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The status of USA's commercial fisheries and management and crystal-balling the future
Despite the enormity of the commercial fishing industry of the USA, the structure of the industry and various interactions are not known on a national basis. The US public wants seafood, but current domestic production capabilities appear to be inadequate to support the growing demand for seafood. Imports, particularly aquacultured products, are increasing and expected to further increase in the ...
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Understanding biofloc in aquaculture production systems (Part 1)
Since 2009, protein from aquaculture production has surpassed that of fisheries for the first time in history. Aquaculture is simply a water-based agriculture with a long history. It is an essential source of nutrition, as well as a source of income for large number of communities. Aquaculture is here to stay, despite opposition to aquaculture from segments of the NGO community and commercial ...
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Pacific fisheries need tech to track climate impact
Climate change could benefit some Pacific fisheries, but tracking the success of adaptation needs effective monitoring, says Johann Bell. Climate change could derail plans by Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to use fisheries and aquaculture to foster economic development and food security. Bottom-dwelling coastal fish are expected to be hardest hit. Under continued high ...
By SciDev.Net
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Development of Indonesian Fish Farming & Aquaculture Production
Part 1.Fish Farms Market Overview in Indonesia Part 2.Reasons Why Fishery Industry Develops Fast in Indonesia Part 3.Fish Farm Types in Indonesian Part 4.Sustainable Development of the Fishery in Indonesia Fish Farms Market Overview in Indonesia Fish farming is the world’s fastest growing food production sector. By 2018, more seafood will be farmed than caught from the wild. Actually, ...
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What are the impacts and solutions to rising feed ingredient prices for aquaculture?
Our world population is climbing, and agriculture must rise to the challenge of producing a much larger portion of daily food intake for that population. One option that is gaining popularity is aquaculture, which provides much greater yields at lower inputs than harvesting a dwindling wild population of edible fish. But rising feed ingredient prices are beginning to have an impact on the ...
By BESTMIX
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Overfishing Threatens Critical Link in the Food Chain
The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain are often overlooked, but they are vital to healthy oceans and estuaries. Collectively known as forage fish, these species—including sardines, anchovies, herrings, and shrimp-like crustaceans called krill—feed on plankton and become food themselves for larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Historically, people have eaten ...
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The advantages and disadvantages of culturing fish.
The advantages and disadvantages of culturing fish. Experts develop practical recommendations for decision-makers, scientists and producers for a sustainable development of Mediterranean aquaculture. Human demand for fish is growing steadily. With fisheries decreasing worldwide, aquaculture is becoming an important socio-economic alternative and a source of proteins and healthy oils. ...
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Why are antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp a big deal?
Introduction The accidental discovery of antibiotics, penicillin, by Alexander Fleming in the late 1920s (1) reshaped human and animal medicine. Initially the focus was on limiting the impact of infectious disease processes in humans. As their usage increased, it was observed that they also could play an important role in the production of animals and they eventually were deemed essential to ...
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Use of sea water and hydraulic conditions. Potential cause of Mortality by Metals and Hydrogen Sulfide in Recirculation Fisheries
The traditional conception in Chile of the toxic effect of metals on cultured fish tends to weigh heavily on incoming freshwater in open flow fish farms as the major responsible for mortality in early stages of development in salmon species. This approach is mainly based on two conditions that refer to freshwater quality in Chile, and to the dilutive effect of recirculation fish stocks when a ...
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Aquasend’s miniDOT Guaranteed Success on Iron Chef
Aquasend’s miniDOT Clear Logger played a vital role in the success of television franchise Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend Episode 7: Battle of Live Sturgeon. How? The competitors’ challenge ingredient, sturgeon, had to be transported from Northern California and maintained prior to the episodes’ filming.Maintaining top quality and overall condition of food products when filming is a ...
By Aquasend
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Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS)
Introduction: Recirculation Aquaculture System (RAS) is a generation in which water is recycled and reused after filtration and elimination of suspended rely and metabolites. The approach is used for highdensity lifestyle of diverse species of fish utilising minimal land place and water. It is an in depth approach (better densities and greater rigorous management) than different aquaculture ...
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PE Pond Liner for Fish Farm Project in Malaysia
PE Pond Liner is a new polymer material, which is made of polyethylene. It is the most used plastic drainage film at present and can be used in many industries. Because of its lightweight, low cost, and convenient installation, it has been used in fishery and agriculture. PE Pond Liner is used for seepage prevention and leakage prevention of fish ponds; It is also used for seepage prevention, ...
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Future Brief: Sustainable Aquaculture
Is sustainable aquaculture possible? Aquaculture is facing a new era of expansion in Europe. What are the environmental implications of this, and how can the sector expand sustainably? This Future Brief from Science for Environment Policy presents an overview of research into aquaculture’s impacts, and considers how it could develop in harmony with environmental goals. The EU’s Blue ...
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How Do I Start A Small Scale Fish Farm?
Fish feed extruder is the indispensable equipment to make fish feed pellets, if you want to build your own fish feed plant, please visit us Small Fish Feed Pellet Plant. Whether you plan to carry out small-scale fish farming or large-scale commercial fish farming, follow these 9 steps: 1. Get a good location for your farm. 2. Get a good source of water. 3. Choose the ...
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How Much Is Fish Feed Pellet Machine In Nigeria?
To help fish farmers provide balanced fish feed pellets at a bargain price. Fusmar Machinery, as a professional fish feed machine designer and manufacturer, we have launched a series of fish feed machines with reasonable prices and high quality according to the local market conditions, including fish feed extruder, feed mixer, feed crusher, feed dryer/cooler, feed package machine, and so on. We ...
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BioFishency installed Two MINI RAS Systems at the Congo - Case Study
The two systems was installed in the Congo in March 2017. The first installation is on a farm located to the north of Brazzaville, which produces 20 tons of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) annually. Fish are grown in tanks with water temperature between 28 and 31 °C. It is expected that the fish will reach a market weight of 1 kilogram each. ...
By BioFishency
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BioFishency installation in Kibbutz Lohamei Hageta`ot in Israel
We have completed our installation in Kibbutz Lohamei Hageta'ot in Israel on February 2017. This installation below is represents the first Mini RAS system installed in a commercial fish farm in Israel. According to BioFishency CTO Igal Magen, "the 400 m3 facility is using our largest model water treatment system, the SPB 60, to grow hybrid striped bass." ...
By BioFishency
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Enhanced resistance to BCWD in Troutlodge strains
Joint research of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Troutlodge has shown that Genomic Selection can double the prediction accuracy for Bacterial Cold Water Disease (BCWD). Application of Genomic Selection for BCWD resistance to three generations of Troutlodge broodstock resulted in a challenge survival increasing from 33.5% in 2015 to 78.3% in 2019. This is a staggering ...
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ITAS - Norway
The Norwegian company ITAS (Instrumentation Services A/S), started as part of the Research Council of Norway in 1970, is located at the Agricultural University at Aas (south of Oslo). Since 1991, ITAS has been operating as an independent company specializing in field measurements as well as providing for communications, data retrieval and web service. ITAS has deep roots in the academic world but ...
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Hexabromocyclododecane in consumer fish from South China: Implications for human exposure via dietary intake
Levels of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) were determined in 12 consumer fish species from South China. The concentrations of the sum of HBCD diastereoisomers (ΣHBCD) ranged from nondetectable to 194 pg/g wet weight, with a detectable frequency of 70%. This was at the low end of the concentration range globally observed. Carnivorous fish species contained higher HBCD concentrations than herbivorous ...
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