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Fishery

Nanotech filter may protect farmed fish from fungus

Toxic nanoparticle treatment of ponds of farmed fish could be made safe by embedding in into water filters, find scientists in Iran.

14 May 2013 | EN

Grouper print

Overfishing threatens quarter of key grouper species

Poor management and overexploitation mean many species of this commercially important food fish face extinction, says study.

8 May 2013 | EN | ES

Pearl farm in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Pacific research aims to boost pearl farms' fortunes

Science could lead the fightback by French Polynesian black pearl farms hit by overproduction and the economic downturn.

11 April 2013 | EN

A farmer in Cambodia

Mekong region facing six degree-warming, climate extremes

With a new study predicting temperature increases of three times the global average by 2050, farmers and fishermen could see outputs plunge.

2 April 2013 | EN

Green, yellow and red bell peppers from the capsicum annuum plant.

Crop thrives on urine-compost mix

Human urine is not only a good substitute for urea — a costly chemical fertiliser — but also synergises well with compost.

2 April 2013 | EN

Fish farm

Disease threatens aquaculture in developing world

The impact of disease on fish farming could hit food security and damage the economies of many tropical nations, a study reveals.

14 March 2013 | EN

Rice paddies synergise with fish farming

Farming fish in Bangladesh's inundated rice paddies can improve food production and tackle climate change issues.

27 February 2013 | EN

Fishing boat

Commission aims to draw attention to deteriorating oceans

New ocean commission will provide informal advice to the UN and firms on issues such as overfishing and gaps in governance of the high seas.

22 February 2013 | EN | ES

Río Paraná, Brasil

Amazon's freshwater ecosystems ignored by policies

Lack of environmental policies to protect watershed ecosystems prevents mitigation of its deterioration in the Brazilian Amazon, say experts.

22 February 2013 | ES

Fisherman, Indonesia

Climate change could impact wave height, says study

Over the twenty-first century, wave height could fluctuate by up to 30 centimetres and severely affect fisheries in the global South, say scientists.

7 February 2013 | EN | ES

Nepal to stimulate fish breeding for food security

Using Norwegian fish breeding technology Nepal hopes to boost food security and provide livelihoods.

7 February 2013 | EN

Plant pots on lake platform with scientists

Costa Rican scientists trial aquatic agriculture to boost food security

Research suggests that growing crops on freshwater lakes could ease irrigation demands and boost global food supplies.

31 January 2013 | EN | ES

Tuna

Pacific bluefin tuna population is 'fraction of its 1950s size'

Stocks of highly sought-after Pacific bluefin tuna have plummeted since large-scale commercial fishing began, according to the latest assessment.

31 January 2013 | EN

Nations agree first global treaty to ban mercury emissions

More than 140 nations have agreed the first global, legally-binding treaty to prevent man-made emissions of mercury into the environment.

22 January 2013 | EN | ES

Carp, Vietnam

Snail control key to cutting carp parasites in Vietnam

Controlling the numbers of snails in fish farms in Vietnam is crucial for the prevention of infections that can cause liver cancer in humans.

11 January 2013 | EN

Tilapia for sale in Africa

Fast-growing fish variety could benefit Egypt and West Africa

Tilapia fish breeding programmes have delivered new strains that could raise producers' income and enable poorer people to afford fish.

9 January 2013 | EN

Innovation Hub, southern Africa

Use innovation to ease inequality in poorer nations, says OECD

Spreading the use of science and new technology can help deprived groups in developing nations and boost growth, says OECD report.

21 December 2012 | EN

Tuna market, Tokyo

Pacific fisheries meet 'fails to end tuna overfishing'

A call to protect a key tuna species has been ignored by the big fishing countries at a recent meeting, says Pacific island fisheries body

10 December 2012 | EN

A fisherman on the Mekong River

Study reveals extent of Mekong dam food security threat

The planned construction of 88 dams on Asia's Mekong river will decimate fish supplies and threaten food security, scientists claim.

29 November 2012 | EN

Sardines

Caribbean sardine collapse linked to climate change

Changes in wind patterns and water circulation, caused by climate change, are depleting sardine numbers in the south Caribbean, finds a study.

5 November 2012 | EN | ES