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Updates on Global Aquaculture Events 2020
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April 19, 2020
Due to Covid19 there are some changes in the upcoming events four our industry. Check the updates and stay tuned for further rescheduling. Information source: World Aquaculture Society press release Aquaculture Canada and WAS North America 2020 St John’s Newfoundland,...
Masters of Science in Sustainable Aquaculture scholarships now available
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April 15, 2020
The University of St. Andrews in Scotland is now offering full scholarships under their Masters of Science in Sustainable Aquaculture. Written by: Ken Vincent Rosales / Englishforums.com A course in sustainable Aquaculture With the COVID-19 global pandemic haunting all sectors...
Global Aquaculture Alliance publishes a wider view of seafood’s planetary and human health benefits
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April 15, 2020
Thriving fisheries and aquaculture sectors are crucial aspects of sustainable development, food security and public health policy Written by: Laura Rose / Global Aquaculture Alliance blog The directive to eat more seafood is no longer coming solely from fishmongers and...
GSSI and IDH launch a project to propel sustainable seafood
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April 15, 2020
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, recently launched Seafood MAP – a new market and investment program, supported by leading seafood companies, to accelerate sustainable seafood worldwide. Information source: Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative press...
Singapore is expanding aquaculture to southern waters
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April 15, 2020
As fish production in northern waters nears full capacity, S'pore looks to the south to boost supply Written by: Audrey Tan / Science and environment correspondent for Straitstimes.com Photography credit: Alphonsus Chern The fish-rearing capacity of the narrow body of...
Tanzania: Flower Msuya. A scientist fighting tirelessly to promote seaweed farming
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April 15, 2020
Flower Ezekiel Msuya (PhD), a Tanzanian scientist who has, for more than 20 years, struggled to promote seaweed farming and its allied products. Written by: Emmanuel Rubagumya / All Africa.com She is a marine biologist working as a researcher at...
A new method implementing RAS technology will house Horseshoe crabs for medical purposes
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April 15, 2020
Few people probably are aware that amebocytes from horseshoe crabs are indispensable for modern medicine. They are the only known source of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), a reagent extraordinarily sensitive to the liposaccharide toxins produced by Gram-negative bacteria, which are...
IFPRI makes available online a Farmers’ manual on tilapia hatchery operation in Ghana
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April 11, 2020
This manual provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide to running a tilapia hatchery operation. It includes advice on site selection, site preparation, hatchery design and construction, farming practices (broodstock management, spawning, sex reversal, hormonal feed preparation, and feeding), fingerling harvesting and...
Coronavirus: Aquaponics can ensure steady food supply during COVID-19
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April 11, 2020
Aquaponics can produce fish, along with a range of vegetables and fruits Written by: Angel Tesorero, Staff reporter / GulfNews.com While some parts of the world are grappling with food security brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Sharjah...