For many Chinese people, Africa is not only far away, but also strange and wild. He Wang, however, has spent most of the past decade living on the continent. She has just left her 92-year-old mother for the eighth time to visit Africa, where she stays for more than 10 […]
Archivos diarios: 11/02/2017
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) Professor Daniel Benetti has been awarded $967,000 by Florida Sea Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding is just a portion of $9.3 million NOAA has slated for 32 projects around the country to help […]
Biotechnology in the fish farming industry hit the headlines in 2017 when a fast-growing salmon became the first GM animal to reach the market. In Europe, however, new developments in biotech’s potential for aquaculture went largely un-reported. Rather than focusing on the fish, British scientists are making progress towards creating […]
A planned salmon farm will not go ahead off the coast of Southland. A study that showed lower-than-expected water currents off Port Pegasus in Southland has led to the shelving of a planned salmon farm. The site, bounded by Stewart Island, was given extensive government funding after being identified by […]
Preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2017 commercial salmon fishery indicate the season was a step up above the previous year’s disastrous harvest. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported a 66.7-percent increase in exvessel value between the two years, with 224.6 million wild salmon worth around $678.8 […]
MOU with CibusDx to Co-Develop Rapid Disease Detection Device Second Public, Private, Academic Collaboration Sino Agro Food, Inc. (OTCQX: SIAF | OSE: SIAF-ME), a specialized investment company focused on protein food including seafood and cattle, is pleased to announce entry into two partnerships that advance its technical leadership in aquaculture. […]