Yearly Archives: 2018

The state Industrial Commission has approved an $83,000 Renewable Energy Program grant to Midwest Ag-Energy Group to produce a high value protein concentrate to feed carnivorous fish, like salmon and trout. Instead of harvesting a large number of fish to turn into feed, Midwest Ag Energy Group will develop a […]

The company planning an indoor salmon farm at the former Bucksport paper mill site has added an executive with 36 years of experience in land-based fish production to its team. Whole Oceans announced Monday that it hired Joe McElwee, who recently worked as head of sales for Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems […]

From abalone to kampachi to seaweed, Hawaii’s $75.7 million aquaculture industry raises a diverse set of species with equally diverse techniques. Underneath a series of awnings amid an old lava flow along the Kona Coast, dozens of long troughs are organized in neat rows. Each is constantly refreshed by bubbling […]

A strong fishing background provided an ex-legal executive with a gem of an idea. Kate Dempsey’s idea for a start-up aimed at sustainably harvesting mussel seed from the Irish Sea looks set to provide a huge boost to the area where she grew up, as well as fishing communities all […]

Government of Ghana announced a ban here on Wednesday on ornamental fish import to prevent the possibility of a new aquaculture virus from entering the country. The Ministry for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) announced that the government had placed a ban on the importation of dead or live ornamental […]

Eyre Peninsula students will have access to hands-on training in the aquaculture industry through a partnership between the Port Lincoln High School and TAFE SA. The joint initiative will allow senior students to enter the workforce earlier, with students able to complete a Certificate II in Aquaculture in Year 11. […]

An Alabama college is citing declining enrollment for a decision to ends its aquaculture program after 27 years. Gadsden State Community College says it will discontinue the courses next spring. School spokeswoman Jackie Edmondson tells The Gadsden Times the program was one of the few of its kind in the […]

New aquaculture park proposed as campaign to end open-net fish farming heats up Can land-based salmon farming ever be profitable in B.C. while competing with open-net fish farms? Ross Beaty, one of B.C.’s most successful mining and renewable energy entrepreneurs, says it’s an open question, although he appears willing to […]

The Institute of Aquaculture (IA) of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) of UP Visayas (UPV) organized and conducted an Academic Aquaculture Enrichment Training for public school teachers at the UPV Miagao campus last April 16-20, 2018. The 5-day training aimed to share knowledge and develop skills of […]

Earlier this year, we took our underpaid MBAs on a field trip. We don’t do any of that team-building, touchy feely stuff where you fall into each other’s arms or go to a ballgame where they charge $10 for watered-down beer. Nope. We wild-harvested shellfish—clams, oysters and mussels—straight from the […]