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Krill Harvesting by Aker BioMarine Destroying Antarctica, Say Activists

Corp Watch

Krill - tiny pink shrimp-like crustaceans that live deep in the ocean - are being harvested at an alarming rate by Aker BioMarine, a biotechnology company, to be sold as fish farm feed, pet food and dietary supplements, according to “Krilling Antartica,” a new report by the Bob Brown Foundation.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Environmental News Bits

Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra, a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilizers from an unexpected source: seaweed. Read the full story at GreenBiz. Farmers as a group don’t typically embrace change. Read more →

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Climate change coping mechanism discovered in humble algae

Environmental News Bits

One of the building blocks of ocean life can adapt to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research. Read the full story from the University of East Anglia.

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Frontiers eBook releases: June 2021

Frontiers

Changing Arctic Ocean Edited by Roxana Suehring; Penelope Kate Lindeque; Kirsty C. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own eBook — by editing a Special Issue around your research area. Learn more about Research Topics or submit your suggestion.

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Frontiers ebook releases: April 2022

Frontiers

Bocarsly; Angela Dibenedetto PDF Cancer Cell Metabolism and Immunomodulation in the Context of Tumor Metastasis Edited by Qiongzhu Dong; Baoli Hu; Peter Jon Nelson; Hongquan Zhang; Yue Zhao PDF COVID-19 and Women’s Health Edited by Stephen Kennedy; Laura A Magee; Stacey A Missmer; Jayashri Kulkarni; Vassiliki Benetou; Marianne Vidler; Chelsea (..)

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

They underpin what it is to feel at home; what it means to sense one’s lineage through food in a single place or across oceans. This represents a dramatic increase of roughly 350 percent, beyond the rate of inflation, following the biotechnology merger-mania and the co-opting of the seed industry.” Source: Philip H.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

biotechnology industry during a trip to Boston, MA. The executive order will include training programs for biotechnology workers and is expected to cover sectors from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and agricultural food supplies. NOAA – Establishment of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.

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