Research news | 2023-02-22

Blue foods can help solve multiple global challenges

Blue foods – fish, shellfish, algae and aquatic plants – can be instrumental in solving multiple global crises, new analysis shows

Research news | 2022-09-19

Turning food by-products into fodder could feed a billion people

Using waste from food production to feed livestock and aquaculture could help feed more people with less

Research news | 2022-06-17

Concerns over intensive brackish-water aquaculture in eastern India

Rapid expansion of brackish-water shrimp farming may have severe long-term socioeconomic consequences, new study warns

Research news | 2021-11-25

Nine ways to produce more sustainable and affordable blue food

Greater attention should be paid to improving the productivity and environmental performance of affordable and accessible aquatic species

Research news | 2021-09-15

Global demand for aquatic foods set to nearly double by 2050

Improvements to aquaculture production, lower prices, and changing cultural preferences expected to drive up demand for fish, seafood and seaweed

Research news | 2021-09-15

Aquatic foods offer great untapped potential for providing more sustainable diets

First assessment of its kind produces environmental profiles for the full range of aquatic, or blue foods, to help guide more sustainable food production and diets

Research news | 2021-09-15

More affordable aquatic foods could prevent 166 million micronutrient deficiencies worldwide

For the first time, the nutritional benefits of thousands of marine and freshwater species have been profiled in a new study

Research news | 2021-09-15

For healthier and more sustainable diets, look to fisheries and aquaculture

Blue Food Assesssment finds fish, shellfish and algae offer untapped potential for global development if the right policies and investments are put in place

Research news | 2021-04-23

Getting it right on farmed fish and shellfish

Swedish project Seawin provides clear guidance on how to increase sustainable and healthy seafood consumption

Research news | 2021-03-25

Global aquaculture has grown more sustainable over past 20 years

The industry has made significant strides toward sustainability, according to review in Nature

Research news | 2020-02-13

Identifying the winners, losers and trade-offs in aquatic foods production

New assessment aims to fill critical gaps in understanding the growing role aquatic foods play in the global food system

Research news | 2019-12-18

A new seafood narrative

Seafood sustainability is still only marginally considered in global policy talks on food production, trade and consumption. That needs to change

Research news | 2019-11-18

If you are serious about growth, be serious about sustainability

Indonesia has ambitious goals for its aquaculture investments. If they are serious, environmental assessments must be included too

Research news | 2019-10-09

Putting all the fish eggs in one basket

Only a limited number of fish and shellfish species make up the bulk part of global aquaculture production – a risky strategy as environmental and market conditions change

Research news | 2019-08-06

What a difference a label makes

Are certification schemes contributing to better environmental performance or is it just a way for corporations to get an in with conscious consumers?

Research news | 2019-04-09

Should we farm fish here?

Mariculture, a type of aquaculture in the oceans, has gained popularity in the West Indian Ocean. Can it be made fair and equitable?

Research news | 2018-06-20

So long, and thanks for all the fish

New book chapter looks into the economic, cultural and ecological reasons why some people leave the fisheries and aquaculture sector, and what could be done to reverse the trend

Research news | 2018-05-28

Plenty of space in the sea

Study predicts size of world oceans environmentally suitable to aquaculture and which areas currently most under-utilised

Research news | 2018-03-05

Get it right on fish intensity, get it right for aquaculture

Study from Bangladesh shows that intensification of aquaculture production can reduce some environmental impact, producing more using less

Research news | 2017-08-21

The big blue

Feed resources is the big challenge for expansion of marine aquaculture - not lack of suitable ocean space