AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS

Setting up fish farms that don’t pollute the ocean is tricky business. Scientists tested three different cleaning squads made of plants and microbes to see which one does the best job. One team used just a living mat of periphyton – tiny organisms that grow on underwater surfaces. Another swapped in

Have you ever thought about how to quickly and efficiently check for harmful metals in the water where seafood grows? Scientists are exploring a method called Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films, or DGT for short. They tested it in coastal aquaculture waters by using scallops named Argopecten irradian