One Food for One Health
...which food production relies. Globally, between 20 and 40% of food supply is destroyed by pests and disease. In recent years, Cefas colleagues have argued that One Health principles (the...
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Ocean Country Partnership Programme in Sri Lanka - climate change, seafood and pollution updates.
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angharadelliman, Posted on:
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Animal Health, Aquaculture, biodiversity, Climate Change, International, OCPP, Pollution
...and mud crab disease diagnosis, DNA/RNA extraction, and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis. The goal was to train participants in diagnosing crustacean diseases and identifying new pathogens, using a "train...
Turning up the heat: Advancing UK science to better predict and respond to marine heatwaves
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John Pinneger and Caroline Rowland, Posted on:
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adaptation, biodiversity, Climate Change, marine heatwaves, Monitoring, Oceanography, Policy, Pollution, Science
...(Fig 1). This year, due to a combination of long-term climate change and short-term climate variability due to El Niño, global sea surface temperatures (SSTs) hit record highs. Decades of...
Cefas bequeathed priceless biological reference collection
...a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Prof. Nishibuchi (Buchi-san) very sadly passed away leaving a huge space in the global Vp research community. In an extraordinary act of generosity, and...
How good intentions might not be good for biodiversity
...or invasive can carry disease which can be spread through introductions, but in addition invasive species can also out-compete native species for resources, interbreed, cause destruction to habitats and the...
Creating a regulatory toolbox for aquaculture businesses
...increasing production it will boost our economy. A Fish Health Inspector from Cefas inspecting shellfish stocks for disease This is why this toolkit is so important, and why the toolbox...
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
...are likely to be overlooked in sectoral analyses. How will climate change alter disease risks? Are there links between the state of fish stocks and safety at sea? Can aquaculture...
What can be done to tackle Invasive Non-Native Species?
...generally cause problems and invasive non-native species have various tools at their disposal. An invasive non-native species can spread disease, prey on native species and their eggs, out-compete native species...
Food For the Future: Understanding the Challenges and Options for Sustainable Food Production in England using Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
...cost per kilo of production through design and operational efficiencies, use of renewable energy sources, reuse of waste, and locating production closer to markets to improve fuel efficiency. Findings from...
What do a Communications Officer, a Shellfish Scientist and a Fish Health Inspector have in common?
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Bek Trehern, Molly Meadows and Sam Westcott, Posted on:
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Animal Health, biodiversity, Careers, Education, Field Research, Fisheries, Science
...Health Inspectorate aims to protect the health of fish and shellfish in the UK ensuring our ability to trade internationally. We do this through a programme of inspections, disease investigations,...