* Aquaculture Magazine Editorial Team In June 2024, the Centre for Aquaculture Progress commissioned Savanta, a leading market research company, to conduct a comprehensive study analyzing consumer preferences for fish welfare in Greece, Italy, Spain, and France. The representative survey that an overwhelming majority of consumers endorse humane slaughter practices for sea bream and sea bass. Background The Greek aquaculture...
* By FishProf The FishProf believes that seafood consumption has the answers to many of the world’s chronic diseases, longer life and good health but, sadly, the money is centred more on cure rather than prevention. The blockages of getting good medical advice about prevention are immense. Whether that be big pharma; media continuing to promote myths to fester; the ...
* By Stephen Newman, Ph.D. When I was in university in the late 1960s and early 1970’s, I was a bit adrift like so many of my peers. A war was raging and many of us had no idea what we could look forward to. I chose a major that the University of Maryland only recently had developed and found...
* By Nick Gosling Salmon farms have been an important part of the northeast U.S. aquaculture industry for over 50 years, but sea lice, a pesky parasitic crustacean that feed on and injure of the salmon. Integrating lumpfish—a cleaner fish that naturally feeds on sea lice off salmon—into aquaculture farms can provide a sustainable mitigation strategy. Research at the University...
*By Vivek Chauhan, Arya Singh, Shyni K, Shashank Singh Foodborne pathogens are biological organisms that have the potential to cause illnesses through food. When compared to other animal protein sources, seafood is seen to be a healthier option. However, eating spoiled seafood is a leading cause of mortality and hospital admission, especially in emerging and impoverished nations. Therefore, this article...
*By Aquaculture Magazine Editorial Team The aquaculture sector contributes significantly to methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. This study compared the emissions of earthen aquaculture ponds and plastic-lined aquaculture ponds at a shrimp farm in the Beibu Gulf. Plastic-lined aquaculture ponds reduced CH4 emissions by 96% and N2O emissions by 79%, improving ecological sustainability and production. The global aquaculture sector has expanded rapidly...
