Tackling the “Silent Pandemic” – UK’s FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Reference Centre leads Singapore workshop

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As part of the UK’s FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Cefas recently co-delivered a five-day workshop on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) for bacterial pathogens relevant to aquatic organisms, together with the UK’s Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA), the …

Spurdog Returns: How Science and Fishers Are Working Together to Protect a Recovering Shark

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spurdog swimming near the bottom of the sea

Spurdog (also known as the spiny dogfish, scientific name Squalus acanthias) is a type of small shark found in oceans around the world. It can travel long distances and has been an important species for commercial fishing in the past. …