Japan

The Fish Site's Women in Aquaculture series was highlighted at a recent seminar at the United Nations University in Tokyo, which focused on women's roles in the seafood sector.

The Fish Site's Women in aquaculture series is among the many topics to be presented at the JIRCAS seminar in Tokyo next week.

Atsuko Nozaki has been growing and selling oysters in Japan's Okayama Prefecture for 46 years and is now the face of the family aquaculture business.

Dr Marcy Wilder, senior research scientist at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), sees huge potential for the production of shrimp and other organisms in recirculation aquaculture systems.

A joint global standard by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has brought seaweed culture under the spotlight. Could the standard take off in Japan, and what can the West learn from a country that's been harvesting s…

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