Scots uni under fire for killing more than 18,000 fish meant for experiments
The University of Stirling admitted culling thousands of fish after the pandemic put research on hold.
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The University of Stirling campus
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A Scots uni has come under fire from an animal welfare organisation after killing more than 18,000 fish meant for scientific experiments.
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Researchers eye sea cucumbers as potential fish farming impact solution in Europe
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A team of aquaculture researchers is exploring how sea cucumbers might be used to help reduce the environmental impact of fish farming, using techniques already being used in agriculture.
Having secured a funding package from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund, and additional support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Blue Remediation is conducting a feasibility study that will assess the efficiency of sea cucumbers in absorbing aquaculture biomass.
Bioremediation – the process of using living organisms to remove pollutants and toxins – is a method commonly used in agriculture to restore polluted soil. By introducing sea cucumbers, which will feed on fish faeces and excess food, to seafood farms it is hoped they could help to minimize the impact of waste on the seabed.
Good Catch tuna is made from peas, fava, soy
and lentils
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This week I made a tuna and mayonnaise sandwich for lunch. The flaky chunks of tuna looked, smelled and tasted of the sea, but there was no fish involved in it at all. That’s because I made it with imitation tuna designed to mimic the real thing. And it wasn’t half bad at all.
Fake fish has been available for years, of course, but traditionally it has comprised rubbery bits of fish fillet-shaped tofu, or other plant protein, that taste of nothing, let alone seafood. Now, in the wake of surging demand for mock meat, a new wave of imitation fish is being developed, like the tuna in my sandwich, that’s more realistic than ever. Mock prawns, canned and raw tuna, fish fillets, fish fingers, caviar and burgers are moving upstream to our dinner tables – and fast.
Professor Jimmy Turnbull
Two Scottish university professors are among an elite group of academics who have been chosen to evaluate part of Norway’s controversial “traffic light” scheme for regulating salmon farming.
The Norwegian Research Council has been commissioned to examine the scientific basis of the scheme, with emphasis on how it controls lice.
Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen said it was important to have a professional assessment on the situation in order to make it even better.
The seven strong evaluation team will be chaired by Crawford Revie, professor of Data Analytics at the University of Strathclyde’s department of computer and information sciences.