Terence Barry, senior scientist in animal science, shows one of many tanks of fish being studied at the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, where he researches aquaculture and the stress response in fish. Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
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In 2015, the salmon sector produced more fish protein than it consumed. This is shown by new figures from IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation. IFFO has calculated new Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) for 2015 and for the first time FIFO figures for salmonids are below 1. Calculated with […]
Identifying new diseases or infections in livestock is key to isolating the problem and reducing losses. But ensuring the information is shared with producers and organizations to stop an epidemic can be difficult. That’s particularly true in the trout industry, which is relatively young in Idaho and has not developed […]
By Dallas Weaver, Ph.D.* There is an inherent food conversion efficiency advantage of aquaculture over terrestrial meat production, based upon the fact that aquatic animals don’t have to expend energy to stand up or keep warm. This fact, combined with the coming 3 billion more people, as well as the […]
The provincial government has released the New Brunswick Shellfish Aquaculture Development Strategy 2017-2021. “The sustainable development of shellfish aquaculture is a priority and this strategy combines respect for the environment with job creation,” said Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet. “The shellfish aquaculture sector is a growth opportunity for coastal […]
Local fish farm Barramundi Asia looks nothing like the traditional kelongs that dot Singapore’s northern coast. Here, farming is not done in nets supported by a wooden structure in the middle of the sea. Instead, the white-fleshed fish are reared in more than 30 floating sea pens at a location […]
West Bengal is the first state in India starting with this new training method opened by the Department of Fisheries. An initiative of the West Bengal Government Fisheries Department, the “Family Farming Fishery Farm School” project was funded at Haldia and Sutahata blocks, on the bank of the village pond. […]
Task force to come up with strategies The Andhra Pradesh State-level task force committee headed by Fisheries Department Commissioner Ramasankar Naik on Friday expressed concern over rejection of shrimp exports by the European Union, citing indiscriminate use of antibiotics in shrimp cultivation in the State. The task force committee inspected […]
Wisconsin Sea Grant researchers hone in on walleye, saugeye. More than a thousand walleye are in the six sets of circular water tanks at the UW-Stevens Point (UWSP) Aquaponics Innovation Center in Montello, Wis. And they swim around in near-total darkness, their environment protected by several sets of pitch-black curtains. […]
The partners behind a Pilbara edible oysters pilot project have won an aquaculture scholarship to travel interstate and learn from the best in the industry. Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation and the Kimberley-based Maxima Pearling Company today received $30,000 government funding as a second round winners of the Premier’s Agriculture and Aquaculture […]