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Fish Farms - Inspections below the surface

Fish farms are tackling the increased demand for aquatic food, while underwater drones are tackling regular and ongoing inspections to ensure fish health and the integrity of the enclosures. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, by the year 2050, there will be nearly 2 billion more humans populating the earth. Meaning that we will need to produce ...

Jan. 18, 2017

By Deep Trekker Inc.

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 ...

Oct. 8, 2015

By Azeus Fertilizer Machinery Co.,Ltd.

COOL: A salute to consumers in the International Year of Family Farming

This month we are celebrating one particular aspect of the International Year of Family Farming: the consumer. In order to be successful, family farmers must always have consumers and their needs in mind, which is why NFU has been a long-time champion of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat, poultry and seafood. More than 90 percent of consumers want to know the origin of their food, and ...

Jan. 17, 2014

By National Farmers Union

Open sea-based Aquaculture case study

Salmon farming is a multi-billion dollar global industry facing considerable difficulties posed by growing pressure from environmental regulatory bodies. Because marine organisms grow on and “foul” synthetic nets, oxygen available to fish is reduced and infectious diseases and parasites can spread among the fish. A test to study the reduction of fouling formation on netting of fish ...

Dec. 27, 2011

By LG Sonic

Pasture Trial – Waroona (2014/2015) - Case Study

At Waroona in the Peel region of Western Australia in 2014, 12 by 1m square wire cattle cages were placed at random to evaluate the effects of Hibrix pasture treatment combined with 50kg/ha of super phosphate versus the growers standard fertiliser usage of 100kg/ha of super phosphate. The Hibrix treated plots produced significantly higher amounts of dry matter without any reduction in pasture ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By NW Solutions

Salmon aquaculture could incorporate seaweed and sea urchins to reduce nitrogen enrichment

Farming fish together with seaweed and other species could help improve the sustainability of aquaculture and reduce pollution. A new study provides a tool for designing sustainable fish farming systems and calculates their potential to recycle waste. An example of a salmon farming system incorporating seaweed and sea urchins could reduce nitrogen releases to the environment by 45%. Over half of ...

Jan. 21, 2016

By European Commission, Environment DG

Dutch Farmers Find It Pays To Manage Poultry Manure

Poultry farmers in Holland face challenges similar to their North American counterparts in dealing with manure from concentrated operations where there is insufficient cropland for application. This creates a need for exporting manure from the producing farm to users in other places. Poultry operations in Holland differ from most North American poultry farms in that most are not vertically ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By BioCycle Magazine

ASM proven sonic wave technology remove filamentous algae of fishnets in a environmentally way!

Fish net cleaning is one of the biggest costs in marine aquaculture management is weed growth on fish cages and the labour and plant costs devoted to cleaning nets is significant. Considerable effort and research has been devoted by ASM to this particular challenge and recent technological advances have been applied. Also,diseases are easily spread among farmed fish due to the ...

Jan. 3, 2013

By Aqua Sonic Management International Limited.

The Scoop on Shellfish Aquaculture

The centerpiece of many culinary gurus''stunning' dishes, a shellfish’s journey often begins on a farm. Found on the coastal shores or in freshwater lakes, you’ll discover suspended shellfish aquaculture systems. Fixed on ropes, plastic trays or in mesh bags, these shelled, aquatic invertebrates are raised in a controlled environment ...

Nov. 25, 2016

By Deep Trekker Inc.

Modern strains put Lake Victoria in critical condition

Pollution and overfishing in Lake Victoria have become so severe that scientists believe they threaten the health and livelihoods of millions of East Africans. And researchers in the three countries bordering the ...

Nov. 11, 2013

By SciDev.Net

Latest Progress in Anaerobic Digestion

Compared to countries like Germany and Denmark, the United States and Canada have a long way to go in creating the fundamental policy incentives and regulatory mandates that will encourage market development for anaerobic digestion (AD). Someone recently asked me how many years it would take to deploy AD systems on farms in North America that are large enough to economically use them. Given ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By BioCycle Magazine

Seasteading could be the answer to sustainably feeding 9 billion people

Self-sufficient nation states in the middle of the ocean might be our ticket to a sustainable future. Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth’s surface, yet provide less than 2 percent of the food we eat. The growing demand for seafood, however — predicted to rise to 8 percent during the next decade — from an already depleted and exhausted ocean is forcing ...

Feb. 20, 2015

By Ensia

Transgenic fish are ready for us. Are we ready for them?

After decades of regulatory and legal challenges, AquaBounty aims to bring genetically engineered salmon to U.S. and Canadian markets next year. On a hill above the cold waters around Prince Edward Island, technicians painstakingly create fertilized Atlantic salmon eggs that include growth-enhancing DNA from two other fish species. The eggs will be shipped to ponds in the high rainforest of ...

Jun. 27, 2017

By Ensia

Composting Livestock Mortalities

Performance, composting methods, environmental impacts and biosecurity of the process are evaluated for emergency disposal of cattle by research team at Iowa State University. A THREE-YEAR study was commissioned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to evaluate the practical feasibility, performance, environmental impacts and biosecurity of using composting for emergency disposal - should a ...

Nov. 1, 2006

By BioCycle Magazine

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