Education & academia

A study that could aid the search for the development of a vaccine against sea lice in salmon, how environmental enrichment can impact cleanerfish welfare, and plans to further the scientific assessme…

Graduates are being given a helping hand to amplify their impact on the aquaculture sector, with the start of a series of tailored personal development sessions, which are part of the Scottish Aquacul…

$5,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in food animal production have been put up for grabs by Merck Animal Health.

An introductory training course covering topics relevant to setting up and maintaining aquaculture facilities to prevent the escape of stock has been launched today by the NAFC.

Nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture. according to a recent report from marine scientists at the University of California Santa Bar…

A new short course on the ecosystem approach to fisheries has been launched by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation.

Three new aquaculture sites are being planned off the coast of Dalma Island in the Arabian Gulf.

Ghana’s Western Region Coastal Foundation (WRCF) is leading a programme to promote aquaculture among fishing communities affected by oil and gas production.

Thirteen senior fish farm staff from five salmon farming companies have enrolled in the NAFC's new professional development programme in Aquaculture Management.

A Norwegian researcher with an enviable track record for securing EU funding for fisheries- and aquaculture-related projects has published a number of tips on how to write a successful application.

Two bioscience students at Swansea University won prizes last month, following the launch of a new award.

The following are the prize-winning abstracts from Swansea University's inaugural award Best Dissertation on Aquaculture and Fisheries, sponsored by 5m Publishing.

A summary of scientific research relevant to the king crab and snow crab fisheries has been made freely available.

Whether free, open educational resources could revolutionize education in aquatic sciences is currently being investigated by MSc candidate Alexandra Pounds.

A project to advance aquaculture technology for high-value marine fish such as tuna and hirame (Japanese flounder) has received $1.5 million in funding.

Overviews of the use of cleanerfish in Scotland, Norway, Iceland, the Faroes and Ireland made for a fascinating first afternoon of the inaugural International Cleaner Fish Summit, which kicked off in …

WorldFish hopes that its Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center in Egypt will help ensure that 40 percent of the total fish consumed on the continent will be met by aquaculture by 2025.

A trial that aims to help to create one of the UK's first seaweed farms, near Oban, is now underway.

A program designed to train and inspire the next generation of Australian seafood supremos is now underway.

The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) has been awarded 5 million from the Scottish Funding Council this week.