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Bringing the Ocean Home with DIY Aquaculture
Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it takes to get started.
Once the sole domain of wealthy businessmen and fish experts, aquaculture is becoming increasingly attractive as a domestic amateur hobby. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out what it takes to get started.
Cracking the Demise of Oysters
Oysters were once a dominant feature in temperate estuaries all around the world, but centuries of intensive fishing has decimated their populations. Now, renewed awareness of their importance has gained limelight, and aquaculture may play an essential...
Oysters were once a dominant feature in temperate estuaries all around the world, but centuries of intensive fishing has decimated their populations. Now, renewed awareness of their importance has gained limelight, and aquaculture may play an essential...
New Vitamin Mix Gives Farmed Fish Vim and Vigor
Just like people, fish need their daily quota of vitamins. For instance, one of America’s most popular farmed fish, rainbow trout, need at least a dozen different kinds of vitamins so they can grow normally and stay healthy, writes Marcia Wood, Agricultural...
Just like people, fish need their daily quota of vitamins. For instance, one of America’s most popular farmed fish, rainbow trout, need at least a dozen different kinds of vitamins so they can grow normally and stay healthy, writes Marcia Wood, Agricultural...
Stewardship Council to Establish Certification Programme
A new certification programme for aquaculture operations is being established by the World Wildlife Fund, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.
A new certification programme for aquaculture operations is being established by the World Wildlife Fund, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.
Promoting Catfish Health Through Breeding and Management
They may not be beauty queens, but channel catfish are worth a pretty penny. In fact, farm-level sales of catfish brought in over $400 million in 2008, making them the most popular farmed fish in the United States, says the USDA Agricultural Research...
They may not be beauty queens, but channel catfish are worth a pretty penny. In fact, farm-level sales of catfish brought in over $400 million in 2008, making them the most popular farmed fish in the United States, says the USDA Agricultural Research...
A Breath of Fresh Air on European Aquaculture
Huge demand and high prices have led to a booming Asian aquaculture industry, but over in the EU an industry fraught with legislation is beginning to stagnate. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, discovers how the EU plans to turn this trend aroun...
Huge demand and high prices have led to a booming Asian aquaculture industry, but over in the EU an industry fraught with legislation is beginning to stagnate. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, discovers how the EU plans to turn this trend aroun...
Fish-borne Zoonotic Trematode Infections in Viet Nam
In Asia, fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT), including liver and intestinal flukes, are widely reported, say a research team from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Asia, fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT), including liver and intestinal flukes, are widely reported, say a research team from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Use of Vaccines in Finfish Aquaculture
Disease is one of the most important limiting factors in aquaculture. Optimal husbandry and general management - including biosecurity, nutrition, genetics, system management and water quality - are critical for maximizing aquatic animal health, writes...
Disease is one of the most important limiting factors in aquaculture. Optimal husbandry and general management - including biosecurity, nutrition, genetics, system management and water quality - are critical for maximizing aquatic animal health, writes...
Health : National Strategies for Aquatic Animal Health Management
Rapidly developing aquaculture and ever expanding global trade, in the era of globalization and trade liberalisation, presents several challenges, writes C.V. Mohan for the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.
Rapidly developing aquaculture and ever expanding global trade, in the era of globalization and trade liberalisation, presents several challenges, writes C.V. Mohan for the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.
Becoming Conscious About Fish Conscience
In this age of aquaculture the question of fish welfare finds increasing limelight in both the public and political domains. New research attempts to determine what fish desire, whilst identifying expressions of fear and stress, but can we ever really...
In this age of aquaculture the question of fish welfare finds increasing limelight in both the public and political domains. New research attempts to determine what fish desire, whilst identifying expressions of fear and stress, but can we ever really...
Welfare of Farmed EU Seabass and Gilthead Seabream
Following a request from the European Commission, the AHAW Panel was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the animal welfare aspects of husbandry systems for farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and seabream (Sparus aurata). This...
Following a request from the European Commission, the AHAW Panel was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the animal welfare aspects of husbandry systems for farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and seabream (Sparus aurata). This...
Nodavirus: an Emerging Threat to Freshwater Prawn Farming
Freshwater prawn farms are under increasing threat from pathogens due to poor husbandry and environmental management, says this report by Biju Sam Kamalam, J., Saravanan, S and Ajith Stalin, J.L., Network Aquaculture Centres for Asia-Pacific (NACA).
Freshwater prawn farms are under increasing threat from pathogens due to poor husbandry and environmental management, says this report by Biju Sam Kamalam, J., Saravanan, S and Ajith Stalin, J.L., Network Aquaculture Centres for Asia-Pacific (NACA).
Use of Hydrogen Peroxide in Finfish Aquaculture
Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used as a disinfectant for cleaning wounds in people, writes Roy P.E. Yanong, associate professor and extension veterinarian, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used as a disinfectant for cleaning wounds in people, writes Roy P.E. Yanong, associate professor and extension veterinarian, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
Sea Lice: a Parasite of Fish and Farmers Alike
By comparison with the vast sums of money involved in high-tech salmon farming the battle against parasites might seem like small fry, yet sea lice continue to elude modern eradication methods. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out where the...
By comparison with the vast sums of money involved in high-tech salmon farming the battle against parasites might seem like small fry, yet sea lice continue to elude modern eradication methods. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, finds out where the...
Salmon, Steelhead, and Trout in California: Status of an Emblematic Fauna
The southernmost populations of salmon, steelhead, and trout, uniquely adapted to California’s climatic regime, are in deep trouble according to a report by Peter B. Moyle, Joshua A. Israel and Sabra E. Burdy, University of California Davis.
The southernmost populations of salmon, steelhead, and trout, uniquely adapted to California’s climatic regime, are in deep trouble according to a report by Peter B. Moyle, Joshua A. Israel and Sabra E. Burdy, University of California Davis.
