18/08/2014: First wild abalone farm in Australia built on artificial reef
Western Australia's first wild abalone farm has officially launched its commercial operation with the release of 8400 juveniles last week, reports ABC Rural.Reinforced concrete blocks ready to form...
View Article18/08/2014: Factors relevant to nutrition of Tridacnidae giant clams
Tridacnid giant clams are of commercial interest for their nutritional, economic and ecological significance throughout the Indo-Pacific and Oceania. A major impediment to culturing tridacnid giant...
View Article18/08/2014: Formulated semi-moist diets of common octopus
In the latest edition of Aquaculture Nutrition Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue) a research report on effective use of glucose rather than starch in...
View Article18/08/2014: Future drugs from sea cucumbers
In a recent research report from Yadollah Bahrami et al (Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide) on the subject of Sea cucumbers being prolific producers...
View Article19/08/2014: Cannon-fired salmon
A "salmon cannon" which sucks fish out of water and fires them over barriers such as dams has been developed.Read more HERE. The AquaculturistsThis blog is maintained by The Aquaculturists staff and...
View Article19/08/2014: EU guidance on CAP compliance for cereals and oilseeds growers
Defra in the UK has released important information on how the new Common Agricultural Policy will be implemented in England, including how the new ‘greening’ requirements will work in practice. Of...
View Article19/08/2014: Introducing new aqaculture regulations and farming areas in...
Applications for shellfish aquaculture permits are to be accepted this fall by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, reports Gape Gazette. Steve Friend of Georgetown has...
View Article19/08/2014: Steelhead trout strike back with new, powerful ally
In the turf war between man and trout, man inevitably wins, reports AARON ORLOWSKI a staff writer for the Orange County Register in California. "And the Southern California steelhead trout – an...
View Article19/08/2014: Ukrainian Fish Farming: Opportunities for growth
On June 27, 2014 Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko signed an ‘Association Agreement’ with the European Union. Many Ukrainian’s are hopeful that the signing of this agreement will mark a change in...
View Article20/08/2014: Apparent protein, energy and amino acid availability of meat and...
A report has just been published in Journal of the World Aquaculture Society about meat and bone meal (MBM) as an excellent source of amino acids (AAs) for fish but with proviso about its proximate...
View ArticleJefo - International Aquafeed 1404
Jefo’s highly qualified technical staff combines experience, visionary thinking and professional skills to foster the development of innovative ideas. Sound scientific data supports the development of...
View ArticleAndritz - International Aquafeed 1404
ANDRITZ designs and builds key process machines, but also offers complete plant solutions for the global aquatic feed industry. Our business is based on a competitive approach to matching the...
View Article20/08/2014: Female turtles “talk” to their hatchlings
Posted by Jason Bittel in Weird & Wild The first time Richard Vogt tried to catch a giant South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa), the hundred-pound (45-kilogram) reptile dragged him 30...
View Article20/08/2014: The plight of Gaza fishermen
In Cairo, Hamas and the Israelis are in postwar talks, and one of the main contentions is simply giving fishermen room to catch more and more variety. Hamas is demanding fishermen be allowed to go out...
View Article20/08/2014: Aquativ announces the acquisition of Diana by the German group...
Within the Symrise Group, Diana will operate as a new division and will be positioned as the platform for natural ingredient based solutions for taste, colour, texture, health and nutrition and food...
View Article21/08/2014: New Zealand government prepared to invest in aquaculture
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has given the strongest signal yet the government is considering pouring tens of millions of dollars into a plan to unlock aquaculture in the eastern Bay of Plenty,...
View Article21/08/2014: Swimming 'sprint' by salmon could threaten their survival
Researchers have found that burst swimming or "sprinting" among salmon can lead to the fish having heart attacks mere feet from their spawning grounds, journeying so very far only to tragically die...
View Article21/08/2014: Scottish fisherman's federation urgues a 'no' vote
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation argue that the largest EU countries have the most influence and raise concerns about trawlers' quota after separation, reports The Telegraph. Scotland’s fishing...
View Article21/08/2014: Diverting water threatens adult king salmon in California
The ongoing drought in California has pitted wild salmon against farmers in a fight for water. While growers of almonds, one of the state's biggest and most lucrative crops, enjoy booming production...
View Article25/08/2014: Seaweed vs coral on the sea floor
Unhealthy coral reefs give off chemical cues that repulse young coral and fish, discouraging them from moving into the neighborhood.Coral reefs are declining around the world. Overfishing is one cause...
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