The editors of The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS) are pleased to announce the Editor's Choice Awards for the August 2020 issue of JWAS, 51(4).
A recent article in Hakai Magazine on “A Short History of Aquaculture Innovation” provided a select list of innovations that allowed significant steps forward for global aquaculture. Among others, the list includes rope and raft culture of oysters, t...
Due to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in lockdowns, travel restrictions, bans on mass gatherings etc, the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and its key stakeholders in Egypt have decided to postpone the Aquaculture ...
Fishery and aquaculture products are important sources of protein, providing food and income for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Global aquaculture production has grown dramatically in the past 50 years, with total fish production from aqua...
The Publication Committee of the World Aquaculture Society is seeking to fill the position of Book Editor. Any candidate for the position must be a member of the World Aquaculture Society in good standing and should have past experience with the pub...
Even though the COVID situation in Singapore is improving quite a lot, there is still much uncertainty for the near future for large events. Therefore we have postponed World Aquaculture 2020 until June 14-18, 2021 in Singapore. We feel this will g...
Due to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in lockdowns, travel restrictions, bans on mass gatherings etc, the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and its key stakeholders in Egypt have decided to postpone the Aquaculture ...
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific is hoping to farm a species native to Washington state – steelhead or rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – in four Puget Sound net pen sites where it previously raised Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The company is waiting f...
Blood from horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) is a vital resource for modern medicine. It contains Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), an aqueous extract of amoebocyte cells that is used in sterility testing to ensure that drugs, vaccines and medical d...
The Coronavirus pandemic is now in its seventh month. Governments, health organizations, business groups, aquaculture commodity associations and many others have provided an enormous amount of information related to the impacts of the pandemic. All I can add is that it is my hope that the impacts to your families, businesses and professions have been and will continue to be minimal. [more..]
