Kelp is one of the fastest growing organisms on the planet; some species can grow up to two feet per day. The business of farming it in North America has the potential to grow at an equivalently staggering rate. In fact, in Maine it already has.
Nick Shell, co-founder of Halophilic Marine Agriculture, who is pioneering the aquaculture of Salicornia using marine hydroponics in disused Vietnamese shrimp ponds, believes that the saline plant has huge potential – both to generate income and to improve glo…
Although the commercial aquaculture industry tends to favour the production of large tilapia, some industry analysts argue that it's time for a renaissance of smaller fish, which remain important for food security, especially among low-income groups.
Just three people have the power to realise or destroy Unity Marine's plans to establish a 50,000-tonne capacity salmon farming operation in the Falkland Islands, with a decision due to be made by a trio of the archipelago's government members before the end o…
