Do fish farms really add to the world's supply of fish?
...roduce more than one-fourth of all the finfish and shellfish directly consumed by people worldwide. This rapid ...y write that "global production of farmed fish and shellfish has more than doubled during the past 15 years. While many people believe such growth relieves press...NC State scientists confirm second toxic pfiesteria species
...on how toxic algal blooms impact wild and cultured shellfish populations."...Sewage in urban runoff may spur growth of harmful algal blooms
...ted to the class of poisons that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, the researchers found no evidence that the 1995 bloom was toxic. However, large algal blooms of any type pose an additional risk by lowering the available oxygen in the surrounding water when they decay, causing small marine animals, s...Seafood was brain food, says researcher
... have evolved on thenutrient-rich diet provided by shellfish and other animal life found nearshorelines. "You don't need a big brain to collect mussels and clams. But livingon them gives you the excess energy and nutrients that can then be directedtowards brain growth." The popular image of the earliest...Coastal Birds "Feel" Their Prey Under The Sand
... knotsare unable to distinguish between stones and shellfish in the sand. It istherefore no wonder that they ne... where the sandcontains stones, no matter how much shellfish could be found there....Vasta To Address Diseases Of Marine Environment At AAAS Meeting
...nuary 22. Vasta also will consider questions about shellfish as transmitters of disease toseafood consumers. "These are significant concerns," he adds, "becausemicrobial diseases in the marine environment may not only harm marineecosystems, natural resources such as fisheries, and aquaculture stocks, theyalso...Clemson Researchers Turn Crabshells Into New Product Lines
... new product lines. "Ninety percent of the shellfish is discarded in traditional seafoodprocessing operations around the world," Thomas said. "We've developed a processto completely eliminate that and use 100 percent of the product." The process is a closed-loop system that extracts the remaind...Scientists Closer To Locating Gene That May Explain Cholesterol Absorption
... hyperabsorb cholesterol, but also absorb plantand shellfish sterols that are not normally absorbed. Hence, the gene that isdisrupted may regulate selective absorption of dietary cholesterol. "If we wanted to change someone's cholesterol absorption, this genewould be the target of treatment," Patel sai...Alaska Scientists Say Salmon Declines Inevitable
... Alaska Fairbanks suggests the changes in fish and shellfish abundance, called regime shifts, occur about every 20 years. It's been about that long since Alaska's salmon stocks rebounded from historic lows. Adkison says a regime shift might be under way, but it's still too early to tell. "Because there is such...Shellfish Toxin Study Provides Possible Clue To Cystic Fibrosis Therapy
Scientists studying how a toxin in shellfish causes diarrhea in humanstoday reported that they ...oxin, okadaicacid, is produced by algae upon which shellfish feed. Although not usuallylife-threatening, it is a recurrent economic plague on the shellfish indu..."A Little Bit Here" And "A Little Bit There" Can Add Up To A Big Problem
...h and marine mammalkills, the loss of coral reefs, shellfish poisoning in humans, and outbreaks ofPfiesteria, the toxic microbe that has plagued mid-Atlantic waterways. The report lays out several steps that can be taken to help ease nonpoint sourcepollution. Landscape management and restoration, including ve...Georgia Scientists Study Salt Marsh To Understand Global Warming
...play a critical role as nursery grounds forfishes, shellfish and other marine organisms by providing a place wherethe young stages of animals can grow rapidly. The 10-acre Sapelo study site also provided another advantage to theresearch team; years of research have been conducted at the site and,hence, a great...East Coast Oceans Public Meeting To Be Held In Tampa, Florida
...about public health issues such as beach closures, shellfish consumption, and fish contamination and ecosystem concerns regarding pollution, fisheries management, and development impacts. Representatives from EPA, NIEHS, DOI, as well as experts in the ecosystem and public health fields will be in attendance. ...