Aquanomics

By Marley Beem, Area Aquaculture Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension. Aquaculture, the production of aquatic animals and plants under controlled conditions, is the fastest growing form of alternative agriculture in the United States.

A 16-page leaflet on fisheries and the Ramsar Convention, produced in conjunction with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Sea Around Us Project

By Terry Hanson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics; John D. Anderson and Gregg Ibendahl, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professors, Agricultural Economics; Jim Steeby and Jimmy Avery, Ph.D., Extension Professors, Delta Research and Extension Cente…

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and extracted from The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the April 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting the aquaculture Industry data.

By Gunnar Knapp, Cathy A. Roheim, James L. Anderson and extracted from The Great Salmon Run: Competition Between Wild and Farmed Salmon, released by TRAFFIC

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and extracted from The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and extracted from The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006

By Luc Grisez AND Zilong Tan, Intervet Norbio Singapore Pte Ltd.

By the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service - This full-text annual report contains the number of trout operations, grower sales, and fish losses for selected states; includes number, weight, and value produced by type (foodsize, stocker, fingerling…

By Gunnar Knapp, Cathy A. Roheim, James L. Anderson and extracted from The Great Salmon Run: Competition Between Wild and Farmed Salmon, released by TRAFFIC

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and extracted from The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the February 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Catfish Industry data.

Shrimp farming is one of the fastest growing aquaculture sectors in many parts of the world and also one of the most controversial. Rapid expansion of this sector generated income for many countries, but has been accompanied by rising concerns over environment…

TheFishSite Editorial - An unprecedented period of commodity volatility is upon us as corn prices rose above US$4 per bushel (March 07 delivery) for the first time in a decade last week, this time it seems that the point of inflection could have been passed se…

By the Food and Agriculture Organisation - This document analyses the past trends that have led the aquaculture sector to its current status and describes its current status globally.

By the Food and Agriculture Organisation - A summary of the regional syntheses was made, together with conclusions and clear recommendations at various levels to increase the contribution of aquacultureinsurance to the sustainable management and development of…

By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - In 2005, China Customs reported total agriculture, fisheries and forest product imports of over $35 billion.

By David Cox, the Fish Vet Group - "You don't want to eat that - it's farmed!! How often have we heard that phrase? So-called discerning gourmets pontificating on the relative demerits, rarely (if ever) merits of farmed salmon versus the real thing.

By Terrill Hanson and Stephen Sempier, Mississippi State University; Lisa House, University of Florida; S. Sureshwaran, USDA and Gwen Hanks, South Carolina State University - This bulletin presents results from a 2000-2001 fish and seafood consumption survey a…

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2006: Aquaculture Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…

By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…

By Carole R. Engle, Ivano Neira, Aquaculture/Fisheries Center, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff - Efficient management of a tilapia farm can make the difference between profits and losses, even in years with unfavorable prices and costs. Farm management in…

By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…

By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…

By the Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service, Fishery Resources Division, Fisheries Department, FAO.

By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…

By Biliana Cicin-Sain, Susan M. Bunsick, John Corbin, M. Richard DeVoe, Tim Eichenberg, John Ewart, Jeremy Firestone, Kristen Fletcher, Harlyn Halvorson, Tony MacDonald, Ralph Rayburn, Robert Rheault,and Boyce Thorne-Miller - This report details recommendation…

By the Texas Aquaculture Association - The Texas Aquaculture Industry produced approximately 26 million pounds of products in 2004, worth an estimated $42.5 million, and the industry continues to grow and diversify. This report will describe in more detail the…

By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - Italian fish catch is decreasing with stricter regulations on fishing and a shrinking fleet. Aquaculture and freshwater fishing partly compensate for this reduction. Italy's fishery sector will benefit from approxima…

By Siddhartha Dasgupta, Kentucky State University and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service - Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming in the United States has been predominantly a small-…

By Jeffrey M. Hinshaw, Lindsay E. Rogers and James E. Easley, North Carolina State University and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service.

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the March 2006: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.

By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the March 2006: Aquaculture Outlook Report, highlighting Global Aquaculture Industry data.