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Aquaculture course developed to get Tasmanian school kids directly into jobs
Date
March 27, 2018
"My philosophy around year 11, 12 education is we have 70 weeks to re-engage some seriously disengaged students so they can become productive members of society and the workforce." That's Steve Harrison, one of 12 teachers who've won a $45,000...
EU aquaculture: Supporting the farmers in the water
Date
March 27, 2018
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries explains the Commission’s support for EU aquaculture and supporting farmers in the water 40 years ago, the famous French Commandant Jacques-Yves Cousteau stated: “We must plan the sea and herd...
Home grown, farm-fresh tilapia and shrimp are now a Kansas thing
Date
March 23, 2018
The AAA Ranch east of Cedar Vale is as landlocked as any other Kansas farm. The Sunflower Shrimp Farm is a tidy little acreage near Oxford with no ocean in sight. But no cows, pigs or chickens roam these spreads....
Pesticides killing prawn larvae in early warning for $80m australian industry
Date
March 23, 2018
Pesticides from farms and cane fields washing into Queensland’s six main river systems could severely damage the state's $80 million prawn industry, according to CSIRO research. Pesticide run-off from farms was affecting crustaceans' nervous systems and, in Bribie Island laboratory...
MSD Animal Health Calls for Tilapia Science Award Submissions
Date
March 23, 2018
MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2018 High Quality Tilapia Science Award in support of research in tilapia health, production and welfare. The company...
Peruvian Fishing And Aquaculture Stand Out In The World
Date
March 23, 2018
Thousands of years ago, pre-Inca cultures, the first consumers of marine species, settled on the coasts of Peru. As time passed by, they made fishing a more responsible and sustainable activity, turning Peru into one of the leading countries worldwide...
High-tech shrimp breeding brings higher profits in Vietnam
Date
March 21, 2018
More than two years ago, Đặng Thanh Tân, a farmer in Bình Minh Town, northern Ninh Bình Province decided to switch from breeding shrimp in traditional ponds to high-tech farming. Over the course of the same breeding period, the new...
Catfish sector plans $2b export target in 2018 in Vietnam
Date
March 21, 2018
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has targeted to earn US$2 billion from catfish exports this year, accounting for 31.5 per cent of the fishery industry’s total export value. This projection was stated by Nguyen Ngoc Oai, Acting General...
Emphasis on aquaculture in Fiji
Date
March 21, 2018
Principal fisheries officer Shailendra Singh told members of the visiting Agricultural Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) delegation that the Fijian Government has placed a lot of emphasis on aquaculture. "You might ask why because Fiji is so blessed with...