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Fish are not silent creatures. Just like the terrestrial world, theres a veritable symphony of sound echoing under the sea.

Amazonian fish resources are a huge source of food for inhabitants of the basin and some commercial species have shown a potential of developing sustainable aquaculture systems, writes Luis Gabriel Quintero Pinto1Laboratorio de Ictiologa, FMVZ- UN Colombia.

Based on extensive studies carried out in the last five years, University of Maine Ph.D. student Kevin Neves and the University of Maines Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) Director Nick Brown have determined that cod living at high densities a…

Melba B. Reantaso, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), looks at the responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable Control' proceedi…

Fast growth and attractive market prices make wreckfish an interesting option among the new species considered for commercial aquaculture. Since 2009, the Spanish institutions Instituto Espaol de Oceanografa and Instituto Galego de Formacin en Acuicultura have…

Having previously looked at the effectiveness and fitting of square mesh panels, Mike Montgomerie,Gear Technologist at Seafish, discusses the use of vertical andhorizontal separator panels, andcoverless trawls.

Adult cod seem to have the entire ocean at their disposal, and yet each individual cod still chooses their own local shipwreck, which they swim back to faithfully day after day. This is just one of the fascinating results from research using acoustic tags whic…

This EU report provides an overview of the EU fisheries policy that benefits from public support but that, at the sametime, suffers unwanted side effects.

Both government regulators and the Canadian salmon aquaculture industry face ongoing pressure to reduce the industrys potentially adverse effects on the surrounding natural aquatic environment. One option currently being considered is closed-containment, a pra…