Aquaculture News

After more than a year of discussions, the city has published a draft document outlining new rules for urban agriculture in Boston.

A new 50-acre area in Cape Cod Bay off Provincetown and Truro could provide income for shellfish growers.

Many contaminants in aquatic environments are associated with loosely packed aggregates of particulate material called flocs.

Iranian scientists have coated a water filter with silver nanoparticles to prevent fungal infections in fish farmed indoors, in a step that they say could replace the direct release of nanoparticles into tanks - a process they have found is toxic to young rainbow trout.

Among the finalists up for the Intel science prize tonight is Karim Kharbouch, a 17-year-old from the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center.

Conservationists opposed to the removal of old mine tailings from the Coromandel Harbour will hold a regatta tomorrow to draw attention to the plan's feared "disastrous impacts". At least 19 sailboats, along with dinghies, kayaks, surfers and swimmers are expected to attend the protest, which will make its way at noon from Preeces Pt on the eastern ... (more)

A small plot of land on the edge of Victoria's downtown may seem like an unusual spot for a farm, but for Angela Moran, the city was the best place to launch aquaponics.

The Salmonid Council of Newfoundland and Labrador warns a recent escape of farmed salmon could cause problems with the wild Atlantic salmon population.

The call was made by the United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Helen Clark, on a tour of some of the projects supported by UNDP in Misoli landing site in Entebbe municipality.

Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield says he won't be intervening in the dispute over lobster prices in the Maritimes.

Fisher folks in the coastal communities of the Western region have complained about the dwindling fish catch due to the negative impact of the oil and gas exploration and production.

Topista Achom learned how to farm from her father. Over many years of hard work, she set up a successful farm, which includes a hatchery for fish among the many activities The maxim that "hard work pays," finds application in the life story of Topista Achom, a 76-year-old widow, whose passion for farming has earned her a fortune and a place among ... (more)

He has been involved in commercial fish farming for more than three decades. He tells Otushabire Tibyangye how he started, what he has learned along the way and the challenges.

The filter was developed following a study published in the Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences , which concluded that the direct application of 'colloidal silver' nanoparticles should no longer be allowed for fish, not least for rainbow trout, for which Iran is the world's largest producer.

I'm all about making things easier to do and more accessible to the public. So I was very excited when I had the chance to meet with Nikhil Arora, co-founder of Back to the Roots , whose AquaFarm is getting ready to debut to the public.

The Action Plan aims to show how the EU's Atlantic Member States, their regions and the Commission can help create sustainable growth in coastal regions and drive forward the "blue economy", which has the potential to provide 7 million jobs in Europe by 2020.

At a meeting Monday night, fishing captains voted 196-52 in favour of going back out to fish, despite still facing what they have been protesting as unfair prices, leaving boats tied up since late last week.

The new ambassador to Israel from Vietnam, Mr. Ta Duy Chinh, is welcomed by Israeli president Shimon Peres at the President's house in Jerusalem at a ceremony on February 28 2013 After suffering decades of civil war and foreign incursions, as well as a decade of Stalinist rule that ended only in 1986, Vietnam has become one of the better-performing ... (more)

Provincial Fisheries and Aquaculture minister Derrick Dalley announced funding today through the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program to support research by the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation and harvester Jason Matthews into trawl beams made of different materials and designs.

National Prawn Company has stepped a steady foot in the aquaculture field aiming at maintaining a more balanced marine life by farming this highly valued species, the Sea Cucumber ; and to meet market's huge demand for nutritional products.