Aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Naked clams in wooden growth panel (image credit: University of Plymouth).
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Microfibres in the Mediterranean are floating homes for bacteria
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2022
These cells belong to 195 bacterial species, including Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a potentially dangerous bacterium that causes food poisoning from seafood. The discovery is important for assessing health risks, because the bacterium’s presence can be a threat to bathing and seafood consumption.
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Addressing the need for responsible salmon farming
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 26, 2022
The group also attempts to address some of the misinformation and controversies that it says have accrued to the topic of farmed seafood. The ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) is the world’s leading certification scheme for farmed seafood (also known as aquaculture).
UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Utilising low-carbon sources of protein from the ocean, such as seafood and seaweeds, to help feed future populations in a healthy and sustainable way, while easing emissions from land-based food production could support emission reductions of up to 1.24 GtCO2e each year by 2050.
Studying indicators of wastewater contamination to shellfish farms
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Human wastewater poses a global threat to seafood safety and the financial stability of the aquaculture industry. Researchers sampled water from land and by kayak at sites upstream from shellfish farms (pictured: graduate student Ashley Frith, photo credit: RH Carmichael).
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 16, 2023
She also notes that obtaining chitin from flies could avoid possible concerns over some seafood allergies. She says her fly-sourced chitin powder is probably purer, since it lacks the yellowish color and clumpy texture of the traditional product.
Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Some of the 13 startups include Born Maverick, a company developing seaweed-based alternatives to scallops and seafood, Little Loop which allows people to rent children’s clothes for a subscription fee, and Zelemiq, a wearable technology helping to tackle the global obesity crisis through tracking blood sugars.
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