Global exports of farmed Scottish salmon have increased by 13 percent in one year.
The country's largest food export was worth £150m in the first five months of the year, compared to £132m for the same period in 2012.
Growth in the US, the biggest market, was up by £5 million to £74 m a year.
Investment in the sector is strong with Scottish Ministers committing to £205 million over a five-year period and new farms in Lochailort and Loch Kishorn.
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Coca farmers in Columbia are being encouraged to ditch the illegal plant in favour of ornamental fish farming.
The LA Times reports at that a public private partnership in Florencia is attempting to steer the lcoal economy away from coca and towards silver arowana aquaculture.
The fish is highly prized in China where an single arowana can sell for as much as UD$40.
Arowana are native to the Amazon River basin however, they are under threat and the Columbian governemnt has banned wild capture for five months a year.
Amazon International Trade, with support from the Columbian trade promotion office, has started a farm which is on course to ship 20,000 fish a year.
Owners believe the facilities have the potential to produce 100,000 fish by 2015.
So far, arowana farming has created jobs for 300 families many of whom used to make money growing coca.
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Wild vs farmed salmon.
The New York Times looks at the pros and cons of aquaculture-raised salmon and its wild cousins.
The magazine section of the magazine highlights the competitive price and fat content as advantages of farmed salmon.
However, the publication is not convicned by the flavour of farmed fish.
What do you think? Can you tell the difference between wild and farmed fish?
Read more...
Growth in the US, the biggest market, was up by £5 million to £74 m a year.
Investment in the sector is strong with Scottish Ministers committing to £205 million over a five-year period and new farms in Lochailort and Loch Kishorn.
Read more...
Coca farmers in Columbia are being encouraged to ditch the illegal plant in favour of ornamental fish farming.
The LA Times reports at that a public private partnership in Florencia is attempting to steer the lcoal economy away from coca and towards silver arowana aquaculture.
The fish is highly prized in China where an single arowana can sell for as much as UD$40.
Arowana are native to the Amazon River basin however, they are under threat and the Columbian governemnt has banned wild capture for five months a year.
Amazon International Trade, with support from the Columbian trade promotion office, has started a farm which is on course to ship 20,000 fish a year.
Owners believe the facilities have the potential to produce 100,000 fish by 2015.
So far, arowana farming has created jobs for 300 families many of whom used to make money growing coca.
Read more...
Wild vs farmed salmon.
The New York Times looks at the pros and cons of aquaculture-raised salmon and its wild cousins.
The magazine section of the magazine highlights the competitive price and fat content as advantages of farmed salmon.
However, the publication is not convicned by the flavour of farmed fish.
What do you think? Can you tell the difference between wild and farmed fish?
Read more...
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| Image of Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Silver Arowana). They are native to the Amazon River system, and are know to have grown as long as 1 meter long in captivity and 1.2 meter in the wild. When kept in an aquarium, it should be securely covered, to prevent the fish from jumping out. The are known as 银龙鱼 ('Silver Dragon Fish') in Chinese, and are populat with East Asian aquariumists for their resemblance to a Chinese dragon, a good luck symbol. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
