Mississippi State University will lead a new $15 million federal initiative to reduce poverty and improve living standards for impoverished populations dependent on aquaculture-led economies, the university announced in October. By Avma U.S. Agency for International Development funding over the next five years will support the Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Fish, led through the university's Global Center for Aquatic...
First harvest of farmed salmon from mega ocean farm expected at next Chinese Lunar New Year China’s first batch of farmed salmon will hit the market ahead of the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, next February, according to state media Xinhua. By SeaWestNews The fish is from the “Shenlan 1,” the world’s largest fully-submersible fish cage, located about...
As the pressure grows on the world’s arable land, aquaculture must play a bigger role in food production if we are to feed a population of 9.8 billion by 2050, as estimated by the United Nations, says University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor John Bolton. By Helen Swingler and John Bolton The topic underpinned Bolton’s South African Network for...
We learn about new ways of growing our food. There's aquaculture; growing fish and crops in coastal waters and the open ocean. At the mouth of the Piscataqua River, a UNH-led team has designed a raft that serves as a pen for steelhead trout, with mussels and sea kelp that benefit from the fish. By The Exchange Then there's aquaponics...
Underwater robots roving about as ranch hands of the sea, their electronic eyes recording the health, size and numbers of fish swimming in offshore corrals. Automatic feeders activated by the sound of hungry shrimp. By Monica Jain Ultraviolet light, ultrasound and other drug-free treatments that keep salmon in the pink. These are just a few innovations making aquaculture one of...
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development. According to the World Health Organization, immediate changes are needed to prevent a post-antibiotic era when simple—and previously treatable—bacterial infections can kill and when routine medical procedures, such as joint replacements and chemotherapy that rely on antibiotic preventative treatment, will no longer be possible. By The...
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading aquaculture R&D company focused on improving productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the aquaculture industry, has signed a licensing and research agreement with AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB), a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NASDAQ: XON), to employ CAT’s patented sterility technology for use in products developed by AquaBounty. By Aquabounty AquaBounty and...
Aquaculture is on the rise in Massachusetts. For many entering the business, shellfish farming seems like a more secure option than the marine fisheries. But climate change looms as a long-term threat over the industry. By Pien Huang Paul Wittenstein always wanted to be a commercial fisherman. Growing up in Harwich, he worked summer jobs at fish markets and on...
An intergovernmental agreement will be signed on imposing a moratorium (ban) on commercial hunting for sturgeon in the Caspian Sea. By Narmina Mammadova The director of the Fisheries Research Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mehman Ahundov, said this at a press conference, report.az informed. He stated it will be decided to adopt the specified agreement at...
In 2017, the value of output and intermediate consumption of the aquaculture industry were almost at par. By Independent The latest annual census conducted amongst enterprises operating in the local aquaculture industry showed that during 2017 the total output amounted to €203.9 million, up by 14.8 per cent over 2016. Simultaneously, however, the reported intermediate consumption, which takes into account...
Half of U.S. farmed fish production is catfish. By Shawn Williamson If you’re not in the business of aquaculture, you probably don’t think about it much. However, every day there are more people entering this booming business around the world. During the last 30 years, the aquaculture portion of fish production has increased from less than 10% of total production...
Totaling US$4 million, eFishery’s latest round of funding is backed by a series of global investors such as Aqua-spark, Wavemaker Partners, 500 Startups, Maloekoe Ventures, Social Capital, Unreasonable Capital, Triputra Group, and other institutional investors. By Jack Ellis Overfeeding is an issue that directly affects the freshwater fish and shrimp farming industry, with fish feed representing around 70 percent of...
