Dr Peter Bechtel, USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Pete Nicklason University of Idaho, Dr Michael Rust NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Dr Scott Smiley University of Alaska Fishery Industry Technology Center, look at developing the potential of f…
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) involves cultivating fed species with extractive species that utilise wastes from aquaculture for their growth, says Dr Thierry Chopin from the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian IMTA Network, writing for t…
Much of Brazils expanding tilapia aquaculture takes place in floating cages with sturdy frames and nets made from plastic-coated steel or polypropylene. This study by Alberto J. P. Nunes, from the Instituto de Cincias do Mar Labomar, looks at tilpia cage farm …
Global coarse grain production for 2010/11 is projected to fall 3.6 million tons this month to 1,085.2 million, according to Allen Baker, Edward Allen,Heather Lutman and Yonas Hamda in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.
With pangasius imports growing in Central and South American production areas, one response is to introduce the fish as a new aquaculture species, writes Michael V. McGee from Caribe Fisheries Inc. for the Global Aquaculture Advocate.
This final section of an FAO report looking at the impact of rising feed ingredient prices on aquafeeds and aquaculture production, provides a brief overview of coping strategies and management measures to strengthen national capacity to address aquafeed suppl…
