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'Relatively high' antibiotic trace found in wild fish during February salmon deaths, report finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
Samples of wild fish caught near a Huon Aquaculture lease in February were found to have antibiotic residue levels up to a dozen times higher than the threshold for commercially sold salmon, according to an Environment Protection Authority (EPA)...
Plan in place to help local farms produce more, stay financially viable: SFA chief
The Straits Times
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June 5, 2025
SINGAPORE - High-tech agriculture is a nascent sector globally, and as Singapore ventures into this area, work is under way to address some of the challenges faced by local farms, said Mr Damian Chan, chief executive of the Singapore Food Agency...
Local production of veggies, seafood fell in 2024, but egg yields grew: Report
The Straits Times
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June 5, 2025
SINGAPORE - Local production of vegetables and seafood declined further in 2024, hindering the Republic’s initial target of producing 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030. The 2024 figures come after a series of disruptions to the local...
Parents of university student, 18, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning at holiday cottage say portable gas heaters should be banned
Daily Mail
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June 5, 2025
The parents of a university student who died after he inhaled a 'fatal quantity' of carbon monoxide while staying in a remote aristocrat-owned holiday cottage have called for 'dangerous' portable gas heaters to be banned. Tom Hill, 18, was...
B.C. First Nation builds small island
Castanet Kamloops
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June 5, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press An excavator is seen on the shores of Coles Bay, B.C., where it was used to help build a small island and a land bridge. May 30, 2025, handout photo. A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island...
Cormorant control tops EU conference agenda
The Fish Site
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The population of greater cormorants in Europe has increased from 50,000 birds in the 1970s to more than 2 million today, thanks to their protected status under the European Union Birds Directive, having unintended consequences on the ecological...
Chile's green hydrogen boom
Energy Focus
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Chile has emerged as one of Latin America’s most advanced green hydrogen markets, driven by bold government targets and a wealth of renewable resources. The country’s National Hydrogen Strategy, launched in 2020, has the ambitious goal of...
Despite key bills’ passage, legislative session ends on sour note
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 5, 2025
Although the General Assembly closed out the session with hugs, cheers and applause, it was tinged with a sour note after a dispute among Democrats over a few lines in the state budget that allow the state to take financial oversight of Ansonia....
‘Collaboration is key for successful fieldwork in world’, says AMR scientist
AWE International
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Dr Athina Papadopoulou, a scientist at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), is a leading researcher in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The ability of microorganisms to resist the effects of...
European Commission Launches Ocean Pact With Grand Promises – But Will It Sink Or Swim?
EUToday
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June 5, 2025
36In classic Brussels fashion, the European Commission has unveiled a sweeping new initiative with an eye-catching title and even grander ambitions. The European Ocean Pact, adopted this week, is billed as a comprehensive framework to protect the...
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New An Giang Province must become Mekong Delta's dynamic development centre
Vietnam News Agency
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KIÊN GIANG — The new An Giang Province needs to clearly define its vision to become a dynamic, comprehensive and sustainable development centre of the Mekong Delta, playing a strategic role in connecting East – West, seas to borders, urban to...
Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?
New Scientist
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Is this the future, in a world where the seas are rising? DEEP R&D Ltd The Sama-Bajau are an Indigenous seaborne people from South-East Asia, sometimes called Sea Nomads. For thousands of years they lived a coastal subsistence lifestyle, foraging...
Chlorella touted as sustainable feed solution for North Africa
All About Feed
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June 5, 2025
Egyptian scientists are urging the feed industry to tap into the potential of chlorella as a sustainable solution to feed shortages in import-reliant North African countries. Chlorella can meet around 15% of the feedstuff requirements for regional...
INQUEST: Student died from carbon monoxide leak in bathroom while on holiday
Salisbury Journal
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Thomas Oliver Hill, known as Tom by his family and friends, died at 18 years old in October 2015. At an inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court on June 2, coroner Jason Pegg said that the student was studying aquaculture at Stirling University and...
Alotta delivers Chile’s first floating solar at Mowi site
Offshore Energy
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June 2, 2025
Alotta Energy Chile has delivered the country’s first floating solar installation at Mowi’s Isla Huar salmon farm in the Los Lagos region, aiming to cut CO2 emissions and reduce diesel reliance in offshore aquaculture. Image courtesy: Mowi Chile...
Parliamentary Secretaries inaugurate first cat café in Żurrieq
The Malta Independent
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The Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights, Alicia Bugeja Said, together with the Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works, Omar Farrugia, inaugurated the opening of the first Cat Café in Żurrieq. Alicia Bugeja Said...
In Brussels, the screening sessions for agriculture begin The chapter about fishing, in evaluation
IPN
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June 2, 2025
0 Moldova is being evaluated in Brussels for its preparations for joining the European Union, in the areas of agriculture and rural development, food safety, fisheries and aquaculture. The screening for the chapters coordinated by the Ministry of...
CHINA PLAYS GREATER CLIMATE ACTION LEADERSHIP ROLE
Solomon Star
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June 5, 2025
On Thursday May 29, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pacific Islands counterparts/ representatives, after an in-depth exchange of views during the 3rd China-Pacific Island Countries’ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Xiamen City in China’s...
€37m project to turn former Marsascala waste plant into public park
Times of Malta
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June 5, 2025
A former waste treatment plant in Marsascala is to be transformed into a public park, including an artificial lake, car park and park and ride facility, with an investment of €37 million. Environment Minister Miriam Dalli announced the plans...
As Florida's fluoride ban nears, Gainesville dentists encourage treatments, lifestyle changes
The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill ending fluoridation of public water supplies. Dentists are providing guidance on alternative fluoride treatments, including varnish, supplements, and fluoridated bottled water. Concerns exist about increased...