Wild salmon eat mostly wild fish, pink krill and plankton, but that’s not on the menu for the salmon that will be grown inside buildings at two new midcoast aquaculture facilities that are on the drawing board in Belfast and Bucksport. When salmon aquaculture started in the 1980s, salmon was […]
Daily Archives: May 17, 2018
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The increasing annual population is putting undue pressure to our resources that led to a race between consumption and conservation. The biggest challenge in the 21st century that aquaculturists are facing is the pressure to produce food without sacrificing conservation of resources. This was the message of Chief Dan Baliao […]
For the fourth consecutive year, Lallemand Animal Nutrition will offer Lallemand Forward Scholarships for students pursuing degrees in agriculture. The scholarship program is available to students in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 2018 program offers: three $2,500 undergraduate scholarships, one $3,000 master’s program scholarship and one $3,000 doctoral […]
Aquaculture has been operational in Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts for decades. However, development of the industry in the South Coast is still in the infant stages, and aquacluture is a recent addition in New Bedford. A new analysis released by city leaders this week shows New Bedford “presents […]