Opinion: Let's Get the Plastic Out of Our Lives (& Waterways)
, that are the problem. Because we have consumed much of it in the food chain, we're eating it, and not in the way we like to think of “recycling.”Plastics are not biodegradable. They break down into tinier and tinier pieces. So human health is especially at risk, with everybody’s food safety and quality in jeopardy. The human body cannot digest plastics.Plastic pollution also contributes to climate change. Plastics are synthetic polymers manufactured at petrochemical plants where Greenhouse Gases (GHG) are produced.Most micro-plastics are dyed or painted, which causes them to absorb
Metal Pollution is Leaving Scallops Helpless Against Crabs and Lobsters
also exacerbating the threat because higher rainfall is increasing run-off from contaminated areas, and ocean warming and acidification is increasing the rate of uptake and toxicity of metals in seawater.Most previous studies have concentrated on the direct effects of metals on shellfish survival or food safety. However, our new study has unearthed that even relatively low concentrations of metal contamination appears to be causing scallops to grow weaker shells. This leaves the scallops more vulnerable to being eaten by crabs and lobsters and to disturbance from storms and fishing activity, with potentially
Remote-Controlled Submersible Fish Farm in Arctic Ocean
unmanned fish pens will be remotely controlled by a feed barge located 400 meters away. This reduces the need for human intervention and thereby cuts fuel and electricity consumption and will also enable new solutions for fish farming offshore and onshore with a focus on fish welfare, traceability and food safety,” Kevin added
Technology Helps Fight Red Tide Threat
, noted marine biologist and master in biotechnology management, and partner and director of Patagonia Wellboats in Chile, has worked with and tested the BIOIONIX systems to develop the application. According to Kossmann, “The Bioionix systems are superior to other treatment methods to assure food safety. They have the potential of significantly improving the ability of the fishery industry of Chile and other countries to provide food products around the world.”“Bioionix has worked diligently with Ancora, our Chilean partners, to achieve this validation and certification,” said
Nemeth Joins BIRNS as Manufacturing Engineer
for a range of companies and clients from SpaceX and Pentair Aquatic Systems to Genentech. He has extensive experience in lean and six sigma manufacturing, including the use of MSA/GR&R, SPC, DOE, and FMEA in a variety of quality environments such as TS-13485/21CFR820, TS-16949, AS9100, Global Food Safety, and ISO-9001. Nemeth holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in statistics from California State University, Hayward
Film Examines Cutthroat World of Shrimp Trade
, search for what they call “a seafood we can all believe in.” They explore the “cutthroat global trade of seafood,” where they note, “only the shrewd survive.” The two men conduct a series of what they call “harrowing” on-camera interviews with food safety experts and say they ultimately “find hope in a most unlikely place, as their journey makes a sharp turn into modern agricultural science.” The film reveals why shrimp is more than just a tasty dining choice, and how it could offer a path toward a more environmentally friendly, sustainable
February 2024
