![To protect sensitive habitat, oyster farms turn to high-tech tools](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Molly-Bogeberg-Taylor-Shellfish_1500-300x225.jpg)
To protect sensitive habitat, oyster farms turn to high-tech tools
Drones and GoPro cameras are helping researchers, regulators and operators understand how shellfish farming interacts with sensitive habitats like eelgrass beds.
![Studies find aquaculture of marine invertebrates for anticancer compounds feasible](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/Mendoloapic2-300x130.jpg)
Studies find aquaculture of marine invertebrates for anticancer compounds feasible
Aquaculture may deliver commerical quantities of the tiny sea creatures, Bugula neritina, that provide important anticancer compounds.
![Africa’s first land-based salmon farm a landmark for Lesotho](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pure-Salmon_Lesotho_1500-300x225.jpg)
Africa’s first land-based salmon farm a landmark for Lesotho
A Singapore-based company aims to make Lesotho, a nation of 2 million people, known for a local fish that’s truly anything but local: Atlantic salmon.
![Integrated fish-seaweed culture systems](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/02/Schuenhoffpic1-300x207.jpg)
Integrated fish-seaweed culture systems
The use of integrated mariculture systems incorporating seaweed biofilters addresses the impact of discharges, promoting more sustainable production.
![Genetic advances with fleshy shrimp in China](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/02/Qingyinpic1-300x211.jpg)
Genetic advances with fleshy shrimp in China
The Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute in Qingdao, China, is producing strains of fleshy shrimp with faster growth rates and higher disease resistance.
![Producing marine snails for biomedical research](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/04/Capopic3-219x300.jpg)
Producing marine snails for biomedical research
The marine snail opisthobranch, a.k.a. the sea hare, is used for biomedical research in neuroscience as a model for memory and learning.
![Sea and brackish water recirculation systems for round and flat fish production, part 2](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2000/06/Devillerpic1-300x235.jpg)
Sea and brackish water recirculation systems for round and flat fish production, part 2
Recirculation systems not only limit environmental impact but can produce several species at once with minimal space requirements.
![Vibrio harveyi, a significant pathogen of maricultured species](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ZHANG-Vibrio-harveyi_1500-300x160.jpg)
Vibrio harveyi, a significant pathogen of maricultured species
Vibrio harveyi is a serious pathogen for several important maricultured fish and invertebrates in warm waters of Asia, southern Europe and South America.
![Zone management: Can aquaculture producers collaborate?](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Anton-Immink_GOAL15-300x228.jpg)
Zone management: Can aquaculture producers collaborate?
At the GOAL 2015 pre-conference workshop in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a panel of aquaculture management experts determined that producers sharing water resources must work together to prevent the spread of disease and to become more attractive to investors.
![GOAL 2015 Day 1: We stand on guard](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Vancouver-Skyline1-300x228.jpg)
GOAL 2015 Day 1: We stand on guard
The 2015 GOAL conference in Vancouver, Canada, kicked off with a First Nations celebration, an industry growth report card and the latest defensive efforts against aquaculture diseases. Simplifying the story, however, may be the tallest obstacle yet.
![Aquaculture Exchange: Tom Pickerell](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Tom-Pickerell-300x228.jpg)
Aquaculture Exchange: Tom Pickerell
The technical director for the U.K. seafood industry authority, Seafish, talks to the Advocate about the challenges facing aquaculture expansion and why it will be seafood that fills the protein gap that many are expecting in the future.
![Correcciones libres de químicos emergiendo en la saga de los piojos de mar](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Havfarm1_crop-300x228.jpg)
Correcciones libres de químicos emergiendo en la saga de los piojos de mar
Los productores de salmón, utilizando tecnologías emergentes, están explorando nuevos métodos de mitigación de los piojos de mar en un esfuerzo por superar uno de los problemas más persistentes de la industria. Nuevas innovaciones libres de químicos muestran una industria ansiosa de adaptar y adoptar prácticas ambientalmente seguras.
![Fishmeal-free Atlantic salmon feed formulation shows promise](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TCFFI_Pic1_K.Sharrer-1-300x228.jpg)
Fishmeal-free Atlantic salmon feed formulation shows promise
A recent study evaluated the effects of a fishmeal-free diet on Atlantic salmon performance and fillet quality during successful growout to market-size in a commercial-scale, land-based, closed-containment system using water recirculation technology. Test fish performed well, with 97 percent survival during the 10-month growout period.
![Aquaculture Exchange: Dawn Purchase, part 1](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dawn-purchase-300x200.jpg)
Aquaculture Exchange: Dawn Purchase, part 1
In a wide-ranging interview, the Marine Conservation Society’s aquaculture program manager applauds innovation, decries food waste and gives a look inside the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Standards Oversight Committee. She touches upon land-based fish farming, aquafeed production and retailers’ huge responsibilities.
![Aquaculture Exchange: Ron Stotish, AquaBounty Technologies](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ron-Stotish_crop-300x228.jpg)
Aquaculture Exchange: Ron Stotish, AquaBounty Technologies
Ron Stotish, CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, discusses being the first to produce a genetically modified (GM) farmed salmon deemed safe for consumption, the controversy surrounding his company's product and the potential of biotechnology.
![In Canada, salmon farmers building social license with First Nations](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BCsalmon_First-Nations1-300x228.jpg)
In Canada, salmon farmers building social license with First Nations
After some rocky times, ties between B.C. salmon farmers and First Nations, have improved in recent years. Band members report consistent employment, royalties and improved quality of life. “We need aquaculture around,” says one fishing company owner.
![New Grimsby aquaculture center to adopt a global view](https://www.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Grimsby-waterfront-300x228.jpg)
New Grimsby aquaculture center to adopt a global view
The National Aquaculture Center will be established at the Humber Seafood Institute in the seafood-processing town of Grimsby to help contribute to food security and nutrition through a wide range of activities.
![On GM foods, part 4: Let’s examine our needs](/assets/img/branding/GSA-Logo.png)
On GM foods, part 4: Let’s examine our needs
Scott Nichols concludes his four-part series about GM foods with a simple question about transgenic animals: Are they truly meeting a need? We need more food and we need better nutrition. Both desires should be achieved without increasing environmental impacts.