algas marinas sean la panacea que alimentará al mundo y resolverá…
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Seafood byproducts reel in a new wave of innovators
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/seafood-byproducts-reel-in-a-new-wave-of-innovators/?_rt=MTY5fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=2f14444f87f5817417bc7e340c5c756baa5fa51bc324bd458d74876b7adbdd42…redesign goods and turn once-discarded materials into new products. In the seafood industry, fish waste, shellfish shells and seaweed byproducts are among the “waste” products that have led to a…
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Novel chemical-free approach could create a circular model for treating aquaculture waste
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/novel-chemical-free-approach-could-a-create-circular-model-for-treating-aquaculture-waste/?_rt=MTcwfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=dff419e9799fc0fc606723ece85048b02e5ecd521d734665bd1f2ab15b34cf0c…the growth of ocean life such as marine worms and seaweed. Led by researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), with funding support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation…
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Study: Policies can be designed to support both aquaculture and small-scale fisheries
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-policies-can-be-designed-to-support-both-aquaculture-and-small-scale-fisheries/?_rt=MTcxfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=a577713d0c6f863a9d04b763e21b07404613570652c4ace9e4cba33eb5a253ee…in trade-offs and negative impacts for small-scale fisheries. “One positive example was seaweed farming in Alaska,” said Mary Ruckelshaus, co-author and executive director of the Stanford-based Natural Capital Project. “Fishers…
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‘Synergies between land and ocean’: Regenerative farming accelerator eyes a faster-growing blue economy
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/synergies-between-land-and-ocean-regenerative-farming-accelerator-eyes-a-faster-growing-blue-economy/?_rt=MTcyfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=ef130a158e45b29837be2fa7487deaaec57af9b03e511eccf7bb273d0eddf8a6…in the regenerative farming sector. The program kicks off this month and includes 10 land-based projects and 10 ocean product projects ranging from seaweed, shrimp and oyster restoration to pasture-raised…
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Thierry Chopin, longtime IMTA advocate and UNB professor, has died
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/thierry-chopin-longtime-imta-advocate-and-unb-professor-has-died/?_rt=MTczfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=3f9f4544c05151d871206b0f1b69f902c07b8daae2b22defd23af769dacb48c1…globally for his research in marine aquaculture, particularly IMTA, which involves the vertical farming of multiple species (seaweed, shellfish, finfish and bottom-feeders) in one system to improve efficiency, reduce waste…
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Study: Malaysia’s wild fish catch is stagnating while aquaculture surges
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-malaysias-wild-fish-catch-is-stagnating-while-aquaculture-surges/?_rt=MTc0fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=9703d364ff1ffb9b71b439a4330b29bfda503cc1fe446c0f763753a8ad7bb61b…flat in recent years. In contrast, aquaculture – including farmed fish, shrimp and seaweed – now contributes nearly 30 percent of production and continues to grow steadily. Seaweed farming has…
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‘We found a way to address these challenges’: How shrimp producers are redesigning farms to support mangrove restoration and coastal resilience
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/we-found-a-way-to-address-these-challenges-how-shrimp-producers-are-redesigning-farms-to-support-mangrove-restoration-and-coastal-resilience/?_rt=MTc1fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=924cd56a7f6ee790aaff7db3b31cb0b5ba4623722a95592ca0d07c988c82459d…been touted as a potential solution for the Mahakam Delta. The silvofishery model involves cultivating multiple species (such as shrimp, fish, crabs and seaweed simultaneously) in one pond over a…
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The Philippines holds first national dialogue on decent work in aquaculture, unveils new research
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/the-philippines-holds-first-national-dialogue-on-decent-work-in-aquaculture-unveils-new-research/?_rt=MTc2fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=8d5ccb42f3e7e64e399c88435d217fe027f42157eead37554c3cec5739c56a1d…the world’s top seaweed producer and ranks 12th in overall aquaculture output. Yet the sector still struggles with informal work, low and unstable incomes, unsafe conditions, child labor and limited…
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Catch & Culture Review: Marine macroalgae as sustainable biofilters for nitrogen removal
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/catch-culture-review-marine-macroalgae-as-sustainable-biofilters-for-nitrogen-removal/?_rt=MTc3fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=8ba50b4164eb53ca02ecb1a184d38e43475b6525f2df13fbbef661fd9ceb6911…literature assesses how macroalgae and microalgae can enrich functional foods, nutraceuticals, protein-fortified products and personalized diets. Photo of seaweed farm in Tanzania by Rachel Clara Reed (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0,…
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GOAL 2017 video: Fanny Giudicelli, Marine Akwa
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/goal-2017-video-fanny-giudicelli-marine-akwa/?_rt=MTc4fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=a99c7e36ad52ef0447fc69462f91a4794ea2ee5cc08596656a90462b22728d6d…Akwa talks about how marine probiotics, derived from seaweed, can help the industry’s efforts in combatting infectious diseases. Here are links to the first two presentations: Neil Manchester, Hendrix Genetics;…
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Study finds giant kelp may hold clues for future carbon capture technologies
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/study-finds-giant-kelp-may-hold-clues-for-future-carbon-capture-technologies/?_rt=MTc5fDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=41202056d6c1c3aad54a0e663677d37f9e8c9281acdc4640d246c3edbcefea75…lead researcher and senior lecturer at BDI. https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/playing-favorites-how-selective-breeding-can-grow-the-seaweed-sector/ Researchers say the discovery could have implications beyond kelp biology. Kelp ecosystems act like underwater forests that absorb as much carbon dioxide…
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Mucosal Mapping Method Wins Innovation and Leadership Award
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/mucosal-mapping-method-wins-innovation-leadership-award/?_rt=MTgwfDEwfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjgxNTkxOA&_rt_nonce=b36b52023764fd7aa7c0caccf5100a0220def1b893fe0f5c6c6d7547711ea38e…nominations were for forward-thinking individuals whose leadership advanced an aquaculture-related cause. Two of the nominations involved advancements in shrimp breeding, while the final nomination involved seaweed bacterial engineering resulting in…