UA is a top shrimp certifier and research facility Do you remember the last time you enjoyed a plate of shrimp scampi or shrimp tacos? There’s a good chance one of those shrimp’s relatives paid a visit to the University of Arizona campus before it made it to your plate. […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
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The provincial government is contributing over $150,000 towards a new regional aquaculture centre currently being developed in the Coast of Bays region by the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Steve Crocker Minister announced $131,500 in funding on behalf of the Department of Tourism, […]
Society for Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture (SIFA) will hold south Asia’s biggest knowledge and technology conference on fisheries here during March 15-17, 2018. SIFA says India has huge potential to become one of the top exporters in the global market and generate huge employment, according to a release. The three-day […]
A short evening course entitled ‘An Introduction to Fisheries and Aquaculture’ will be held at the University of Malta’s Department of Biology from October 31 to December 12. Overfishing is one of the most important threats facing the Mediterranean Sea. Aquaculture is sometimes hailed as a solution to the continuing […]
The Mumbai based WestCoast Group, a fully integrated aquaculture company, has partnered with Norway’s AKVA Group for innovative and sustainable aquaculture solutions and technology. The objective is to mechanize and improve fish and shrimp farm facilities, as the company foresee a strong market for aquaculture products with more state governments […]
By: George B. Brooks, Jr. Ph.D. Can aquaponics help restore the US aquaculture industry? Well yes, and it already is. Allow me to elaborate. For years now we have watched the slow decline of the aquaculture industry in the United States. A great discourse on this challenge was recently penned […]
By Asbjørn Bergheim* Dealing with solid waste in aquaculture due to undigested feed and uneaten feed is a well known operational issue for fish farmers. Accumulation of solids in the fish units reduces the water quality for the fish stock and sedimentation in the recipient environment, e.g. on the sea/lake […]
By Jonathan van Senten, Ph.D. as guest columnist1 and Carole R. Engle, Ph.D.2 “Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t […]
Nelson Plant and Food senior scientist Maren Wellenreuther says the use of genomic tools could be a game changer for the fishing industry. The fishing industry needs to start using genomic tools to secure its, says a Nelson scientist. A new study, co-written by Plant and Food senior scientist Dr […]
Fears the Huon Yellowtail Kingfish aquaculture program under trial off Hawks Nest might cause a build up of fish castings on the ocean floor have failed to pan out. The University of Newcastle has conducted independent analysis of nutrient levels and invertebrates – key indicators of sea health – beneath […]