Tag: aquaculture

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 14:41 UTC

  Aquaculture more efficient than livestock production, says WorldFish Centre

  

  WorldFish Centre and Conservation International (CI) have revealed a comprehensive analysis exploring the environmental impact of the world's major aquaculture production systems and species and gives an unprecedented global assessment of trends and impacts. The results from the two-year study show that aquaculture is more efficient than other forms of animal protein production such as livestock.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 07:18 UTC

  Global conference on aquaculture to discuss introduction of genetics

  

  A Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 will take place in Phuket, Thailand, with more than 700 participants from 60 countries, to evaluate where the sector stands today and face upcoming challenges and opportunities.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 18:59 UTC

  Fish Meal Price Rockets Because of Chilean Earthquake Damage to Plants

  

  The earthquake in Chile earlier this year destroyed Chilean processing plants tightening world supply of fishmeal and causing world market prices to hit an all-time high. Chile is the world’s second biggest exporter of fishmeal, second only to Peru.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 18:49 UTC

  Australia Opens Brine Shrimp Farm, Key Component in Aquaculture Food Chain

  

  Australian Fisheries Minister Norman Moore embraced the aquaculture potential of Western Australia with the opening of a cutting edge-design commercial brine shrimp farm at Port Gregory, near Geraldton.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 07:18 UTC

  Farm Exports Leading Latam Strong Recovery, Says FAO

  

  Latinamerica and the Caribbean are undergoing a strong recovery boosted mainly by agriculture exports, said José Graziano da Silva, head of FAO’s regional office in Panama, during the presentation of the Report on Agriculture and Rural Development 2010 Prospects for Latinamerica.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 21:05 UTC

  US Tests Farming Shovelnose Sturgeon for Caviar on a Soy-Based Diet

  

  Ongoing effort to find new uses for soy-based products has kicked off at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (US) for shovelnose sturgeon caviar production.