Seaweed

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fishermen in Japan are safeguarding blue carbon ecosystems such as seaweed beds to restore the environment and bring back marine life. 

15th November 2024

Reviving Japan’s seas through environmental conservation

15th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In support of women as they venture into the world of aquaculture and the blue economy, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Conservation International (CI) Ventures and Hatch Blue recently helped gather an…

8th March 2024

Latina female power recognised on International Women’s Day

8th March 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A project to design a lightweight, robust and cost-effective pen to help fish farming move from inshore areas to deeper waters has been led by the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia).

4th March 2024

New lightweight fish pens offer deeper sea opportunities

4th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With marine aquaculture in Alaska contributing to economic opportunities for coastal communities through the farming of shellfish and seaweed, and to document the continued growth of the industry, NOAA Fisheries has released its…

26th February 2024

First Alaska aquaculture report released

26th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

With the help of funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have discovered a way to utilise decomposing seaweed to mass produce marine enchytraeids, small worms naturally…

6th February 2024

Seaweed worms – alternative farmed fish diet shows great promise

6th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Climate change is devastating marine life, particularly threatening Asian countries, a global consortium of marine biologists has warned.

20th October 2023

Asian fisheries at high-risk of climate crisis, warn scientists

20th October 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Dr Craig Rose PhD – aka Doctor Seaweed – explains why we should say yes to more seaweed, with this long-forgotten, natural marine resource able to benefit many aspects of consumers’ lives.

9th October 2023

Seaweed – Rediscovering a sustainable and forgotten food

9th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters have been announced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners in the US state.

5th June 2023

Alaska aquaculture project launched

5th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New ropes made from biomaterials have been developed by Spain’s AZTI science and technology centre with the potential to replace conventional plastics of fossil origin in mussel and algae cultivation.

12th May 2023

ATZI develops ‘bio’ aquaculture ropes

12th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fifty-five billion dollars must be invested in regenerative aquaculture and technological progress by 2050 if a 20% shortfall between the global seafood demand and supply is to be avoided, according to a new…

11th May 2023

Report: $55bn needed to avoid seafood shortage

11th May 2023