Interactions between environmental pollutants
In nature, environmental pollutants usually exist in mixtures, and not individually. Recent research shows that the toxicity of the environmental pollutants non-dioxin-like PCB and...
Seafood prevents depression
Previous studies have suggested a possible link between seafood in the diet and a lower incidence of postpartum depression (PPD). Now, researchers in the...
Fears over AGD
A leading veterinarian fears that Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) has become a permanent problem in parts of Norway.
ADG has spread from the Stavanger area...
Salmon farmers address critics
Canada: The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association posts a Corrections/Clarifications section to its web site. Not surprisingly, anti-salmon farming campaigner Alexandra Morton figures prominently in...
AquaChile will invest USD 11 million on inland farming
Chile: AquaChile already started the procedures required by the public Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) to develop a new project to farm inland the...
Challenging salmon to overcome lice
Norway: Nofima’s well established challenge models have long been used in trials on various types of virus and bacteria. These now form the basis...
New sanitary regulation will increase costs by 30%
Chile: Implementation of the new sanitary requirements set up by the companies and the authority to surpass the sanitary crisis caused by the ISA...
Analysis of drug residues and undesirable substances in farmed fish
Norway: NIFES has analysed the content of drug residues and other undesirable substances in farmed fish. No residues of illegal drugs were found in...
Millions for health research
"This will enable us to find relationships between seafood and health," says Director of Research Even Stenberg. Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge donated NOK 3 million...
BC fish farmers’ relations with government questioned
Canada: Environmental group goes fishing for ammunition to be used against the province’s salmon farmers, but finds little of value
What the activists don’t realize...
Native fish farm protester loses in court
Canada: Well-known First Nation Chief and official of one of three native organizations- the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs- vice president Bob Chamberlin attempted...
Collaboration on health effects of seafood consumption
The first cardiovascular health study in China investigating the effect of seafood consumption on health parameters, shows a 20% decrease in disease markers in...
Teaching cod good eating habits
Many hours patiently training cod produces results. Scientist Frank Kristiansen has taught wild-caught cod that dry feed is good food - and these cod...
Chips for Salmon
UK: The Institute of Aquaculture in Stirling is leading research to develop a user friendly genetic tool to monitor the health and performance of...
Undesirable substances and drug residues in farmed fish
NIFES has been monitoring the content of undesirable substances in Norwegian farmed fish since 1994. The status of samples collected in the course of...
Biomarkers can monitor our health condition
What is a biomarker and what do scientists use them for? Biomarkers can tell us more about how nutrients, for instance seafood, affect our...
