http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on fisheries and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/ Toxic nanoparticle treatment of ponds of farmed fish could be made safe by embedding in into water filters, find scientists in Iran.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/nanotech-filter-may-protect-farmed-fish-from-fungus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 14 May 2013 16:41:29 GMTPoor management and overexploitation mean many species of this commercially important food fish face extinction, says study.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/overfishing-threatens-quarter-of-key-grouper-species.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 08 May 2013 17:15:07 GMTScience could lead the fightback by French Polynesian black pearl farms hit by overproduction and the economic downturn.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/pacific-research-aims-to-boost-pearl-farms-fortunes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:13 GMTWith a new study predicting temperature increases of three times the global average by 2050, farmers and fishermen could see outputs plunge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/mekong-region-facing-six-degree-warming-climate-extremes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:29 GMTHuman urine is not only a good substitute for urea — a costly chemical fertiliser — but also synergises well with compost.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/crop-thrives-on-urine-compost-mix.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 02 Apr 2013 06:46:11 GMTThe impact of disease on fish farming could hit food security and damage the economies of many tropical nations, a study reveals.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/disease-threatens-aquaculture-in-developing-world.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 14 Mar 2013 16:57:26 GMTFarming fish in Bangladesh's inundated rice paddies can improve food production and tackle climate change issues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/rice-paddies-synergise-with-fish-farming.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 27 Feb 2013 06:16:23 GMTNew ocean commission will provide informal advice to the UN and firms on issues such as overfishing and gaps in governance of the high seas.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/commission-aims-to-draw-attention-to-deteriorating-oceans--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesFri, 22 Feb 2013 13:22:51 GMTLack of environmental policies to protect watershed ecosystems prevents mitigation of its deterioration in the Brazilian Amazon, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/amazon-s-freshwater-ecosystems-ignored-by-policies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesFri, 22 Feb 2013 11:40:08 GMTOver the twenty-first century, wave height could fluctuate by up to 30 centimetres and severely affect fisheries in the global South, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/climate-change-could-impact-wave-height-says-study-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 07 Feb 2013 15:05:00 GMTUsing Norwegian fish breeding technology Nepal hopes to boost food security and provide livelihoods.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/nepal-to-stimulate-fish-breeding-for-food-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 07 Feb 2013 13:56:50 GMTThe University of the South Pacific's massive catchment may mean less research cash, but its science helps the region, reports Anne Moorhead.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/features/pacific-lessons-on-research-engagement-and-impact-2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 05 Feb 2013 16:11:12 GMTResearch suggests that growing crops on freshwater lakes could ease irrigation demands and boost global food supplies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/costa-rican-scientists-trial-aquatic-agriculture-to-boost-food-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 31 Jan 2013 17:29:00 GMTStocks of highly sought-after Pacific bluefin tuna have plummeted since large-scale commercial fishing began, according to the latest assessment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/pacific-bluefin-tuna-population-is-fraction-of-its-1950s-size-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:29 GMTMore than 140 nations have agreed the first global, legally-binding treaty to prevent man-made emissions of mercury into the environment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/nations-agree-first-global-treaty-to-ban-mercury-emissions-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesTue, 22 Jan 2013 23:32:02 GMTFinancial disagreement has halted a controversial deep-sea mining project but deeper issues lie with the environment, Prime Sarmiento reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/features/should-deep-sea-mining-go-ahead-in-papua-new-guinea-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesMon, 14 Jan 2013 09:10:23 GMTControlling the numbers of snails in fish farms in Vietnam is crucial for the prevention of infections that can cause liver cancer in humans.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/snail-control-key-to-cutting-carp-parasites-in-vietnam-2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesFri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:13 GMTTilapia fish breeding programmes have delivered new strains that could raise producers' income and enable poorer people to afford fish.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/fast-growing-fish-variety-could-benefit-egypt-and-west-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesWed, 09 Jan 2013 18:09:32 GMTSpreading the use of science and new technology can help deprived groups in developing nations and boost growth, says OECD report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/fisheries/news/use-innovation-to-ease-inequality-in-poorer-nations-says-oecd.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_fisheriesFri, 21 Dec 2012 14:13:16 GMTA call to protect a key tuna species has been ignored by the big fishing countries at a recent meeting, says Pacific island fisheries 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