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Beginning this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will focus on developing the country’s aquaculture and mariculture by up to 60 percent to attain the total fish-sufficiency target of the government. Written by: Eireene Jairee Gomez / The Manila Times In an interview with The Manila Times […]

Crowding could have a positive effect on the welfare of tilapia by reducing aggressive behavior, but it can also make fish chronically stressed and more fearful Written by: cabi.org To what extent crowding results in abnormal behaviours that can impact welfare and stress coping styles in farmed fish is unclear. […]

U.S. National Aquaculture Association published on January 17th an action alert concerning the recent HR 487  legislation on livestock transporting across America.  Source: National Aquaculture Association HR 487 Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act Introduced in New Congress Congressman Ted Yoho, FL-3, and 27 co-sponsors have introduced legislation in the […]

The 1st International Congress of Shrimp Aquaculture organized by the Association of Aquaculture Producers from the state of Sonora, Aquaculture Magazine and Panorama Acuícola Magazine will be held the 24th and 25th of January, 2019 in Cd. Obregón, Sonora, México. This is an event oriented to the discussion, exhibition and socialization of […]

The New Zealand government plans to invest NZD 924,000 ($620,650) in the thriving aquaculture industry of the Coromandel region. Written by: editorial / Undercurrent news Shane Jones, New Zealand’s minister for regional economic development, said in an announcement on Dec. 26 that the money, taken from the country’s NZD 3 […]

Internet of things technology has a huge role to play in realizing that potential and ensuring fish farming is sustainable. Written by: Rob Gilhooly / The Japan Times Like many in Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Kenichiro Yagi lost his waterfront business in the March 2011 Tohoku disasters. But in an imaginative bid […]

Aquaculture can help reduce the spread of disease in wild oyster populations, a fisheries researcher at the University of Rhode Island recently concluded. The discovery contradicts the long-held belief that aquaculture has an inherently negative effect on nearby shellfish wildlife.  Written by: Philip Cozzolino / The Narragansett Times “Aquaculture typically […]

Fumonisins have gained significant recognition in recent years. In 2017, the BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey found that fumonisins were the predominant contaminant in raw material and finished feed samples across the world. Rui Gonçalves and Michele Muccio share the latest knowledge about fumonisins in aquaculture and highlight the importance of preventing […]

Scientists have published a novel method for counting Pacific salmon – analyzing DNA from the slime the fish leave behind in their spawning streams. Written by: Chris Branam / Oregon State University newsroom “When we analyzed the environmental DNA sloughed into water from salmon tissues including mucus and skin cells, […]

Aside from mining, the aquaculture sector is set to help boost the economy of Compostela Valley, located at the Phillippines. Written by: Gilfrod A. Doquila / SunStar.com The two-year aquaculture program that started in 2016 was crafted in order to position the province as a potential agricultural investment hub. Department of Trade […]