Gary Rawle's Westcountry Mussels operation is the size of 70 football pitches, uses 300 miles of ropes and produces 1.5 million portions of moules marinières a year. One Cornish entrepreneur has been transforming Britain's shellfish industry almost singlehandedly with an aquaculture farm off Cornwall the size of 70 football pitches. Gary Rawle operates Westcountry Mussels of Fowey, a shellfish breeding...
As global demand for seafood increases alongside population and income growth, fish farming has become more necessary than ever, despite its negative environmental externalities. But how can the aquaculture industry achieve long-term sustainability, both in terms of conservation and energy usage? Demand for seafood is skyrocketing, and will continue to rise throughout this century. The only way to meet it...
The director of the Solomon Islands Association of Rural Training Centres says it's grateful a new app is being developed in New Zealand to improve the aquaculture industry. The organisation, which offers non-formal education for youth, is working with farmers in Malaita province where tilapia fish are farmed in inland ponds. The plan is to introduce a fish farming course...
Japan may be an island nation surrounded by the bounty of the sea, but businessman Tetsuro Sogo is looking inland to raise one of the country’s most loved sushi fish: salmon. In a mountainous area near Tokyo, gray salmon in a tank writhe as they slither past each other, angling for food. They are part of an experiment that Sogo,...
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long has set itself an aquaculture production target for this year of more than 112,500 tonnes worth VNĐ2.45 trillion (US$107.67 million). The focus will be on food safety through the consumption chain. To achieve the target, the province plans to diversify its products to ensure each is bred in a suitable area...
Researchers model tradeoffs and opportunities for aquaculture development in the Southern California Bight. Earth’s vast and vital oceans are a critical source of economic productivity, but issues of space management, interindustry conflict and environmental degradation often limit sustainable commercial development. Now, researchers have developed a new model that weighs the tradeoffs and opportunities for aquaculture development in the Southern California...
Local production is a key strategy for Singapore's food security, as it acts as an important buffer in the event of an import disruption. In this regard, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) provides extensive support to improve the productivity of our farms. For example, AVA account managers work closely with local farms in areas such as technology adoption, capability...
Following series of discussions between the Government of Israel and the Liberian Government, a team of aquaculture experts from Israel have arrived in the country to carry out an assessment and conduct training for selected Fish farmers and technicians from Bong, Montserrado, Bomi and Nimba counties. The training, which targets the total number of 60 fish farmers and technicians began...
UH-Hilo's Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center is located on nine-acres in Keaukaha, and is the focus of a recent video news release. The University of Hawaiʻi distributed a news release showcasing its aquaculture program on March 4, 2018. UH-Hilo’s Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center, located on nine-acres in Keaukaha, is the only four-year aquaculture program in the State...
Keeton Industries Introduces Hatchery Prime Smart Pellets (Wellington, CO, February 22, 2018) Keeton Industries announced the launch of their latest product Hatchery Prime Smart Pellets, a stress reducing probiotic specifically formulated for shrimp and fish hatcheries. Hatchery Prime Smart Pellets were developed to reduce vibrio and other pathogenic bacteria while eliminating ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. As a result hatcheries using...
They are working to take advantage of the ability of both plants to thrive in polluted water and to purify it. However, the project at UCC’s Environmental Research Institute will also seek to find ways of commercialising the fact that these plants also make high- protein foods for fish. It is an example of ‘circular economy’ in action that has...
Fish farming is big business - the industry now produces about 100 million tonnes a year - and with salmon prices soaring, producers are turning to lasers, automation and artificial intelligence to boost production and cut costs. How do you know if farmed salmon have had enough to eat? Well, according to Lingalaks fish farms in Norway, which produce nearly...
