AquaBounty is a pioneering biotechnology company utilizing modern molecular biology to improve aquaculture productivity in a safe and environmentally sustainable manner.
To play a significant part in 'The Blue Revolution' by bringing together biological sciences and molecular technology to enable an aquaculture industry capable of large-scale, efficient, and environmentally sustainable production of high quality seafood. Increased growth rates, enhanced resistance to disease, better feed-conversion rates, manageable breeding cycles, and more efficient use of aquatic production systems are all important components of a sustainable aquaculture industry.
by Nicola Jones | Yale Environment 360 With the world’s coral reefs increasingly threatened by warmer and more acidic seas, scientists are selectively breeding corals to create species with the best chance to survive in the coming century and beyond. …
Christian Perez | FishfarmingXpert.com Chilean salmon producing companies exported products to the US worth US$ 734.91 million as of July 2015, representing a 19.8 per cent decrease compared to the US$ 916.80 million registered in the first seven months of 2014. …
By John H. Tibbetts | Yale Environment 360 Aquaculture production has more than doubled since 2000, putting pressure on the stocks of small fish used to feed farmed salmon and other species. But researchers are now developing plant-based feeds that …
A recent article by Time magazine is laden with misinformation about farmed salmon and appears to be pure propaganda for the wild salmon industry. Laura Braden, PhD | FishfarmingXpert.com Opinion A recent article in Time magazine, Should I Eat Salmon, written by Mandy …
Learn how plant biotechnology works through the scientists who research, develop and test GMO crops at Dupont. During one of our first Open Doors tours, we spoke to researchers about drought tolerant GMOs, disease resistant GMOs, and learned about how …
Caitlin Kennedy | BIOtechNOW One of the most distinguished scientists in the public policy sphere is warning that “the increasing vilification of GM foods as a marketing tool by the organic food industry” may be “the most counterproductive development” in the effort …
Caitlin Kennedy | BIOtechNow According to Biologist William Powell, the answer is yes. Dr. Powell says that the best way to revive the American chestnut tree, one of the most common trees in the country until a fungal blight effectively …
By Paul Pescatello | CT Viewpoints For the past several years, opponents of genetically engineered products have misinformed and misled the general public with scare tactics and, sadly, an anti-science message. Connecticut has been a hot spot for this rhetoric, …
A deadly recipe is brewing that threatens the survival of countless creatures throughout Earth’s oceans. For years, we’ve known that the oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. But with high carbon emissions worldwide, this silent …
Globally, demand for seafood has been growing, resulting in overexploitation of natural resources and production stagnation from captured fisheries. To curb overfishing and protect the biodiversity of natural resources, governments across the world are implementing regulations placing limits on capture …
By Stefaan Blancke | Scientific American Intuition can encourage opinions that are contrary to the facts Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have met with enormous public opposition over the past two decades. Many people believe that GMOs are bad for their health – …
by Isis Almeida | Financial Review For the first time, the world is eating more fish from farms than from the open sea, spurring billions of dollars of takeovers as one of the largest food companies seeks to capitalise on …
By Madelyn Kearns | SeafoodSource.com Emerging research from Australia reveals that there could be a link between fish oil/omega-3 intake and the prevention of psychosis/schizophrenia in at-risk teens. A report featured in the latest edition of the journal Nature Communications …
By Sally Dakis | Tas Country Hour Global manufacturer Skretting says it has extensively tested a fish food that is totally free of wild caught fishmeal. Dr Leo Nankervis, from Skretting’s Aquaculture Research Centre in Norway, said the company had gradually lowered …
By Lisa Rapaport | Reuters Children who eat certain types of fish may be less likely to develop nasal allergies, according to a study from Sweden. Researchers studied what children ate at age eight and then monitored whether they developed …
Steven Pinker | Knoepfler Lab Stem Cell Blog Professor Steven Pinker of Harvard has been one of the most outspoken advocates for more gas and less brakes in CRISPR research. Both in writing and in talks he has expressed the …
By Mike Urch | SeafoodSource.com It should come as no surprise to find that cost and taste are the two biggest factors influencing shoppers when purchasing fish, according to a report published recently in New Zealand. Sustainability is the third …
World Fishing & Aquaculture According to a study conducted by the USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists, while most US consumers eat some seafood, the amounts are inadequate to meet federal dietary guidelines. Seafood contains healthful natural compounds known as omega-3 …
The biodiversity of two Northern Pacific salmon species may be at risk due to changes in ocean conditions at the equator, reports a study by the University of California, Davis. The Fish Site In the study published in the journal …
By Amelia Urry | Grist.org Aquaculture is booming: As of 2012, we produce more farmed fish than beef worldwide, some 66 million tons. And while fish farming has a bad reputation, the mangrove-plowing, antibiotic-dosing, overcrowded and under-regulated shrimp- and salmon-farms of …
