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Aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

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They do this by burrowing into waste wood and converting it into highly-nutritious protein. The researchers found that the levels of Vitamin B12 in the Naked Clams were higher than in most other bivalves – and almost twice the amount found in blue mussels.

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Study maps human uptake of microplastics across 109 countries

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Indonesians eat more microplastics per month than any other country, said the study, with most of it coming from seafood (image credit: raulbaldean / Shutterstock.com). That is a 59-fold increase in daily microplastic consumption from 1990 to 2018, the date range used for the models. grams per month, while the lowest is Paraguay at 0.85

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Microfibres in the Mediterranean are floating homes for bacteria

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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

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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). at regular intervals and remain within set limits. •

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Transforming flies into degradable plastics

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Her colleague Jeffery Tomberlin suggested she could use waste products left over from farming black soldier flies, an expanding industry that he has been helping to develop. She also notes that obtaining chitin from flies could avoid possible concerns over some seafood allergies.

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Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme

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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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Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious

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Also speaking to The Guardian , Geraldine Thomas, a molecular pathology specialist and radiation expert at Imperial College London, suggested there was no risk to health or seafood from either tritium or carbon-14.