The 2018 Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference is coming back to Marshfield this year. Coordinators say registration is now open for the event, which will be held March 2-3 at Hotel Marshfield. The conference will be preceded by a workshop meant to teacher farmers how to comply with state aquaculture regulations. The […]
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The CEO of the Canadian company that lost its salmon farm lease with Washington state after a net pen collapse last August speaks out. “If the industry’s done, then 180 good working people are out of jobs.” Those are the words from Glenn B. Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture, owner […]
Given its high-value export orientated nature, local government support and expansion opportunities, aquaculture has seen rapid growth in South Africa. According to Kennett Sinclair, partner at Africa focused private equity manager Exeo Capital, aquaculture continues to gain popularity globally, as wild-caught fish numbers decrease due to stricter regulated marine activity, […]
Russians love fish – it’s one of the few distinctly Asian traits of its otherwise European culture. When the first fast food eateries began to appear in the 1990s following the fall of the Soviet Union, Planet Sushi took the market by storm and can now be found across the […]
Study finds retention of protein and calories in feed similar for major aquaculture and livestock species. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future found that, contrary to widely held assumptions, farmed fish and shrimp convert protein and calories […]
More than 40 innovations to be exhibited at Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture. The UAE will promote innovations in aquaculture and urban farming to ensure food security, a top official told Gulf News on Thursday. “Aquaculture and urban farming have a lot of potential in the UAE,” said Mariam […]
Myanmar has taken its first major step towards developing a sustainable aquaculture industry that will meet domestic dietary needs and support the country’s fishery exports business at a time when wild fish stocks are declining rapidly. “The fisheries sector is one of the most important for our ministry, contributing to […]
In a science classroom the size of a commercial garage, high school students are clipping back the wild, lush plants growing out of a tank of water. Their harvest is delicious: Peppery greens, spicy watercress, and robust lettuce. All of this bounty comes from small pots of soil suspended on […]
The research project, which is aimed at growing Welsh businesses in the aquaculture sector, has been given a £1.4m EU funding boost. The funding was announced last week by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford. The Smartaqua project, which has secured £2m in funding, will see scientists from Swansea University’s Centre for […]
Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum will return to Taipei World Trade Center in the upcoming summer, featuring the latest technologies and equipment, and serving as an one-stop platform for professionals in the industry. The ocean covers 70 percent of the surface of our planet and its natural resources redeem the […]