The Atlantic salmon has been battling its way upstream for thousands of years. However, it's facing a different and intensifying struggle in the cages where it is farmed. There's still an appetite for the king of fish, and prices remain high. But production is down. Last week, we learned the industry expects an 11% drop in output this year, as...
Attendees will learn about designing new feed mills and selecting equipment during a one-week practical short course on Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition and Feed Management, Aug. 26-31 at Texas A&M University. The event is presented by staff, industry representatives and consultants. Along with designing a feed mill, the course will cover selecting conveying, drying, grinding, conditioning and feed mixing equipment....
Great disparity remains among countries On 20 March 2018, FAO global aquaculture production quantity and value statistics with time series expanded to cover 67 years (1950-2016) were released for open access. The global statistics on capture and aquaculture annually updated and published by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department rank high among all FAO statistical related products for the number...
On a farm just outside of Sacramento, hundreds of prehistoric-looking fish swim around in 50-foot diameter tanks. These are white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America. They've been around since dinosaurs, can grow more than 7 feet long and lay hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time. The roe of these sturgeon are harvested for a boutique...
The awareness of mycotoxin-related issues in aquaculture industry has grown as manufacturers and producers realise the importance of mycotoxins, beyond aflatoxin, and their potential to impact production. During a period of one year (January 2016 – December 2016), 175 samples of different plant proteins, aquaculture/fishery by-products and finished aquaculture feeds, were analysed. Samples were tested for aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1, B2,...
Calysta, Inc. today announced a partnership with Nofima to conduct large-scale trials in Atlantic salmon using Calysta’s FeedKind® protein as a means to improve feed efficiency and fish health. Calysta’s FeedKind protein is a family of natural, sustainable and traceable feed ingredients for livestock, fish and pets. FeedKind has been shown to improve key nutritional metrics for commercial aquaculture –...
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has successfully conducted open pond culture of Asian seabass for the first time. It was done at the demonstration farm of Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Aquaculture (RGCA), the research & development arm of the MPEDA, at Karaikal in Puducherry. Seabass, which is reared through ‘cage culture’, fetches a price of more than Rs...
When a new shellfish grower recently placed his first shipment of tiny oysters in growing cages in Rehoboth Bay, it marked the physical start of Delaware’s shellfish aquaculture program administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Fish & Wildlife. “Planting” the tiny oysters on leased acreage was the realization of an idea that began in...
Wild salmon eat mostly wild fish, pink krill and plankton, but that’s not on the menu for the salmon that will be grown inside buildings at two new midcoast aquaculture facilities that are on the drawing board in Belfast and Bucksport. When salmon aquaculture started in the 1980s, salmon was a luxury meal on the weekend. Now, it is the...
The increasing annual population is putting undue pressure to our resources that led to a race between consumption and conservation. The biggest challenge in the 21st century that aquaculturists are facing is the pressure to produce food without sacrificing conservation of resources. This was the message of Chief Dan Baliao to the first batch of graduates of Manpower Development for...
For the fourth consecutive year, Lallemand Animal Nutrition will offer Lallemand Forward Scholarships for students pursuing degrees in agriculture. The scholarship program is available to students in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 2018 program offers: three $2,500 undergraduate scholarships, one $3,000 master’s program scholarship and one $3,000 doctoral scholarship. “In the last three years of our scholarship program,...
Aquaculture has been operational in Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts for decades. However, development of the industry in the South Coast is still in the infant stages, and aquacluture is a recent addition in New Bedford. A new analysis released by city leaders this week shows New Bedford "presents the greatest opportunity for growth in the immediate future." Earlier...
