UI paves the way for progressive fish farming techniques University of Idaho’s Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) is on its way to cutting down imported fresh and saltwater fish to the U.S. and is making strides to bring burbot back from the brink of extinction. The new facility broke ground in 2017 and is expected to be finished this summer. The...
Significant increase in demand predicted for farmed salmon and other aquaculture products by leading European experts and a new report The sustainable fish of the future will come from fish farms say leading European scientists and a new analysis on the global aquaculture market. All of them conclude that fish production via aquaculture is increasing worldwide because of growing seafood...
Chinese-owned Jin Yu Tang Aquaculture (Cambodia) Co plans to invest $100 million in freshwater and seawater aquaculture projects in Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong provinces to feed local and interna-tional demand. The investment was announced during a meeting with Veng Sakhon, the Minister of Agriculture. Jin Yu Tang intends to invest in aquaculture projects in Koh Kong’s Sre Ambel district,...
A Carteret Community College faculty member and one of his students are working with N.C. Sea Grant staff to build a mobile aquaculture lab to expand outreach to high school students. David Cerino, aquaculture department chairman at the community college, and Tommy McArthur, a 40-year-old student, are building the mobile lab with the help of N.C. Sea Grant Coastal Economics...
The University of Tasmania (UTAS), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the PNG National Fisheries Authority (NFA) have together developed a novel and practical response to a shortage of research skills in Papua New Guinea (PNG). In an experimental approach, UTAS sent a small team of academics to Port Moresby to deliver a tailored version of its...
Properties would need to be at least .5 hectares in size or have ocean or foreshore access. The City of Campbell River is currently considering an amendment to the zoning bylaw that would see an area at the north end of town opened up for the possibility of land-based aquaculture to move in. At a recent public hearing, council heard...
Nothing invigorates a small town like a local university. Youth, money and skilled labor — they all follow institutions of higher learning. When town-gown relations are strong, everyone wins. The town’s economy sees a steady stream of young consumers and educated workers, and the university taps into a reliable source of eager students. In many respects, Kentucky State University, as...
NaturalShrimp's patent pending technology can produce gourmet quality Pacific white shrimp without using antibiotics, probiotics, or anti-microbial chemicals. Do you enjoy fresh shrimp? The next shrimp you find on a plate just might have been raised indoors in Texas using leading edge tech. Publicly traded, Dallas-based company NaturalShrimp has created a patent pending aquaculture technology that produces gourmet quality Pacific...
Increasing interest in offshore aquaculture is dividing environmentalists What is offshore aquaculture? Aquaculture involves raising fish or shellfish in floating pens in bodies of water: farming fish as opposed to catching them in the wild. It accounts for just over half of the world’s seafood and is the fastest growing sector of food production. The ‘offshore’ part is a little...
The Massachusetts company that last year purchased the Bell Fish Co. LLC in Albany says the indoor fish farm could begin generating revenue late next year. AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) says the east central Indiana operation will become the company's first U.S. commercial production site and could begin being stocked within the next few months. In March of last...
A seminar on ‘Taiwan aquaculture’ was held in the city on Wednesday night with a delegation of about 15 members of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) throwing light on the great opportunity for growth of fisheries in India and Taiwan. TAITRA Vice-President Simon Wang said Taiwan is a technology-driven island surrounded by abundant ocean resources. The country is...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced support for the development of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture programs. Funding is provided through the Aquaculture Research Program, authorized by the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grants Act. The Aquaculture Research Competitive Grants Program supports the development of an environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture...
