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‘Possible, but still far away’: Offshore wind farms and aquaculture may one day go hand-in-hand

Initiatives to unite aquaculture and offshore wind farms are popping up globally but they face technical, cost and environmental challenges. 

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Examining energy use in shrimp farming
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Examining energy use in shrimp farming

While intensive shrimp farms in Australia and elsewhere are sensitive to rising energy prices, global intensification and farming innovations have led to significant improvements in shrimp farm energy efficiency. Important among the changes was the global switch to zero-exchange production of white shrimp.