Though the pink salmon coming out of Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association’s hatchery at Kitoi Bay aren’t required to be marked, the managers are looking for ways to do it anyway. Sheltered from the Gulf of Alaska by the tree-lined shores of Afognak Island in the Kodiak archipelago, the remote Kitoi Bay salmon hatchery is where all the hatchery association’s pink...
The combined international conference and exposition is expected to draw over 2,000 attendees from more than 100 countries. The World Aquaculture Society's (WAS) Aquaculture Conference will take place from 30 August to 2 September 2020 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. St. John’s has long been a centre of excellence in aquaculture, having pioneered ocean harvesting since the earliest explorers set...
The new circular pens allow the tilapia to swim continuously, which they can't do in traditional square pens. One of the world's most commonly farmed fish, tilapia are typically raised in square pens and get fed by hand a few times a day. New Brazilian technology that does away with those factors, however, is claimed to reduce both expenses and...
When Craig Watson, Director of the University of Florida IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, got his first aquarium at age 7, he couldn’t have predicted the important role that fishing and aquaculture would play in his life. “My brother and I would spend hours watching the fish, but I had no idea then it would be the beginning of a career.”...
Mainers treasure healthy, wild places, but as a state, we also need prosperity and good jobs for people and their families. There are two developments on the horizon that can protect our waters and native fish while making Maine a leader in sustainable aquaculture. Recently, Whole Oceans in Bucksport and Nordic Aquafarms in Belfast announced plans to build land-based salmon...
Last week, a leaked presentation from the acting director of NOAA hinted at some major new directions and initiatives for that agency. One of the most concrete goals: the United States should triple aquaculture production in the next decade. Oyster aquaculture has boomed in New England recently and kelp or seaweed aquaculture is also on the rise. So, would it...
ViAqua says it has developed a feeding formulation that triggers a cell reaction that disables viral infections. An Israeli biotechnology startup ViAqua Therapeutics Ltd. says it has developed a way to reduce disease and limit losses in the raising of shrimp and some fish. According to the World Wildlife Fund, shrimp is the most valuable traded marine product in the...
Fish that farm on seaweeds can change their practices in conditions with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), a study has found. The study, undertaken by researchers from the University of Adelaide and published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on Tuesday, examined damselfish near CO2 volcanic seeps in New Zealand. Researchers compared the behaviors of damselfish at the...
Salmon farms represent about .05 percent of the entire B.C. coast, they have been tucked away in the bays and fiords along the vast B.C. marine coastline for almost 30 years. Over time salmon farming, part of B.C.’s aquaculture industry, has quietly become the province’s largest agricultural export. One of the most pristine coastlines in the world, the pacific waters...
In a major effort to increase the domestic fish production in the State, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute here will implement a ₹15-crore project helping fish farmers to launch 500 cage farming units. The farmers will be offered subsidy and technical support to carry out the cage culture under the scheme, which is funded by the National Fisheries Development...
‘Stringent import policy in potential global markets calls for implementation of norms in toto’ With the United States and the European Union adopting zero tolerance policies towards antibiotic residues in the cultured shrimps, the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), along with other agencies, has decided to launch a massive awareness campaign for aquaculture farmers. “As part of the Blue Revolution...
Farmers in Meru County are using greenhouses for rearing fish in a move intended to beat the cold weather with the delicacy growing faster in this environment as compared to outside ponds. Moses Muriuki, a farmer at Kethera, South Imenti, said that after keeping fish in open ponds for more than 10 years he discovered that they take too long...
