Aquaculture development requires upscaling production systems and developing new solutions for producing more to supply a growing market with healthy products. EAS wants to promote and support start-ups and emerging business models in the aquaculture sector, by matching ideas to those that can push the development of new companies and new products. With all the new knowledge presented at our...
At the intersection of legislation and science, a new opportunity for an ecologically and economically sustainable oyster aquaculture industry is being spawned on the Texas Gulf Coast. Written by: Paul Schattenberg / Agrilife Today News For years, Dr. Joe Fox, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist with a joint appointment at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi through the Harte Research Institute,...
ParaFishControl is a new €8.1 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project that aims to improve our understanding of fish-parasite interactions and develop innovative solutions and tools to prevent, control and mitigate harmful parasites which affect the main fish species farmed in Europe (Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, common carp, turbot, European sea bass, and gilthead sea bream). Information source: ParaFishControl Press release...
Information source: WAS Press release The opening plenary sessions of AE2019 will include a view on “The Environment and Fish Health” – by Professor Charles R. Tyler of the University of Exeter, UK. Fish are excellent barometers of aquatic ecosystem health and declines in both their diversity and abundance globally is a major cause for concern, not least because of...
Australia's leading animal nutrition producer Ridley has officially unveiled its new $50 million aquaculture feed facility at Westbury, bringing 20 new full-time jobs to the region. Written by: Rob Inglis / The Examiner News It follows an extensive search by the company for an ideal site for the plant. Ridley acting chief executive David Lord was present at the Ridley...
EU-funded researchers have developed a system that helps fish farmers in Lake Victoria while also protecting the environment. Information source: European Commission / Press Release Overfishing, water shortages, and pollution – these are just some of the environmental problems Lake Victoria has been facing over the last few decades. Bordered by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, the world’s second-largest freshwater lake...
Earth Ocean Farms promotes the restocking of totoaba for the fifth year in a row.Semarnat, Conapesca, and the State of Baja California Sur, together with local communities, are committed to the preservation of this endemic species. Information source: Earth Ocean Farms / press release The fishery of totoaba, an endemic species of Mexico, was one of the most important economic...
Recognizing the critical role that innovation plays in creating a safer and more sustainable food system, Cargill and Ecolab are supporting a second class of startups through the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator. Information source: Cargill press release “Solving the greatest food and sustainability challenges the world faces today requires partnership and fresh, innovative ideas. These are the two key ingredients...
TIES (The Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM) is collaborating with STEM Learning Ecosystem partners to bring aquaponics-based STEM learning to Tulsa and Baltimore City Schools. Information source: TIES, press release. Aquaponics, a system of growing plants and fish in a symbiotic combination where the plants’ nutrients come from fish waste, is a soil-less closed-loop system except for the input...
Livestock Philippines 2019 has been postponed at the request of the Department of Agriculture, Philippines Information source: official statement / Livestock Philippines organization committee As a result of the growing concerns of African Swine Fever (ASF) and at the request of the Department of Agriculture and the local industry stakeholders, UBM Exhibitions Philippines has decided to postpone Livestock Philippines to...
The Essex Native Oyster Restoration Initiative (ENORI) will begin work to create a sanctuary for the molluscs. "Recycled" shells will be laid on the bed of the Thames Estuary to provide the hard surface the young oysters need to grow on. Over the last 200 years the oyster population has suffered a 95% decline. Written by: editorial / BBC News...
Can insects be part of the solution to feeding a growing world? Cargill and InnovaFeed say, ‘yes’. Information source: Cargill press release Cargill and InnovaFeed have entered into a strategic partnership to bring sustainable and innovative feed options to the animal nutrition industry. Through the partnership, Cargill and InnovaFeed will collaborate to jointly market fish feed which includes insect protein,...
