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Aquaculture project in Quriyat with 3,000 tonnes capacity launched
Date
November 7, 2017
Oman: An aquaculture project which is expected to add 3,000 tonnes of fish per year was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) on Monday. The ministry announced that the first phase of fish farming project consisting of...
New aquaculture system dedicated to nation
Date
November 7, 2017
India: ICAR Director General Trilochan Mohapatra on Tuesday dedicated to the nation the indigenous Re-circulatory Aquaculture System developed at the Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). Dr. Mohapatra, who was here to receive an award at...
Fish out of ocean water dampen aquaculture enterprise
Date
November 7, 2017
Canada: Economics of land-based salmon farming not adding up for B.C. fish farmers. Some day, it might be possible to raise salmon in land-based closed containment ponds and make a profit. But that day is still a long way off,...
Woods Hole wins NOAA aquaculture grant
Date
November 7, 2017
Australia: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is among the recipients that will share $9.3 million in research grants from NOAA aimed at further developing the nation’s marine and coastal aquaculture industry. “This country, with its abundant coastline, should not have...
Researcher dives into Africa’s aquaculture development
Date
November 2, 2017
For many Chinese people, Africa is not only far away, but also strange and wild. He Wang, however, has spent most of the past decade living on the continent. She has just left her 92-year-old mother for the eighth time...
UM scientist awarded grant aimed to increase aquaculture production in the US
Date
November 2, 2017
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) Professor Daniel Benetti has been awarded $967,000 by Florida Sea Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding is just a portion of $9.3 million NOAA...
GM Camelina can provide omega-3s for fish
Date
November 2, 2017
Biotechnology in the fish farming industry hit the headlines in 2017 when a fast-growing salmon became the first GM animal to reach the market. In Europe, however, new developments in biotech’s potential for aquaculture went largely un-reported. Rather than focusing...
Salmon farm off the cards for Port Pegasus, New Zealand
Date
November 2, 2017
A planned salmon farm will not go ahead off the coast of Southland. A study that showed lower-than-expected water currents off Port Pegasus in Southland has led to the shelving of a planned salmon farm. The site, bounded by Stewart...
Seafood production about wrapped up for winter
Date
November 2, 2017
Preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2017 commercial salmon fishery indicate the season was a step up above the previous year's disastrous harvest. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported a 66.7-percent increase in exvessel value between the...