US aquaculture equipment supplier Pentair has closed its aquaponics operation in the US state of Minnesota, citing its below expectations performance, the Star Tribune reported. Written by: Undercurrent News.com The Urban Organics operation in St. Paul grew Arctic char and rainbow trout as well as salad greens in a former brewery. However, its finances didn't make sense for the company, the newspaper reported....
Research from Dr Katie Thomas of the Marine Institute has investigated the mechanisms for growth mark formation in scales of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) and the cause of variations in scale growth measurements. Written by: editorial / Marine Institute Ireland Dr Thomas recently graduated with her PhD entitled 'Scale Growth Analysis of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) Unlocking Environmental...
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, EAD, has announced a Sustainable Aquaculture Policy for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi geared towards promoting the growth of a competitive local aquaculture industry that will assist in reducing pressure on the severely exploited local fisheries. Written by: editorial / Emirates News Agency The policy will also contribute to food security and economic growth...
Realising that seaweeds have the potential to meet food and fuel needs of the growing global population, a consortium of European scientists has come out with a set of guidelines that would help people farm them in a sustainable way. Written by: editorial /The Hindu Business Line The guidelines brought out under a project, funded by the European Cooperation of...
A collection of Swedish experts aims to create new bio-based products from excess waste sludge produced from wastewater effluent management at pulp and paper mills. Written by: editorial / Recycling Magazine.com “Industries can compete for the same raw materials, but here we start with something that no one really wants. What was previously a by-product waste from a purification problem...
The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sardine fishery in the Bay of Biscay. Written by: editorial / The fish site.com Sardines are a staple seafood in Portugal and Spain, but the quota for both countries has been reduced to a combined annual total of 10,800 tonnes in a bid...
A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams SiPure and Symbrosia will share the US$35,000 prize with Volta Irrigation, a social enterprise focused on resource optimisation in agricultural small-holdings. Written by: editorial / Envirotec Magazine.com The MIT Water Innovation Prize is a start-up competition...
Written by: editorial / Opelika Observer The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an Aquaculture/Aquaponics 101 Teacher Workshop. The workshop will be July 8 to 12 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center in Auburn. Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics, the growing of plants without soil....
Written by: Niccki Holmyard / Seafood Source Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have just published one of the first comprehensive global evaluations of the potential for sustainable aquaculture under current governance, policy and investment regimes. Their study, published in the journal Marine Policy, found that marine aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry that presents both opportunities and...
Tilapia is the world’s second most important farmed fish. Spanning nearly three decades, pioneering selective fish breeding and genetic improvement programs in WorldFish that began in 1988 led to the development of improved tilapia strains, which have been widely disseminated to small holders across the world. WorldFish and partners have played a central role in producing improved strains of Oreochromis...
The Soy Aquaculture Alliance (SAA) recently released results from a 2018 study with Prairie AquaTech LLC on how combined ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) technologies in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) can increase soy protein use in aquaculture feeds. During the study, two separate feeding trials were conducted using tank-based RAS and rainbow trout. Information source: Soy Aquaculture Alliance / Press release "Our hope when working with...
A group of researchers from the University of Washington on an international project – Cityfood – is running a global aquaponics survey. Written by: Aquaponics Association.org This survey will provide researchers with real-world information about existing aquaponic systems and farms which define current practices. Using results from this survey, researchers aim to connect and empower aquaponic farmers, researchers and decision-makers. The survey only...
