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A look at integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/look-at-integrated-multi-trophic-aquaculture/?_rt=MTQ1fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=0d94032b5ab2488aec70884be02045f266be9930a2b1e5c536aebef24756988f…to take advantage of synergistic interactions among species while bio-mitigation takes place. Farmers combine the cultivation of fed species such as finfish or shrimp with extractive species, such as seaweeds…
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Lobster farming in Indonesia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/lobster-farming-in-indonesia/?_rt=MTQ2fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=0805432e3f349005290fef674567ad06860d0912ecbc454b9a4773120a10ed61…land and sea mariculture. Lobster farming in the south of Lombok began in 2000, when opportunistic farmers began growing juvenile lobsters that settled on their fish cages or seaweed racks….
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Mussels, scallops lead Chile’s mollusk industry
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/mussels-scallops-lead-chiles-mollusk-industry/?_rt=MTQ3fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=ebadf886fb8635ce3eb043bad021601e3b3178fe890acfaaf58ef579033d75fc…salmon industry and perhaps seaweed farming in the near future. The development of a sustainable integrated aquaculture industry in Chile will require a well-thought-out modern management plan. The most relevant…
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TNC, Encourage Capital issue guidance on sustainable aquaculture investment
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tnc-encourage-capital-issue-guidance-sustainable-aquaculture-investment/?_rt=MTQ4fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=59c9cbea8c8c422beb22fb02089a0829ed4253682ecdfb15ddb397830ca02981…operations like near-shore net pens: seaweed and bivalve culture, offshore aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The authors of the report hope that these systems become the primary methods of…
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A wider view: Consensus on seafood’s planetary and human health benefits
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a-wider-view-consensus-on-seafoods-planetary-and-human-health-benefits/?_rt=MTQ5fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=c3af8b973f422dfd40a16e1284f1b9ff669ddf1ef540345b17649f810a209a1c…has the lowest negative environmental impact of animal proteins; Some types of seafood, such as oysters, clams, mussels and seaweed, have positive effects on the environment; Ocean conservation and seafood…
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Use of a filamentous green alga and a microsnail as feed for black tiger shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/use-of-a-filamentous-green-alga-and-a-microsnail-as-feed-for-black-tiger-shrimp/?_rt=MTUwfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=451ce35e344d7641e9a7c841a969a1d715483e3a46f4562f2d242b6e371c819f…green and red seaweed species have been shown to enhance shrimp growth and/or survival. Although attention to profitability is necessary to consider the potential implementation of innovative techniques in intensive…
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An urchin opportunity awaits in New England
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/an-urchin-opportunity-awaits-in-new-england/?_rt=MTUxfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=63bef35ace0fc5587c65b48c69a4f804575060bb60cd3c226392240ff0838b7f…Sea Grant Marine Extension Team. Heavy seaweed gave predators cover “so even if an urchin larva does settle out and attaches to something, there are a lot of hungry things…
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Underutilized marine organisms as potential aquaculture feed ingredients
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/underutilized-marine-organisms-as-potential-aquaculture-feed-ingredients/?_rt=MTUyfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=d1878773453acf4548943db385ac393d4e80916c6e1419df7fb4870908551a3e…be used as the sole food for Pacific white shrimp postlarvae. Cultured amphipods have much potential as aquafeed ingredients. Photo by Michal Maňas, via Wikimedia Commons. Seaweeds Some macroalgae (seaweeds)…
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Assessing the effect of four macroalgae inclusions in diets of Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/assessing-the-effect-of-four-macroalgae-inclusions-in-diets-of-pacific-white-shrimp/?_rt=MTUzfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=18d8044da14aeaf46aac333b99a429ce370490f18b56157a2a8c6eda60ef8f0eStudy shows beneficial impact on shrimp growth, immune response, intestinal microbiota Results of this study showed that various macroalgae like red seaweeds (Gracilaria sp.; left) and Asian kelp or wakame…
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Quantitative SWOT analysis of key aquaculture species in South Africa
