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Scientists in Europe frame guidelines for sustainable seaweed harvest
Date
May 27, 2019
Realising that seaweeds have the potential to meet food and fuel needs of the growing global population, a consortium of European scientists has come out with a set of guidelines that would help people farm them in a sustainable way....
Pulp and paper mill waste becomes fish feed, energy and more
Date
May 23, 2019
A collection of Swedish experts aims to create new bio-based products from excess waste sludge produced from wastewater effluent management at pulp and paper mills. Written by: editorial / Recycling Magazine.com “Industries can compete for the same raw materials, but...
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector
Date
May 22, 2019
The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sardine fishery in the Bay of Biscay. Written by: editorial / The fish site.com Sardines are a staple seafood in Portugal and Spain,...
Technologies for aquaculture and textiles win MIT Water Prize
Date
May 21, 2019
A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams SiPure and Symbrosia will share the US$35,000 prize with Volta Irrigation, a social enterprise focused on...
Auburn University to host ‘Aquaculture/Aquaponics 101 Workshop’
Date
May 20, 2019
Written by: editorial / Opelika Observer The Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences will host an Aquaculture/Aquaponics 101 Teacher Workshop. The workshop will be July 8 to 12 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at the...
Recently published study evaluates potential for ocean farming
Date
May 18, 2019
Written by: Niccki Holmyard / Seafood Source Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have just published one of the first comprehensive global evaluations of the potential for sustainable aquaculture under current governance, policy and investment regimes. Their...
Tilapia Better Management Practices (BMPs) Guidelines Workshop in Malaysia
Date
May 17, 2019
Tilapia is the world’s second most important farmed fish. Spanning nearly three decades, pioneering selective fish breeding and genetic improvement programs in WorldFish that began in 1988 led to the development of improved tilapia strains, which have been widely disseminated...
Aquaculture Systems Assessed to Increase Soy Protein Use in Aquaculture Feeds
Date
May 16, 2019
The Soy Aquaculture Alliance (SAA) recently released results from a 2018 study with Prairie AquaTech LLC on how combined ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) technologies in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) can increase soy protein use in aquaculture feeds. During the study, two separate feeding trials were...
Take the Global Aquaponic Practitioner Survey and help spread food safety alternatives worldwide
Date
May 11, 2019
A group of researchers from the University of Washington on an international project – Cityfood – is running a global aquaponics survey. Written by: Aquaponics Association.org This survey will provide researchers with real-world information about existing aquaponic systems and farms which define...