On GM foods, part 4: Let’s examine our needs
Scott Nichols concludes his four-part series about GM foods with a simple question about transgenic animals: Are they truly meeting a need? We need more food and we need better nutrition. Both desires should be achieved without increasing environmental impacts.
Healthful, but tasty too: Seafood must join ‘new frontier’ in food
Seafood production people have to bring on healthful new product innovations, and marketing people must promote them to consumers who favor taste over health benefits in food choices.
Change the paradigm and break aquaculture stereotypes
Although there is compelling evidence that early humans relied heavily on the fruits of the ocean, the mindset of powers that be tends to focus on utilization of land for food. In Australia, for example, the country controls water resources with 2.5 times the area of its land, yet it is not food secure in seafood. Many bright minds have not awakened to the unique opportunities that aquaculture and fisheries offer. It’s time to get aquaculture out of the pigeonhole.
Tests study fresh marine ingredients in shrimp larval diets
In a study at the University of Wales in the United Kingdom, a larval shrimp diet that included fresh marine ingredients was compared with a control diet.
Microorganisms and feed management in aquaculture
Shrimp are the most commercially important aquaculture animals that utilize a significant amount of microorganisms in their diet.
A salmon farm in Dubai, because of course
Last year Dubai-based Fish Farm LLC sold the first batch of salmon to be born and bred in the United Arab Emirates. More are certainly coming.
Special report: Retail demand reduces COVID-19 pain for seafood industry
A poll of retailers commissioned by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) finds a brighter future for the seafood industry in the wake of COVID-19.
Canned seafood manufacturer eclipses $1 million in food donations in 2023
Wild Planet Foods donated the equivalent of 710,000 nutrient-rich seafood meals to hunger relief organizations last year.
Experts discuss seafood nutrition, accessibility and sustainability amid climate change in the Southern Hemisphere
An expert panel of scientists convened by CRC discussed driving the blue economy while improving seafood nutrition, accessibility and sustainability.
The lasting legacy of Bill and Betty More
The husband-and-wife team of Bill and Betty More has earned admiration and respect in many parts of the world for their many decades of work in aquaculture and sustainability certification. SIRF has established a living memorial in their name.
Implementation of Good Aquaculture Practices (BPA) in Colombia
Colombian aquaculture production and exports have grown significantly during the last two years, due to a large degree to the efforts of the industry and the producers’ guild, but FEDEACUA has had an instrumental role supporting producers to achieve various industry international certification standards.
Science fact-checker debunks GM salmon criticisms
An article by FactCheck.org concluded that fears regarding risk to human and environmental health posed by GM salmon are unfounded. Meanwhile, a group of environmental NGOs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its approval of the fish last year.
Cotejador de ciencia echa por tierra las críticas al salmón GM
Un artículo de FactCheck.org llegó a la conclusión de que los temores sobre el riesgo para la salud humana y para el medio ambiente que plantea el salmón GM carecen de fundamento. Mientras tanto, un grupo de ONG ambientales ha demandado a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. sobre su aprobación de los peces el año pasado.
Aquaculture Exchange: Dawn Purchase, part 1
In a wide-ranging interview, the Marine Conservation Society’s aquaculture program manager applauds innovation, decries food waste and gives a look inside the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Standards Oversight Committee. She touches upon land-based fish farming, aquafeed production and retailers’ huge responsibilities.
An inside look at Sino Agro Foods’ giant prawn MegaFarm
Sino Agro Foods has developed a proprietary recirculating aquaculture system that yields high production volumes and profitability. The facility should significantly contribute to seafood production in China and to help satisfy increasing demand for high value, safe and sustainably produced seafood.
GOAL 2016 preview: IPA technology catching on in China
Intensive pond aquaculture (IPA) technology, a floating, in-pond raceway system developed in the United States, is being adopted fast in China, just three years after its introduction, says Jim Zhang, aquaculture program manager for USSEC-China.
Responsible Aquaculture Foundation offers multilingual knowledge online
The nonprofit organization established by the leaders of the Global Aquaculture Alliance is answering the growing need for targeted aquaculture training. Its newly unveiled global online education platform will enable the further development of a sustainable global aquaculture industry.
Results of the GOAL 2016 audience poll questions
Each year the attendees of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL conference – held in September in Guangzhou, China – have the opportunity to answer poll questions posed by speakers and moderators of panel discussions.