oyster News
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Our OysterGro Dealers are flying the flag at Oyster South 4
Spring is round the corner and we’re happy to share it’s Oyster South time!! Time does fly and we are already at year number 4 with this well organized and very educational event. This year’s symposium is being hosted in the fantastic setting of the beautiful port city of Wilmington , North Carolina. So if you’re attending, make sure you stop by and say hi to our OysterGro ...
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Hand crafted oysters
“Hand crafted oysters” with the OysterGro system. Here’s a follow on video to our earlier post on the SRAC project. I feel this video really highlights the connection, pride and commitment of both farmers and restauranteurs on the delivery of exceptional quality oysters from farm to table. ...
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Another Win for SEAPA at the National Export Awards taking home both the Agribusiness and the Australian Exporter of the Year award
SEAPA was honoured to be awarded both the Agribusiness Award and the Australian Exporter of the Year award at the Australian Export Awards in Canberra. SEAPA is celebrating 20 years of manufacturing the world’s most innovative oyster farming systems. Since 2001, SEAPA has been exporting its range of products manufactured in Adelaide. In 2017/18, 75 percent of SEAPA’s revenue ...
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Oyster Farm Owners Eye Options After Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the appeal of a popular oyster farm that federal officials want to shutter and return to wilderness along the coast of Northern California. The justices without comment left in place lower court rulings against Drakes Bay Oyster Co. The owners said later at a news conference in San Francisco that they would keep fighting to stay in business. ...
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How frustration with oyster baskets led to an innovation award for a SA grower
Garry Seidl became so frustrated with the durability of his oyster baskets, he set out to create a more robust design capable of lasting years longer than those that had failed and were stacking up in his shed. But it wasn't an overnight process for the South Australian oyster grower. The design process took two years — another eight years were spent perfecting it. Mr Seidel, from Ceduna ...
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Oyster imports bring alien ‘hitchhikers’ and disease
The future of oyster farming in Europe is threatened by disease. However, a recent study highlights the risk of importing oysters to improve or replace lost stock, as this could accidentally bring further disease and invasive species. The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), originally from East Asia, has been the main species of oyster farmed in Europe since the early 20th century. Populations ...
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2019 Single Seed Oyster Network of Japan
The 2019 Single Seed Oyster Network of Japan event was held in Osaka on 23 April. For the second year running, this event organised by SEAPA Japan has successfully brought together farmers, national and local government officials and other oyster industry related professionals. The event grew in popularity again this year as SEAPA Japan welcomed around 100 participants from all over Japan. The ...
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Oyster Farming in the Southern United States Using the OysterGro System
A proud conclusion to a couple of years of hard work and detailed research on flipping routines to combat biofouling. Funded by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, participants in the project included oyster farmers, industry stakeholders, marine biologists, academic bodies and government agencies. Grouped into localized teams and spread across six states, they studied which flipping ...
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Getting the Most out of Aquaculture: Pearls of Wisdom from Farmed Oysters
As global populations rise, so does the demand for seafood. In developed nations, the health benefits of a diet high in fish and seafood are regularly touted. In developing nations, fish and seafood often comprise a large portion of the diet. Aquaculture—farming of fishes, mollusks, crustaceans and plants in an aquatic environment—is a booming business (approximately $119 billion in ...
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Could Oysters be used to clean up chesapeake bay?
Chronic water quality problems caused by agricultural and urban runoff, municipal wastewater, and atmospheric deposition from the burning of fossil fuels leads to oxygen depletion, loss of biodiversity, and harmful algal blooms. This nutrient pollution is prevalent in many coastal marine and estuarine ecosystems worldwide. Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in North America and although many ...
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California appeals court affirms marine wilderness decision at Point Reyes National Seashore
A 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling today affirmed the Obama Administration’s marine wilderness designation for Drakes Estero, the ecological heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore in California, and the only marine wilderness area on the West Coast. The appeals court ruled that the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a commercial operation in a national park, does not warrant an injunction to ...
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Maturation diets for shrimp
In recent years, shrimp culture has become one of the most important aquaculture industries in the world. Current production levels reach over three million tonnes per year, corresponding to a market volume of over US$10 billion (FAO 2008). However, even with this expansion in the production there are some unknowns. One of the problems with shrimp (and other crustacean) culture is broodstock ...
By Nutra-Kol
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Jim Gossen, Oresident and CEO of Louisiana foods receives gulf guardian award
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that Jim Gossen, President and CEO of Louisiana Foods of Houston, Texas will receive a Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the Individual category. The Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting on August 3, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m in the Ballroom at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place in New Orleans. Native to ...
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Why are alien invasive plants a problem?
You’ve probably heard that we need to combat the spread of alien species, but is this a problem we should be concerned about? For those of us living around the Oslo Fjord (Norway), have experienced the Pacific oyster. Where we used to be able to walk barefoot on the beaches just a few years ago, it is now densely populated with razor-sharp Pacific oysters. Without natural predators, it has ...
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New Aquaculture Regulations Will help Foster a Responsible & Sustainable Industry
The proposed new federal Aquaculture Activities Regulations, announced today (June 26, 2014), will strengthen environmental protection and facilitate a growing, responsible, and sustainable seafood farming industry said Ruth Salmon, Executive Director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance. "Canada has a unique opportunity to be a world leader in responsible seafood farming," said Ruth ...
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Matexcel Launches New Line of Natural Extract Peptide Products for Research Use
Matexcel, a leading provider of polymers, metals, ceramics, and natural materials in material science, recently announced the launch of its new line of natural extract peptide products used for food addition or cosmetic research. What is Natural Extract Peptide? Peptides are naturally present in living organisms including the human body and have chain lengths of approximately 20 amino acids ...
By Matexcel
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East Coast Shellfish Growers Newsletter
Check out the latest East Coast Shellfish Growers Association Newsletter Product Spotlight! Industrial Plankton produces photo bioreactors (PBRs) designed to grow algae for shellfish hatcheries. Our vision is to help stabilize the foundation of shellfish aquaculture by making the process of producing plankton more reliable, compact and bio-secure using technology. We love the shellfish industry ...
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Common Pesticide Reduces Food Value of Algae
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (ENS) - Researchers with the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have identified negative effects of the commonly used herbicide atrazine on phytoplankton, the free-floating algae that form the base of the food chain for aquatic animals. Published in the current issue of the journal 'Pesticide-Biochemistry and Physiology,' the study indicates protein levels ...
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Naval Support Activity Panama City Receives First Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced Naval Support Activity Panama City will receive a First Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Partnership Category for the Panama City Living Shoreline Restoration Project. The awards ceremony will be held on June 26, 2013, at the Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt beginning at 6PM. Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC) discovered an innovative remedy to ...
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Florida Sea Grant highlights aquaculture in new Florida Trend report
Aquaculture, the controlled production of seafood, ornamental fish and other aquatic life, is big business in Florida. In 2012, the state’s producers earned $70 million in cash receipts, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey. Worldwide, aquaculture is responsible for about half of all seafood consumed, so this emerging sector of Florida agricultural production holds great ...
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