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Red Snapper Genetic Secrets Unlocked
Scientists from the US and Canada have developed a customised breeding programme for red snapper, based on genetic analysis. Fish Farmer Magazine The research was carried for Mexico-based fish farming company Earth Ocean Farms (EOF), by the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT).
Restorative Aquaculture has Positive Impacts on Marine Life
Comprehensive global study confirms restorative aquaculture has positive impacts on marine life PRESS HERALD The University of New England partnered with The Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading conservation organization, on a ground-breaking new study that provides strong evidence that shellfish and seaweed farming are a critical component of regenerative food production.
The Aquaculture Opportunity
Can the sector grow to provide seafood and jobs in harmony with the ocean? THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Terry Sawyer comes from a long line of farmers and ranchers, and he’s learned a lot from his family—about maintaining the health of his broodstock and selecting the strongest performers for breeding; about managing the employees who help […]
The Battle Over Fish Farming In The Open Ocean Heats Up, As EPA Permit Looms
NPR September 18, 2019 Leah Douglas Americans eat an average of 16 pounds of fish each year, and that number is growing. But how to meet our demand for fish is a controversial question, one that is entering a new chapter as the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to approve the nation’s only aquaculture pen in […]
Moving aquaculture out to sea could rescue coastal ecosystems
Fish ponds have scarred coastal environments in Asia, but offshore fish farms might save wetlands and improve yields chinadialogueocean Along the shore of northern Java, the most densely populated island in Indonesia, they thought they had it made back in the 1980s, when the craze for turning mangrove swamps into prawn ponds took hold. Prawn […]
Study backs offshore aquaculture expansion
NEWS PROVIDED BYThe Fish Site 17 July 2019 / The Fish Site Offshore finfish farming operations can have “minimal impacts to the surrounding waters”, according to the results of a new study. The conclusion follows the investigation into the waters from Open Blue’s cobia production site off the coast of Panama, by scientists at the University […]
Innovasea Completes Purchase of Norway-based Nortek Akvakultur
NEWS PROVIDED BYInnovaSea BOSTON and HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and BERGEN, Norway, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Innovasea Systems announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Norway-based Nortek Akvakultur. Nortek Akvakultur has been combined with Innovasea’s Realtime Aquaculture unit to form the Innovasea Instrumentation team.
InnovaSea adds RAS capability with acquisition of WMT
February 4, 2019 / SeafoodSource / Chris Chase — InnovaSea Systems Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., announced on 1 February that it has acquired Water Management Technologies Inc. (WMT), of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. WMT has, for 25 years, designed and supplied equipment that can be utilized in aquaculture systems, including effluent and complete recirculating aquaculture systems. […]
Fourth Release of Totoaba in Baja
July 5, 2018 / Business Wire / — This afternoon SEMARNAT, CONAPESCA and the office of the Governor of Baja California Sur joined forces with Earth Ocean Farms to release 40,000 juvenile totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) in the Sea of Cortez with the goal of re-populating this species which is at risk of extinction due to overfishing […]