Researchers at the University of Bergen and Uni Research have found that a certain type of tunicate - ascidiacea - can be used as a renewable source of biofuel and fish food. This is particularly good news ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Since the horse meat saga began in 2012, some of us have decided to eat more fish and seafood - after all, we have been told they are better for our health. Well, that may not be quite true today. While EU ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Producing sea shells and algae alongside fish could provide both an environmentally friendly and economically viable solution to make Mediterranean aquaculture sustainable.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Probiotics like those found in yogurt are not only good for people—they are also good for fish. A new study by scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology found that ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 03, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has developed an advanced gene-silencing biotechnology for aquaculture that changes the sex of prawns and yields the faster-growing all male populations, resulting in greater output ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 03, 2012 not rated yet 0

Waste from salmon production is currently being discharged into Norwegian coastal waters. Researchers say this is a resource – worth NOK 6 billion each year – that should be exploited for new biological ...

Biology - Other

Nov 23, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Little attention has been paid to the use of antibiotics in the aquaculture industry as one reason for the increase in bacteria resistant to antibiotics and the spread of such resistance to other bacteria.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A European project, ALFA, has developed a state-of-the-art automatic system to control the most important variable parameters in live feed production for fish hatcheries. The systems were geared to suit conditions ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 17, 2012 not rated yet 0

Finding a more eco-friendly way to boost the amount of healthy fats in fish bred for human consumption is the main aim of a new Flinders University PhD project.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Sep 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Man-made structures such as harbours, tourist facilities, oil rigs and aquaculture farms provide ideal sanctuaries for jellyfish polyps to flourish and may explain an apparent increase in jellyfish ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Using a new comprehensive index designed to assess the benefits to people of healthy oceans, scientists have evaluated the ecological, social, economic, and political conditions for every coastal country in ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 15, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

An international team of researchers has now sequenced nearly the entire genetic material of the sea louse. On 1 March the Institute of Marine Research gave the world open access to this research source, which ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

An "unprecedented" surge in debris from last year's Japanese tsunami is washing up on Alaska's coastline, environmentalists about to embark on a major cleanup operation said.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 23, 2012 not rated yet 0

Researchers from the University of Oviedo have for the first time analysed a DNA fragment from commercial feed for aquarium cichlids, aquaculture salmon and marine fish in aquariums. The results show that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 25, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally-occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally-friendly management alternative to the use of ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 30, 2012 not rated yet 0