Donald Lightner, influential figure in shrimp aquaculture, remembered
Donald Lightner, pre-eminent shrimp pathology researcher and longtime head of the University of Arizona Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, has died.
Seafood’s newfound retail popularity has a permanent feel to it
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed seafood in mostly positive ways, according to a retail survey commissioned by the Global Seafood Alliance.
An urchin opportunity awaits in New England
To both restore waterways and meet a growing demand for the so-called “foie gras” of the sea, researchers are stepping up efforts to restore green sea urchins.
They sell shellfish shares by the seashore: A surge of oyster CSAs
During the pandemic, several U.S. shellfish farmers have found much-needed relief through community supported aquaculture programs, or CSAs.
Seaspiracy film assails fishing and aquaculture sectors that seem ready for a good fight
Seaspiracy, a new Netflix documentary-style film, depicts the fishing and aquaculture in an ugly fashion but the industry response is swift.
How resilient is aquaculture in the face of a pandemic?
Lead author of a Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future study examines how seafood businesses and related institutions are responding to the pandemic.
Polyculture of pikeperch juveniles in recirculating aquaculture systems
Evaluating production performance and behavior of juvenile pikeperch with other fish species in RAS monoculture and polyculture.
Pandemic persists and Pacific NW shellfish sector digs in
Eight months into the pandemic, the gloom and doom has lightened and there’s hope in the air for the Pacific Northwest shellfish sector.
The great mussel debate: What’s wild, what’s farmed and what certification scheme fits the bill?
Mussels are subject to an ongoing debate about whether certification should be in the realm of fisheries or aquaculture. Take a deep dive into the matter.
The keys to making land-based and offshore aquaculture work? Scale, scale, scale
GOAL delegates heard that the biggest opportunity for land-based and offshore aquaculture is to scale production and increase seafood supplies.
GOAL 2020: Seafood is on consumers’ plate and high on retailers’ agendas
With the retail and foodservice sectors working collaboratively, the seafood industry plugged crucial protein supply gaps and grew demand for fish.
Evaluating Nile tilapia, giant freshwater prawns in biofloc and RAS
Study evaluates Nile tilapia in monoculture and polyculture with giant freshwater prawns in biofloc and recirculating aquaculture (RAS) conditions.
GOAL 2020 Day 1: Aquaculture addressing the world’s ‘most fundamental challenge’
GOAL 2020 keynote speaker Peer Ederer says the solution to closing food security gaps doesn’t include abandoning animal proteins and finger pointing.
How India became the world’s top shrimp producer
Despite ongoing challenges, Indian shrimp farmers have achieved major developments in hatchery, farm grow-out and feed-manufacturing technologies.
Ecuador’s shrimp industry clearing numerous hurdles in 2020
It’s been a trying year for Ecuador’s shrimp industry, which is fighting low prices, supply issues to China – its top market – and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special report: Retail demand reduces COVID-19 pain for seafood industry
A poll of retailers commissioned by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) finds a brighter future for the seafood industry in the wake of COVID-19.