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Hawai‘i Sea Grant Awarded Nearly $1M for Aquaculture Research
Date
October 30, 2018
The University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program has received close to $1 million for aquaculture research in support of food security research, education and outreach in the state. By Big Island Now Maria Haws, director of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant’s...
Intensive processing helps Vietnamese shrimp gain competitive edge
Date
October 25, 2018
Intensive processing has served as an effective tool for Vietnamese shrimp exporters to improve their competitive capacity in the context of a steep increase in the global supply which brought down the price and demand for shrimp in major markets....
Asian catfish genome decoded
Date
October 25, 2018
For the first time, scientists decipher the entire genome of the striped catfish, paving the way for better breeding of the critical commercial species. By Eurekalert The striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus makes its home in the legendary Mekong River, the longest...
Two industries working hand in hand
Date
October 25, 2018
Queensland could soon be known as the aquaculture capital of the world thanks to a booming demand for seafood. By Geordi Offord, Rural Weekly The industry is surpassing beef to become one of the fastest growing sectors globally, with some...
NOAA awarding UH with nearly $1 million for aquaculture research and improvement
Date
October 25, 2018
The money received will fund two programs that help farm moi, plus establish a program that integrated research currently being conducted by UH's School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology and College of tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. By Laura Schweizer...
Sustainable aquaculture development
Date
October 23, 2018
In this age of economic disturbances and worsening food crises, it is important that a country like Sri Lanka find profitable industries for her sustainable development. As a source of both food and finance, it is not difficult to see...
Silent Giant: America’s Biggest Private Company Reveals Its Plan To Get Even Bigger
Date
October 23, 2018
Thirty miles outside Minneapolis, the only structures interrupting miles of waist-high corn are a few long buildings covered in white siding. Those structures belong to Cargill—the $115 billion-in-sales agricultural giant that has topped Forbes’ list of America's largest private companies...
INvertebrateIT connects aquaculture stakeholders to exploit invertebrate-based solutions for sustainable feed
Date
October 23, 2018
The INvertebrateIT project is pleased to announce an open call to all stakeholders in aquaculture to collaborate with three forward-thinking small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on several promising invertebrate-based feed solutions. By: AquaTT INvertebrateIT connects aquaculture stakeholders to exploit invertebrate-based...
Where are the women in aquaculture and fisheries?
Date
October 23, 2018
The “blue economy” is becoming an important part of the development agenda, focusing on the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs, while preserving the health of marine and coastal ecosystems. By Lisa Cornish But...