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/quantitative-swot-analysis-of-key-aquaculture-species-in-south-africa/?_rt=MTU0fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=a330bc9895bdcc39940dbb8970b29ca20072af1cd8487871bccce77971636b58…are cultured. The mariculture sector mostly produces finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and seaweed species in the coastal provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape. Finfish culture consists of…
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The Nature Conservancy defines restorative aquaculture in new study
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/the-nature-conservancy-defines-restorative-aquaculture-in-new-study/?_rt=MTU1fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=0eab258ef61e6c33d7691279d4af7b054893b25ef1b8e2c31309db036b6ae08a…bivalves and seaweed requires almost no feed, freshwater or land and results in minimal greenhouse gas emissions, making it a near-zero input form of farming. “We want to synthesize that…
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Norway pledges $5 million for IFAD aquaculture projects in East Africa
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/norway-pledges-5-million-for-ifad-aquaculture-projects-in-east-africa/?_rt=MTU2fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=8ace7cdad645edc70f0faec9baafa9b8791f5c950624630390c692316383a728…and quality fish products available to at least 100,000 people. The project will focus mainly on inland aquaculture, except in Tanzania where attention will be given also to seaweed value…
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Quantifying habitat provisioning at macroalgae cultivation locations
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/quantifying-habitat-provisioning-at-macroalgae-cultivation-locations/?_rt=MTU3fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=84388c40a2f48c08329af3e45c75ac405199fff9b1f1fbf0ccfae449dfc1ec00…ecological valuation of macroalgal cultivation locations to better enable an ecosystem approach to aquaculture. Image shows a woman working on a seaweed cultivation line in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Photo by Rachel…
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Assessing the stocking density ratio of Pacific white shrimp to three edible halophytes in a marine aquaponics system
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/assessing-the-stocking-density-ratio-of-pacific-white-shrimp-to-three-edible-halophytes-in-a-marine-aquaponics-system/?_rt=MTU4fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=fe8a3be750742806e20563ccd10073666d3027d06daade02f366736e22d8e51a…(Atriplex hortensis), okahijiki or land seaweed (Salsola komarovii) and minutina (Plantago coronopus) are edible halophytes that possess high nutrient concentrations (protein, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals) and have been successfully…
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World Bank loan to Morocco will help launch its Blue Economy program
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/world-bank-loan-to-morocco-will-help-launch-its-blue-economy-program/?_rt=MTU5fDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=dea836ae1342132e89be88ab589b75d43b78020c11bae83f952a77622a935f94…than 50 percent of GDP and jobs in the country, and there is more untapped potential in both existing and emerging blue sectors like aquaculture, seaweed farming, and renewable marine…
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Irish government injects millions into aquaculture projects
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/irish-government-injects-millions-into-aquaculture-projects/?_rt=MTYwfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=cca4267b38d2f402dda3b557f94a956c1fbb2143658ceea49b8693b18bd4e90b…sustainable growth of the country’s aquaculture sector. Up to 50 percent support will be offered for capital projects in climate change, seaweed production, Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems….
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Researchers suggest recycling marine waste from inactive oil platforms into aquaculture feed
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/researchers-suggest-recycling-marine-waste-from-inactive-oil-platforms-into-aquaculture-feed/?_rt=MTYxfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=b8e2c61498d80a01422bd56b6de9da5e634f87dfe247773da1facaacc88b8597…growth (such as seaweed, algae and coral) found on the legs (or “jackets”) of inactive oil and gas platforms could be used for livestock and aquaculture feed. CessCon Decom, a…
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Kelp farms believed to help reduce coastal marine pollution
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/kelp-farms-believed-to-help-reduce-coastal-marine-pollution/?_rt=MTYyfDl8c2Vhd2VlZHwxNzkyODE1ODQ2&_rt_nonce=9e68c61d34f1f1876f30dcd3c019934f2c45cf0dd0a3ed7db38aad99dfa29fb8New study finds seaweed species may have different capabilities to remove nutrients from surroundings Sugar kelp grows at an experimental farm near Juneau. Photo by Schery Umanzor. The water-filtering abilities…