24/01/14: Algae operation talks in Australia; fish freeze in Norway; UK aquafeed producer opens research station

For the last three years, Aurora Algae has been running a pilot research and development plant in Karratha, Western Australia, converting algae into biofuel, omega-three for the health food industry and protein for animal feed.

The company originally indicated plans to build a full-scale commercial operation at nearby Mainland, which was flagged to open this year, reported the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) recently.
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A school of herring that strayed too close to the shore in Lovund, Norway froze to death last weekend, reports the Huffington Post.

Aril Slotte, a pelagic fish expert at Norway's Institute of Marine Research, suggested the herring had been herded into the shallows by cormorants, a natural predator, and were unable to flee to deeper water. 
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Aquaculture nutrition firm Skretting recently announced it has opened a new research Station in the Guangdong Province, China. 

With a growing need for sustainable feeds in Asia, the station will act as Skretting's main research facility for shrimp and Asian fish species, ideally positioned to contribute towards the global growth of best-practice aquaculture production.
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Atlantic herring, (Clupea harengus) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)