The Advocate reports from the Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews
More than 80 speakers took the stage to discuss a wide range of topics in fisheries and aquaculture and responsible seafood sourcing.
Sea bream price integration along value chain in Spain
Work by the authors analyzed price competition for farmed sea bream from Greece, Turkey and Spain across the value chain.
Portuguese research studies meagre production in earthen ponds
The meagre is a fast-growing fish species with good feed conversion that is a candidate for expanded aquaculture in the Mediterranean. The challenges of a lengthy adaption to captivity and susceptibility to external parasites are being addressed, and wild-caught broodstock now spawn regularly.
Sandfish, profitable sea cucumbers, also supply bioremediation
Sandfish, a high-value sea cucumber, supports the aquaculture of other fish species by cleaning up waste on the bottoms of ponds or sea cages.
Macronutrient research in aquaculture nutrition
Proteins, lipids and carbohydrates require equal consideration for aquafeed formulators, as each macronutrient influences performance and feed conversion.
Productor de ostras de Maine observa el cambio climático y aprende a adaptarse
La granja de ostras de Bill Mook se está adaptando a las lluvias más frecuentes e intensas, al agua de mar más ácida y cálida, y a otros desafíos que conlleva el cambio climático.
Integrated marine aquaculture-agriculture: Sea farming out of the sea
Aquaponic systems are robust, management is not difficult, and the synergies between fish and plants make vegetable production more profitable than aquaculture alone. The lion’s share of marine agriculture involves salt-tolerant halophytic plants used as food or feed, or in energy production.
Spotted sea trout studies identify nutrition requirements, benefit of exercise
The authors performed nutrition studies to determine a maximized efficiency of yield in spotted sea trout. Fry were “forced” to swim against a steady current to gauge the effectiveness of increased exercise.
Evaluating seaweed, formulated diet on growth, gonad quality of sea urchins
An evaluation of the effects of fresh seaweed diets and manufactured feeds on growth and gonad quality of adult, wild collector sea urchins.
Putting IUU fishing on the map: Global Fishing Watch intends to bring the invisible into view
With $60 million in Audacious Project funding, the IUU fishing watchdogs aim to leverage AI and satellite data to halt illegal activity at sea.
Improving productivity, efficiency in Asian sea bass aquaculture
The effects of the dietary acidifier and feed additive potassium diformate (KDF) were tested in diets of juvenile Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) in Thailand. Results show that including KDF at 0.5 percent in the diets can help improve growth, survival and therefore overall production of this species.
Feed preparation for white sea bass, totoaba broodstock
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute and Universidad Autónoma de Baja California are working to produce improved broodstock diets for white sea bass and totoaba.
Neom plans to be the green city on the Red Sea with a blue foods focus
As befits a futuristic eco-city, there are very bold, very green plans for Neom, Saudi Arabia’s mega-territory being built alongside the Red Sea.
NOAA Sea Grant to invest $14 million to strengthen U.S. aquaculture
The federal funding will be spread across four strategic areas to improve U.S. aquaculture, informed by science and community needs.
Using high-resolution acoustic data to explore fish interactions with offshore platforms
The environmental impact of offshore structures may extend further than previously thought and should be considered for pending decisions.
Eye in the sky: Europe employs satellites to advance aquaculture
Copernicus – the European Space Agency’s €4.3 billion Earth Observation System – holds potential benefits for fisheries and aquaculture. The SAFI project is approaching the aquaculture sector about harnessing, and montetizing, this unique service from up above.
Sustainable and profitable shrimp farming in Saudi Arabia
A team of engineers and specialists has built an intensive shrimp farm in Saudi Arabia, proving sustainability doesn’t have to adversely affect profitability.
Precision sea bass: New technologies at Mediterranean Seafarms
As seen through the GAIN project, adopting precision aquaculture tools improve feeding strategies and preventative measures for sea bass.