GOAL 2018 presentation: Robert Jones, The Nature Conservancy
From the exciting session, "Thoughts on the Future of Aquaculture" at GOAL, is Robert Jones, global aquaculture lead at The Nature Conservancy.
Changing the production chain of Amazonian pirarucu
Studies in Brazil over the last five years addressed the challenges facing commercial producers of the important, air-breathing, freshwater fish pirarucu in order to support and expand production.
GOAL 2018: PechaKucha, featuring Matthew Thompson
Matthew Thompson of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at New England Aquarium speaks as part of the "Thoughts on the Future of Aquaculture in the PechaKucha Style" at GOAL 2018.
Inside the commercial production of artemia biomass in Ecuador
Author discusses the development of commercial production of artemia biomass in Peru and Ecuador as an important feed for maturation of shrimp broodstock in hatcheries.
Calories count. Aquaculture makes them truly add up.
Salmon farms are quite different from terrestrial farms in providing both nutrition and calories. They produce stunningly more of both than their land-based counterparts.
Ammonia nitrogen dynamics in aquaculture
The major sources of ammonia in aquaculture ponds are fertilizers and feeds, and problems with high ammonia are most common in feed-based aquaculture.
In South Africa, abalone farming goes for gold
Poaching has plagued South Africa’s abalone to the point of decimation. Aquaculture is putting the shellfish back in the water, and back on menus.
Shrimp farming in Guatemala has gone intensive
Guatemala’s shrimp-farming growth is due to a highly intensive system of small ponds and shorter cycles. Production of close to 25,000 metric tons is expected in 2018.
Bacterial amendments in shrimp grow-out ponds
Pond microbial communities are a critical and often overlooked component of aquaculture ecosystems. Bacterial amendments like probiotics provide significant support to shrimp farmers around the world.
Study: Climate change an increasing threat to aquaculture
Researchers based in California are urging the global aquaculture industry to take proactive measures to protect global food security in the face of climate change.
Treatment of shrimp hatchery effluents
Shrimp hatcheries are highly dependent on continuous availability of clean water and proper treatment of effluents using sedimentation and biofiltration.
Microalgae production technologies for hatcheries
Microalgae – an important live feed in shrimp and fish hatcheries – can be produced in both open and closed systems, with the latter having some advantages.
Constantly changing pH unavoidable, completely normal
Prof. Claude Boyd discusses the importance of pH for farmed fish and shellfish, the normal and natural fluctuations and how aquaculture systems can manage it.
Scottish salmon leaders face mounting scrutiny, government inquiry
Despite the positive outputs of the global salmon farming business it remains a target for sharp criticism. In Scotland, the industry’s battle against misleading and inaccurate information reaches a new level.
Southern flounder culture at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s southern flounder stock enhancement has stocked more than 400,000 fingerlings into Texas bays and estuaries.
Lean and green, what’s not to love about seaweed?
Grown for hundreds of years, seaweed (sugar kelp, specifically) is the fruit of a nascent U.S. aquaculture industry supplying chefs, home cooks and inspiring fresh and frozen food products.