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Task force to come up with strategies The Andhra Pradesh State-level task force committee headed by Fisheries Department Commissioner Ramasankar Naik on Friday expressed concern over rejection of shrimp exports by the European Union, citing indiscriminate use of antibiotics in shrimp cultivation in the State. The task force committee inspected […]

Wisconsin Sea Grant researchers hone in on walleye, saugeye. More than a thousand walleye are in the six sets of circular water tanks at the UW-Stevens Point (UWSP) Aquaponics Innovation Center in Montello, Wis. And they swim around in near-total darkness, their environment protected by several sets of pitch-black curtains. […]

The partners behind a Pilbara edible oysters pilot project have won an aquaculture scholarship to travel interstate and learn from the best in the industry. Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation and the Kimberley-based Maxima Pearling Company today received $30,000 government funding as a second round winners of the Premier’s Agriculture and Aquaculture […]

UA is a top shrimp certifier and research facility Do you remember the last time you enjoyed a plate of shrimp scampi or shrimp tacos? There’s a good chance one of those shrimp’s relatives paid a visit to the University of Arizona campus before it made it to your plate. […]

The provincial government is contributing over $150,000 towards a new regional aquaculture centre currently being developed in the Coast of Bays region by the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Steve Crocker Minister announced $131,500 in funding on behalf of the Department of Tourism, […]

Society for Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture (SIFA) will hold south Asia’s biggest knowledge and technology conference on fisheries here during March 15-17, 2018. SIFA says India has huge potential to become one of the top exporters in the global market and generate huge employment, according to a release. The three-day […]

A short evening course entitled ‘An Introduction to Fisheries and Aquaculture’ will be held at the University of Malta’s Department of Biology from October 31 to December 12. Overfishing is one of the most important threats facing the Mediterranean Sea. Aquaculture is sometimes hailed as a solution to the continuing […]

The Mumbai based WestCoast Group, a fully integrated aquaculture company, has partnered with Norway’s AKVA Group for innovative and sustainable aquaculture solutions and technology. The objective is to mechanize and improve fish and shrimp farm facilities, as the company foresee a strong market for aquaculture products with more state governments […]

Nelson Plant and Food senior scientist Maren Wellenreuther says the use of genomic tools could be a game changer for the fishing industry. The fishing industry needs to start using genomic tools to secure its, says a Nelson scientist. A new study, co-written by Plant and Food senior scientist Dr […]

Fears the Huon Yellowtail Kingfish aquaculture program under trial off Hawks Nest might cause a build up of fish castings on the ocean floor have failed to pan out. The University of Newcastle has conducted independent analysis of nutrient levels and invertebrates – key indicators of sea health – beneath […]