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Aquaculture Producers Looking for New Ways to Feed Fish
Date
November 6, 2018
Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food industry and now accounts for more than 50 percent of the total global seafood supply, according to the World Economic Forum. But farming fish requires food for those fish, and currently, it relies...
Appeal made regarding Placentia Bay salmon aquaculture project
Date
November 6, 2018
Deadline for public comments is Nov. 19 By The Labradorian On Sept. 6 the minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment accepted the environmental impact statement for the Placentia Bay Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Project being undertaken by Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd. and...
Recovering nutrients from seafood process water
Date
November 1, 2018
Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed. But currently, these process waters are treated as waste. Now, a research project from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows the potential...
Stakeholders seek sustainable fisheries, blue economy
Date
November 1, 2018
Stakeholders have canvassed increased government’s support to improve fisheries and aquaculture By Samuel Adesanya This was the plea at the Validation Workshop on Review of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies for Coherence/Alignment, with the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy (PFRS)...
UNE marine scientists present aquaculture research in China
Date
November 1, 2018
Three University of New England marine scientists presented their aquaculture research to an international audience at Elsevier’s 3rd International Aquaculture Research Conference in Qingdao, China. By Miragenews Elsevier publishes Aquaculture, the leading scientific journal in its field. Executive Director of UNE...
Big aquaculture bulldozes Borneo
Date
November 1, 2018
Swinging his machete with an economy of movement that only the jungle can teach, Matakin Bondien lopped a stray branch from the path of his boat. He hopped barefoot from the prow, climbed a muddy slope and stared once more...
Researchers have assembled Eurasian perch genome
Date
October 30, 2018
In a study published recently in the scientific journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, researchers from Estonian University of Life Sciences in collaboration with colleagues from University of Turku assembled Eurasian perch (Latin name Perca fluviatilis) genome, which is three times...
Aquaculture a key theme at Blue Economy summit
Date
October 30, 2018
Over 4,000 participants expected at Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Kenya that is co-hosted by Canada and Japan By Fabian Dawson The mega-conference will; i) identify how to harness the potential of the blue economy to create jobs and combat...
Unsung hero wins aquaculture award
Date
October 30, 2018
Alan Donkin’s significant innovations in fish nutrition has garnered him the 2018 Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Award. By SeaWestNews “Alan Donkin is one of the unsung heroes of our region’s aquaculture industry. He’s helped drive significant innovations in fish nutrition since...