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Can fish be bred to grow, mature faster?
Date
June 19, 2018
Inside cool water-filled tanks in southern Ohio, the laws of nature are being defied: Male yellow perch mate with other male yellow perch; female bluegills with other female bluegills. This might make you wonder, unless, of course, your profession is...
Gadsden State closing aquaculture program next spring
Date
June 19, 2018
Gadsden State Community College will discontinue its nearly three-decades-old aquaculture program next spring, the school announced Monday. The program, introduced in 1991, taught students to care for aquatic life in natural and captive environments, working with fresh- and saltwater fish...
Acquaculture crucial a seafood source, job creation
Date
June 19, 2018
The South African guidelines for healthy eating promote the daily consumption of fish due to its nutritional value, but how much fish are South Africans really consuming? And with an ever-increasing population, how will we meet the future demand for...
Minister Wants EU Funding For Irish Aquaculture & Seafood Processing
Date
June 19, 2018
Marine Minister Michael Creed has called for European Maritime & Fisheries Funding (EMFF) for small to medium enterprises in aquaculture and seafood processing to be continued post-2020. Addressing the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meeting in Luxembourg yesterday (Monday 18 June), the minister said: “Ireland...
CIBA to inaugurate its first aquaculture research centre at Navsari Agriculture University
Date
June 15, 2018
Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has joined hands with Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) in setting up the first regional research centre for aquaculture in south Gujarat. CIBA will be launching its first regional research centre in aquaculture at...
Key ocean fish can prevail with changes to farmed fish, livestock diets
Date
June 15, 2018
Anchovies, herring, sardines and other forage fish play an essential role in the food web as prey for seabirds, marine mammals and larger fish like salmon. When ground into fishmeal and oil, they are also a key food source for...
Three For The Price of One: Testing Sustainable Aquaculture Systems
Date
June 15, 2018
Growing multiple species in one system saves water, reduces effluent waste, and produces more food Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) may be the future of aquaculture. Compared to traditional farms that only grow one species, IMTA farms produce multiple edible products and...
Parlatino to Host Regional Forum on Fishing, Aquaculture in Panama
Date
June 15, 2018
Representatives of FAO from 16 countries will participate in the international forum on fishing and aquaculture in the region, which will host the Latin American and Caribbean parliament (Parlatino) in September. According to a press release from the legislative body,...
Australis Aquaculture Achieves Four-Star BAP Barramundi
Date
June 15, 2018
Australis Aquaculture announces today that its ocean farmed barramundi is now Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) four-star certified. Four stars is the highest designation in the BAP third-party certification program, indicating that a product originates from a BAP-certified hatchery, farm, feed...