They are working to take advantage of the ability of both plants to thrive in polluted water and to purify it. However, the project at UCC’s Environmental Research Institute will also seek to find ways of commercialising the fact that these plants also make high- protein foods for fish. It […]
Fish farming is big business – the industry now produces about 100 million tonnes a year – and with salmon prices soaring, producers are turning to lasers, automation and artificial intelligence to boost production and cut costs. How do you know if farmed salmon have had enough to eat? Well, […]
Considered one of the top three to five programs in the country, many people aren’t aware that Frankfort contains a unique and internationally recognized program within its borders, says Kentucky State University’s Division of Aquaculture Chair Dr. Jim Tidwell. “It’s just amazing how fast aquaculture is growing and how much […]
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public session Tuesday, March 6, to gather input on a proposed expansion of Wild Ocean Aquaculture’s current lease near Clapboard Island. The hearing starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Mason-Motz Activity Center, 190 Middle Road. Wild Ocean […]
A public information session on the Atlantic salmon aquaculture project proposed by Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd. and Grieg NL Seafarms Ltd. for Marystown and Placentia Bay will be held next month. The session is a requirement of the environmental impact statement the company was ordered to complete on the project. […]
Demand for seafood is skyrocketing and will continue to rise throughout this century. The only way to meet it will be through aquaculture. Yet, while next-generation aquaculture will be far more ecologically responsible than its predecessors, it will also use far more energy. If that additional energy is not clean […]
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