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Qatar- QNRF aims to boost food security with sustainable aquaculture
Date
April 30, 2020
*QNRF to launch second cycle food security to address production challenges In a major bid to ensure food security and combat epidemics, Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality and...
Shrimp Get Immune Boost from “Fish-Free” Diet, Study Finds
Date
April 30, 2020
New studies replacing fishmeal and fish oil in shrimp show promising results for “fish-free” feeds. Written by: Annie Reisewitz / Press release At a time when the DIV1 virus is decimating shrimp farms in China, there is some good news...
Alarm Bells Over Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture
Date
April 30, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 700 000 deaths each year worldwide. In relation to this phenomenon, a team of researchers from IRD and CIRAD have raised the alarm regarding the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in aquaculture, which is affecting...
Assessing El Niño’s impact on fisheries and aquaculture around the world
Date
April 30, 2020
While considerable resources are invested in seasonal forecasts and early-warning systems for food security, not enough is known about El Niño's impact on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, even though its name was given in the 1600s by fishers off...
Tasmania welcomes rock lobster hatchery Development Application
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April 26, 2020
The proposed construction of the world’s first commercial rock lobster hatchery at the IMAS research laboratory in Taroona would put Tasmania at the cutting edge of aquaculture. Information source: press release / Ministry for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Water of...
Georgia Southern’s aquaponics farm donates leafy greens during COVID-19 epidemic
Date
April 26, 2020
The FORAM Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center at Georgia Southern University's Armstrong campus is donating produce grown at their aquaponics farm to a regional food bank organization. Written by: Blakeley Bartee / The George-Anne.com Photo credit: Georgia Southern University SARC recently...
Billion Oyster Project announces Digital Oyster Hour 2020
Date
April 26, 2020
Each May for the last six years, Billion Oyster Project has thrown the Billion Oyster Party! This year they have had to push the annual bash back to September 24, but who says we can't toast to Billion Oyster Project's...
BioMar enters partnership in Vietnam
Date
April 26, 2020
To confirm mutual interest in entering into a partnership, BioMar and Vietnam’s leading shrimp hatchery Viet-UC have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention of BioMar becoming part owner and operational lead in the feed factory currently owned by...
Wisconsin Public Radio broadcasts an “Aquaponics In The Age Of Climate Change” discussion
Date
April 26, 2020
Recently the Wisconsin Public Radio has broadcasted and published on its website a discussion concerning the importance of Aquaponics for the world in the current times. This is the text that accompanies the sound piece on their website: "Wisconsin is...