The United States’ National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted millions of dollars to a variety of aquaculture projects across the country to boost research and production of the sector. … More NOAA Awards Millions in Aquaculture Grants
The Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council released the Tasmanian Sustainable Agri-Food Score Card 2015-16 last month. … More Tasmania’s Seafood Production Nears $1 Billion in Value
An event later this month in Morehead City, NC intends to turn the spotlight on some of the state’s aquaculture operations. … More Event to Highlight Shellfish Aquaculture in North Carolina
On the far north coast of Australia’s Northern Territory, on the border with Western Australia, lays an expanse of clay flats that doesn’t look like much at the moment. Yet this is the location of Project Sea Dragon, a $2 billion prawn farm dream from Seafarms Group. … More World’s Largest Tiger Prawn Farm Taking Shape
As demand for seafood and pressure on the ocean grows with the increasing human population, alternative sources of food are also expanding. We’ve discussed how farming seafood, also known as aquaculture, is one such growing sector that will likely soon produce more than wild caught fisheries. But not all of the ocean’s bounty is categorized as fish or shellfish… … More The Promising Potential of Farming Seaweed
A group of stakeholders appointed to assess the future of aquaculture in Iceland recently delivered a conclusion that is becoming the norm: … More Iceland Notes Aquaculture Potential, With Conditions
A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution suggests nearly every coastal nation in the world has the potential to meet its domestic seafood needs through sustainable aquaculture. … More Majority of Coastal Countries Could Meet Seafood Needs Through Aquaculture
Knowing where your food comes from used to be a given as you were likely the one growing and raising it. Fast-forward about a hundred years and it could be from a rusty processing plant halfway across the world. … More Americans Willing to Pay For Sustainable Seafood According to Study
Genetically modified agriculture products have been prevalent in our grocery stores since the 1990s, and now GMO seafood has arrived. … More Genetically Modified Salmon Hit the Market
We’re good people, but we’re capable of fatal mischief. We’re plundering, pillaging, and poisoning this magical planet as if hastening the next extinction event, and the time to stop and begin working together is upon us. … More Let’s Not Lose The Big Picture
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