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City of Campbell River ponders adding ‘Aquaculture’ to list of permitted uses on industrial properties
Date
April 10, 2018
Properties would need to be at least .5 hectares in size or have ocean or foreshore access. The City of Campbell River is currently considering an amendment to the zoning bylaw that would see an area at the north end...
Bring aquaculture to Frankfort’s high schools
Date
April 10, 2018
Nothing invigorates a small town like a local university. Youth, money and skilled labor — they all follow institutions of higher learning. When town-gown relations are strong, everyone wins. The town’s economy sees a steady stream of young consumers and...
Dallas Company’s Aquaculture Tech Putting Shrimp on Plates Year Round
Date
April 10, 2018
NaturalShrimp's patent pending technology can produce gourmet quality Pacific white shrimp without using antibiotics, probiotics, or anti-microbial chemicals. Do you enjoy fresh shrimp? The next shrimp you find on a plate just might have been raised indoors in Texas using...
Aquaculture: farming the sea
Date
April 10, 2018
Increasing interest in offshore aquaculture is dividing environmentalists What is offshore aquaculture? Aquaculture involves raising fish or shellfish in floating pens in bodies of water: farming fish as opposed to catching them in the wild. It accounts for just over...
Indiana Aquaculture Facility Could Start Over This Year
Date
April 5, 2018
The Massachusetts company that last year purchased the Bell Fish Co. LLC in Albany says the indoor fish farm could begin generating revenue late next year. AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) says the east central Indiana operation will become the...
Seminar on Taiwan aquaculture held in Vizag
Date
April 5, 2018
A seminar on ‘Taiwan aquaculture’ was held in the city on Wednesday night with a delegation of about 15 members of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) throwing light on the great opportunity for growth of fisheries in India...
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Announces Support for Aquaculture Research Programs
Date
April 5, 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced support for the development of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture programs. Funding is provided through the Aquaculture Research Program, authorized by the Competitive, Special, and...
State to expand aquaculture leases
Date
April 5, 2018
County commissioners are concerned about being cut out of decisionmaking regarding the oyster and clam leases earmarked for Alligator Harbor and Ockolockonee Bay. Gov. Rick Scott and his cabinet are poised to approve a major expansion of aquaculture leases in...
Decline in global prices triggers worry for Indian shrimp exporters
Date
April 3, 2018
Slack US demand, higher Vannamei supplies in India and other countries to keep prices under check. The drop in global shrimp prices seems to be a cause of worry for the Indian aquaculture sector, even as the country’s seafood exports...