A controversial plan to move part of a hatchery operation to the head of Tutka Bay near Homer is complete. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association placed two net pens at the head of the bay on April 26. The hatchery association is in the process of moving fish into the pens. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Executive Director Gary Fandrei said the...
B.C Agriculture Minister Lana Popham is calling on Ottawa to step up its regulation of aquaculture on the West Coast after a scientific study raised new concerns about the presence of a virus in farmed Pacific salmon. “Obviously, we have huge concerns,” Ms. Popham said on Monday after the release of a scientific paper from the Pacific Salmon Foundation that...
Rebecca Nelson always had a passion for raising fish; by the time she was 10, her family’s home was filled with aquariums. Her partner, John Pade, grew up on a dairy farm, learning a lot about livestock and agriculture. The two combined their skills and interests in 1984 when they founded Nelson & Pade, Inc. While the buzz word in...
The great popularity of seahorses worldwide in traditional medicine, curio, and aquarium markets has raised many concerns over their long-term viability in nature. Any seahorse use is, therefore, under strict commercial and management regulations, including the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Appendix II list of endangered species by the Convention for the...
A native Australian freshwater prawn could be seen more on local menus if North Regional TAFE and a small Aboriginal community get their way. The Broome Aquaculture Centre has linked up with the Ribinyung Dawang Aboriginal Corporation, located at Mud Springs outside of Kununurra, for a $2.5 million project to develop cherabin. The project recently received a $100,000 grant from...
James Cook University’s experts are helping Indonesians develop world’s best practises in aquaculture. Twenty-seven Indonesian delegates were in Townsville to learn from JCU’s aquaculture experts. Course leader, JCU Professor Kyall Zenger, said food security and poverty were acute challenges for Indonesia, particularly for coastal communities, and particularly in Eastern Indonesia where livelihoods depended on seafood. “There is a clear need...
News Stocks Commodities IPOs Mutual Funds Mutual Fund Tools Derivatives BS Fund Manager Home «Back Thailand to decide on whether to allow resuming of shrimp import from India Nirmalya Behera | Bhubaneswar | Last Updated at April 27 2018 01:59 IST The government of Thailand is still to decide on whether to allow the resuming of shrimp import from India (and from...
A graduate student of the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences recently took top honors at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) 31st Annual Student and Faculty Research Forum. Nitin Challa, a graduate student of aquaculture/fisheries, won the Dr. William M. Willingham Award presented to the overall winner for the best graduate presentation. He was awarded the...
The Colombian fish industry, mainly specialized in tilapia, has a 20-year old history. Its infrastructure, production and development has centralized in Huila, a southern Colombia’s department. This business has employed more than 10.000 people in this region, becoming the second biggest economy behind the coffee industry. “The water temperature is ideal, we own a “Rolls Royce” regarding tilapia production: the...
Residents of Pengadegan neighborhood in South Jakarta have turned the drains in their neighborhood into fish farms. Neighborhood unit (RT) 1, community unit (RW) 1 of the subdistrict has turned two of the drains into fish ponds and has created good business cooperation with local food sellers. RT 1 head Saparno said the ponds were mainly filled with catfish. “For...
Amid the blistering 40-degree heat, farmers, investors, bankers and other business partners from the different sectors of the shrimp industry gathered at the CPF shrimp farm in Zambales to witness the successful harvest of white shrimp (also known as Vannamei) from the pioneering Best Small Farm project. Seeking to pave the way for a new era in aquaculture, CPF introduced...
The federal government has not adequately managed risks associated with salmon farming, putting wild species in danger, says Canada’s environment commissioner. Salmon aquaculture is a $1-billion industry in Canada, which is the fourth largest producer of farmed salmon in the world. A new report produced by Julie Gelfand, Canada’s commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, found that the Department...
