Calcium and magnesium use in aquaculture
Aquatic plants and animals get the essential nutrients calcium and magnesium from water and food. Calcium concentrations impact the hydration and development of eggs in a hatchery, where calcium carbonate precipitation can be troublesome.
After half a century, Auburn’s Claude Boyd to ‘retire’
Friends, colleagues and former students of longtime Auburn University Professor Claude E. Boyd, Ph.D., don’t expect the Mississippi native to slow down, despite the quiet announcement of his retirement earlier this month. The 50-year veteran researcher’s career has been truly extraordinary.
Después de medio siglo, Claude Boyd de Auburn se ‘retira’
Amigos, colegas y ex alumnos del Profesor Claude E. Boyd, Ph.D. de muchos años de la Universidad de Auburn, no esperan que el nativo de Mississippi vaya a reducir su paso, a pesar del callado anuncio de su retiro a principios de este mes. La carrera de investigador del veterano de 50 años ha sido verdaderamente extraordinaria.
What to do with empty big box stores? Turn them into fish farms
The Innovative Aquaculture Alliance aims to install fish farms in empty big-box retail stores and other abandoned real estate across the United States.
Defining ranges for water quality variables presents complex, challenging process
The creation and application of reference tables for acceptable concentration ranges of physical and chemical water quality variables for culture organisms would be challenging due to the differing tolerances found among the many farmed species.
¿Qué hacer con las hiper- tiendas desocupadas? Convertirlas en granjas de peces
Innovative Aquaculture Alliance tiene como objetivo instalar granjas piscícolas en hiper-tiendas minoristas vacías y otros bienes inmuebles abandonados a lo largo de los Estados Unidos.
At Aquaculture America 2018, signs of support for thriving domestic industry
Aquaculture must reshape its public narrative in order for the blue revolution to transpire. That’s what many prominent voices were saying at the World Aquaculture Society’s annual U.S. conference in Las Vegas.
With animal welfare an emerging consumer concern, fish farmers take stock
Food producers are educating themselves on the latest in animal health and welfare and humane harvesting and processing practices. A recent webinar highlighted issues specific to aquatic animals.
Canada invests in ‘clean-tech’ aquaculture
A handful of aquaculture companies in British Columbia are upgrading to "clean-tech" equipment to make their businesses more sustainable and efficient.
Canadá invierte en acuacultura de tecnología limpia
Un grupo de compañías de acuacultura en Columbia Británica se están actualizando a equipos de "tecnología limpia" para hacer que sus negocios sean más sostenibles y eficientes.
Arizona project integrates aquaculture with agriculture
While farming shrimp in Arizona seems impossible, abundant supplies of saline groundwater have allowed the development of a viable industry.
Feeding protocol for larval husbandry of southern flounder
Southern flounder is an excellent candidate for intensive aquaculture in tanks and raceways using recirculating systems.
Study replaces dietary fish oil with microalgal oil
Study compares the response of Pacific white shrimp fed microalgal oil-based diets and assessed their ability to withstand a Vibrio parahaemolyticus challenge.
Tasmania green-lights research into offshore kelp farming
The project will focus on developing technologies suitable for commercial-scale offshore kelp farming and production in Tasmania.
‘A revolution in the making’: How a solar-powered ice maker is transforming an Indonesian tuna fishery
A solar-powered ice maker has transformed an Indonesian community's tuna fishery, boosting incomes and slashing waste and emissions.
“Una revolución en marcha”: Cómo una máquina de hacer hielo con energía solar está transformando la pesca de atún en Indonesia
Una máquina de hacer hielo que funciona con energía solar ha transformado la pesca de atún en una comunidad de Indonesia, aumentando los ingresos y reduciendo drásticamente los residuos y las emisiones.
Beyond bait: Fisheries innovators use light, behavior and biology to reduce impact
Fisheries innovators are exploring “baitless” systems using visual stimuli, species-specific responses and gear design to draw in target species.
Building a better shrimp nursery, part 1
Shrimp nursery systems offer an important opportunity to increase profits. Properly designed and operated nurseries are highly biosecure facilities to grow postlarvae at very high densities.