Major aquaculture producer Marine Harvest has bought £65 million of shares in Grieg Seafood. As a result of this Marine Harvest now owns one-quarter of its Norwegian-based rival, making this a major piece of consolidation in the global fish farming industry.
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Fisheries scientists in Mangalore, India have found more evidence that aquaculture can bring benefits beyond simple seafood output. A recent study determined that having an on-site aquaculture pond improved the productivity of crops such as paddy and sugarcane, grown in adjacent fields, by reducing soil salinity and alkalinity.
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An albacore tuna tagged by scientists off the coast of Spain in 2006 has been caught by a fisherman in Venezuela some 6,370 km away. The well-travelled tuna has set a new record for the longest distance covered by its species, which are believed to cross the Atlantic Ocean only rarely. It’s come a long way in seven years: weighing a svelte 2.5 kg when it was tagged, it bulked out to over 20 kg by the time of its capture.
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Fisheries scientists in Mangalore, India have found more evidence that aquaculture can bring benefits beyond simple seafood output. A recent study determined that having an on-site aquaculture pond improved the productivity of crops such as paddy and sugarcane, grown in adjacent fields, by reducing soil salinity and alkalinity.
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An albacore tuna tagged by scientists off the coast of Spain in 2006 has been caught by a fisherman in Venezuela some 6,370 km away. The well-travelled tuna has set a new record for the longest distance covered by its species, which are believed to cross the Atlantic Ocean only rarely. It’s come a long way in seven years: weighing a svelte 2.5 kg when it was tagged, it bulked out to over 20 kg by the time of its capture.
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| Fish pond at Vivekananda Rock, India (Photo credit: flickrPrince) |