Pacific Trading Aquaculture has announced that from December 1st 2017 they will be changing their company name to a shortened version of the current name and re branding as PT Aqua. There are no structural or physical changes to the company’s activities or products other than the new rebranded name. […]
Daily Archives: December 7, 2017
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Culturing and raising Asian sea bass (lates calcarifer) are expensive due to the limited supply and high market demand of fish meal, which is a vital protein source for this high-priced fish. Asian sea bass, known in the Philippines as “apahap,” lives in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats. It is […]
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Seafood for the Future program and partners have been awarded $147,737 as part of the 2017 Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative, the aquarium announced Tuesday. Led by the aquarium, the project will involve the creation of a video series, and interactive and educational web-based content as […]
Companies are racing to offer bluefin tuna raised through complete aquafarming, from eggs to mature fish, as they see a big potential in the business. Demand for Pacific bluefin tuna is strong in Japan for luxury sushi use, but the amount of the fish available to catch in the seas […]
Canada-based AgriMarine has developed innovative aquaculture technology for finfish farming. COO Rob Walker discusses how the company’s systems can combat the twin challenges of sea lice and toxic plankton blooms Aquaculture, probably the fastest growing food-producing sector, now accounts for nearly 50% of the world’s food fish, according to the […]
In the midst of an ever-changing fishery, prospects for aquaculture projects along the Great Northern Peninsula are improving. Cyr Couturier, an aquaculture research scientist and chair of aquaculture programs with the Marine Institute of Memorial University, says the possibilities are there, but can only succeed with hard work and serious […]