Creating a regulatory toolbox for aquaculture businesses
Cefas has created a new on-line regulatory toolbox for the aquaculture industry in England, and I’d like to explain why.
Animal Health
Can Dover Sole survive discarding?
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Tom Catchpole, Posted on:
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Animal Health, Field Research, Fisheries, Monitoring, Policy
Half of undersized sole survive after being caught and discarded in the English east coast inshore otter trawl fishery, according to preliminary results of research conducted by Cefas scientists. Senior scientist Tom Catchpole provides an update on the survival of …
Why is Cefas investigating whether unwanted fish survive discarding?
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Tom Catchpole, Posted on:
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Categories:
Animal Health, Field Research, Monitoring, Policy
Senior Cefas scientist Tom Catchpole explains why fish are discarded back to the sea, and what happens to them.
Deciphering El Niño’s role in waterborne disease emergence
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Craig Baker-Austin, Posted on:
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Animal Health, Climate Change, Field Research, Monitoring
Evidence is emerging that the devastating outbreaks of Vibrio disease recently witnessed in Latin America are linked to significant El Niño events. New research using the latest microbial and genomic tools is providing a fresh insight into how El Niño …
Where will the UK get its seafood in future?
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Grant Stentiford and Simon Jennings, Posted on:
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Animal Health, Aquaculture, Fisheries, Monitoring
Millions of people enjoy seafood. But achieving food security remains a significant and ongoing challenge for society.
Opportunistic invaders exploit weak immunity in animals and humans
A highly opportunistic group of parasites called microsporidians can live within the cells of a wide range of host organisms - including humans.
The 10 most popular Cefas scientific papers of 2015
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Brett Lyons, Posted on:
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Categories:
Animal Health, Climate Change, Field Research, Fisheries, Monitoring
Alternative metrics reveal the Cefas research that has received the most online attention during the past year.
Finfish news announcements 2015 – Part 3
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Tim Ellis, Posted on:
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Animal Health, Aquaculture, FFN 2015, Finfish News, Technology
Below are the best announcements over the last quarter from across the international aquaculture industry and government bodies.
Import data: live fish from EU to England and Wales 2013 and 2014
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Debbie Murphy, Posted on:
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Categories:
Animal Health, Aquaculture, FFN 2015, Finfish News
The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) Aquatic Trade and Technical Advice (ATTA) team manage all aspects of trade in live fish with other EU territories and report on the figures.
Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease and fisheries
The Cefas Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) have recently produced a new guidance leaflet “Koi herpesvirus disease and your fishery”. The leaflet is intended for carp fishery owners, is available to download from the Angling Trust, and is reproduced here.