News
Here you will find the most relevant news from the world aquaculture industry. We make a filter to give you the information you should read and remove all the noise of irrelevant news.
Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?
Date
November 21, 2018
As the pressure grows on the world’s arable land, aquaculture must play a bigger role in food production if we are to feed a population of 9.8 billion by 2050, as estimated by the United Nations, says University of Cape...
The Future of Food? Aquaculture & Aquaponics
Date
November 21, 2018
We learn about new ways of growing our food. There's aquaculture; growing fish and crops in coastal waters and the open ocean. At the mouth of the Piscataqua River, a UNH-led team has designed a raft that serves as a...
5 ways to realize aquaculture’s full potential
Date
November 21, 2018
Underwater robots roving about as ranch hands of the sea, their electronic eyes recording the health, size and numbers of fish swimming in offshore corrals. Automatic feeders activated by the sound of hungry shrimp. By Monica Jain Ultraviolet light, ultrasound...
Southern Shrimp Alliance Participating In World, USAntibiotics Awareness Week
Date
November 15, 2018
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development. According to the World Health Organization, immediate changes are needed to prevent a post-antibiotic era when simple—and previously treatable—bacterial infections can kill and when routine...
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies and AquaBounty sign research agreement to produce sterile finfish
Date
November 15, 2018
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading aquaculture R&D company focused on improving productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the aquaculture industry, has signed a licensing and research agreement with AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB), a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon...
Climate Change Looms as a Long-Term Threat to Aquaculture
Date
November 15, 2018
Aquaculture is on the rise in Massachusetts. For many entering the business, shellfish farming seems like a more secure option than the marine fisheries. But climate change looms as a long-term threat over the industry. By Pien Huang Paul Wittenstein...
From fishing to long-term aquaculture
Date
November 15, 2018
An intergovernmental agreement will be signed on imposing a moratorium (ban) on commercial hunting for sturgeon in the Caspian Sea. By Narmina Mammadova The director of the Fisheries Research Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mehman Ahundov,...
Value of output, consumption of aquaculture industry almost at par in 2017
Date
November 15, 2018
In 2017, the value of output and intermediate consumption of the aquaculture industry were almost at par. By Independent The latest annual census conducted amongst enterprises operating in the local aquaculture industry showed that during 2017 the total output amounted...
U.S. fish farming is on the rise
Date
November 13, 2018
Half of U.S. farmed fish production is catfish. By Shawn Williamson If you’re not in the business of aquaculture, you probably don’t think about it much. However, every day there are more people entering this booming business around the world....