The turnover of the Dutch fish processing industry and wholesale sector rose nominally in the period 2005-2009 by 15 per cent from 2.7 to 3.1 billion. The actual growth amounts to 10 per cent.
Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently stocked Spring Bayou with 5,000 triploid grass carp as part of a continued effort to help control unwanted aquatic vegetation.
As retail and consumer demands on the fisheries and aquaculture products increase, so does the pressure on the fisheries and aquaculture industries, writes Chris Harris.