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Ovarian maturity of white sturgeon farmed in California (Sterling Caviar, LLC) (N=400) and Idaho (Fish Breeders and Blind Canyon Aqua Ranch) (N=143) was determined by correlating blood plasma spectral features with oocyte polarization index, an index of germin…

This study by Albin Grns, Erik Sandblom, Anders Kiessling and Michael Axelsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, assessed the effects of an opioid drug, buprenorphine (0.05 mg/kg IM), on resting ventilation and heart rates during 7 days of postsurgical recove…

Fish depend on dietary fatty acids (FA) to support their physiological condition and health. Exploring the FA distribution in common carp (Cyprinus carpio), one of the world's most consumed freshwater fish, is important to understand how and where FA of differ…

Multi-decadal increase in shell removal by tourists, a process that may accelerate degradation of natural habitats, was quantified via two series of monthly surveys, conducted thirty years apart (19781981 and 20082010) in one small embayment on the Mediterrane…

Scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully developed Camelina sativa oilseed plants to accumulate high levels of Omega-3 oils EPA and DHA in their seeds. This work has generated a terrestrial sustainable sources of fish oils.

Edwardsiella tarda is an enterobacterium which causes edwardsiellosis, a fatal disease of cultured fishes such as red sea bream, eel and flounder. Preventing the occurrence of E. tarda infection has thus been an important issue in aquaculture. E. tarda has bee…

The relationship between fish health and muscle growth is critical for continued expansion of the aquaculture industry. The effect of immune stimulation on the expression of genes related to the energy balance of fish is poorly understood,write Nicholas J Pool…