aquaculture research News
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Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - Bogota Colombia
The Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - LACQUA18 and the VIII Colombian Congress of Aquaculture - VIII CCA are close to take place in Bogotá, Colombia at the Agora International Convention Center from October 23 to 26, 2018, this is why we want to invite you to be part of this important event that has an academic program in different areas of aquaculture and an exhibit ...
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Ohio State Aquaculture Research Program Looking to Recruit New or Beginning Fish Farmers
An innovative program offered by the Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is looking to recruit, mentor and grow a new crop of fish farmers. The Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development at the Ohio State University South Centers is offering 25 new and beginning fish farmers a hands-on approach to aquaculture and the business of fish ...
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Immaris – Shows promise as Immune Boosting Feed Additive
Oreka Solutions and the University of Idaho announced today ground-breaking research showing that Oreka’s insect-based feed ingredient Immaris could help trout and salmon generate an enhanced immunostimulatory response during infections such as Cold Water Disease (CWD). Cold Water Disease (CWD) is one of the major diseases affecting trout and salmon farming. According to the USDA, CWD ...
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Editor`s Note - Planetary Health Diets and Aquaculture
For aquaculture, resource constraints mean that production from existing land area must increase, a goal that is difficult without simultaneously increasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with greater energy use. For this, decarbonization of the world’s energy system must be accelerated. In January, a report was issued with the title “Food in The Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet ...
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Big Fish in the Pond – From U.S. Soybean Fields to Global Aquaculture
You’ve heard the predictions – the world’s population is supposed to climb to a staggering 9 billion people by the year 2050, increasing the pressure on the 2 percent of Americans who farm today to produce food, feed, fiber and fuel. You’ve also heard about many of the efforts your soy checkoff makes to support U.S. soybean farmers in meeting this demand. But did you know ...
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Bringing aquaculture sustainability down to earth
More recent efforts to develop indicators of sustainability incorporate broader considerations that include economic and social sustainability in addition to environmental sustainability. Of these, economic and social sustainability considerations have received far less attention in the research literature than has environmental sustainability. In today’s world, there is no debate over ...
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Unlocking European aquaculture`s full potential
As one of the world's fastest growing food sectors, aquaculture, already provides the planet with about half of all the fish we eat and still has a lot more to give. The EU has put in place high standards to keep sustainable growth at the heart of aquaculture's approach and methods; our aquaculture industry leads the world in research and technological development. Yet this progress in excellence ...
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Landmark Report Investigates Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture; Finds Sustainably-Farmed Seafood Holds Key to Future Global Food Security
First-Ever Global Assessment Of Environmental Costs Of Aquaculture Shows Farmed Seafood To Be Less Ecologically Damaging Than Livestock Production; Great Potential For Improvements In Efficiency A new and comprehensive analysis released by WorldFish Center and Conservation International (CI) has investigated the environmental impact of the world's major aquaculture production systems and ...
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