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NOAA Proposal Would Triple Aquaculture In Ten Years
Date
July 12, 2018
Last week, a leaked presentation from the acting director of NOAA hinted at some major new directions and initiatives for that agency. One of the most concrete goals: the United States should triple aquaculture production in the next decade. Oyster...
Israeli startup silences diseased genes of shrimp to boost their production
Date
July 10, 2018
ViAqua says it has developed a feeding formulation that triggers a cell reaction that disables viral infections. An Israeli biotechnology startup ViAqua Therapeutics Ltd. says it has developed a way to reduce disease and limit losses in the raising of...
Farming fish change strategies depending on CO2 levels: Australian study
Date
July 10, 2018
Fish that farm on seaweeds can change their practices in conditions with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), a study has found. The study, undertaken by researchers from the University of Adelaide and published in the journal Nature Ecology and...
Fish farming will play a bigger role in feeding the world’s population
Date
July 10, 2018
Salmon farms represent about .05 percent of the entire B.C. coast, they have been tucked away in the bays and fiords along the vast B.C. marine coastline for almost 30 years. Over time salmon farming, part of B.C.’s aquaculture industry,...
CMFRI to promote cage fish farming
Date
July 10, 2018
In a major effort to increase the domestic fish production in the State, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute here will implement a ₹15-crore project helping fish farmers to launch 500 cage farming units. The farmers will be offered subsidy...
NFDB to educate aquaculture farmers on antibiotics overdose
Date
July 10, 2018
‘Stringent import policy in potential global markets calls for implementation of norms in toto’ With the United States and the European Union adopting zero tolerance policies towards antibiotic residues in the cultured shrimps, the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), along...
Fish farmers in Africa turn to greenhouses for better returns
Date
July 5, 2018
Farmers in Meru County are using greenhouses for rearing fish in a move intended to beat the cold weather with the delicacy growing faster in this environment as compared to outside ponds. Moses Muriuki, a farmer at Kethera, South Imenti,...
BIOMAR expands their R&D capabilities in the hatchery feed sector
Date
July 5, 2018
BioMar has increased its research capabilities in hatchery with an expansion of its Aquaculture Technology Centre, ATC Hirtshals facility in Denmark. BioMar has now opened a state-of-the-art marine fish larval trial unit that not only allows for larval rearing but...
Nutreco invests in ViAqua to combat disease in the shrimp market
Date
July 5, 2018
Nutreco announces today that it has invested in Israeli startup ViAqua as part of its focus on combatting disease in the aquaculture industry. ViAqua is developing the first orally-administered treatment for shrimp that improves resistance to viral diseases, including White...