Intelligence
Maine shellfish farmers gaining confidence with scallops
A sister state agreement with Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan helps growers in Maine establish semi-automated commercial operations.
Bonnie Waycott
Responsibility
Renewable energy could transform offshore aquaculture, but what about …
Fish farms, especially offshore operations, could certainly benefit – and intensify production – with renewable energy, but there are hurdles to surmount.
Intelligence
Champagne wishes: Breakthrough in Japan may make caviar cheaper
A new technique for sturgeon farming developed by Kindai University could greatly benefit Japan’s fledgling caviar industry.
Health & Welfare
¿Pueden los cangrejos herradura ayudar a la causa del COVID-19?
Los investigadores – que ya mantienen cangrejos herradura en cautiverio para fines médicos –esperan que los sistemas de recirculación acuícola ayuden en sus esfuerzos de lucha contra el coronavirus.
Health & Welfare
Can farming horseshoe crabs help the COVID-19 cause?
Already housing horseshoe crabs for medical purposes, researchers hope recirculating aquaculture systems will aid their coronavirus-fighting efforts.
Intelligence
Provenance underpins branding of Japan’s Shinshu salmon
Shinshu salmon is promoted as a food typical of the mountainous prefecture of Nagano, which is aiming to capitalize on the popularity of salmon in Japan.
Innovation & Investment
La tecnología permite a la acuacultura hacer distanciamiento social
Las herramientas de datos y los sistemas de alimentación operados a distancia son solo un par de formas en que la acuacultura está logrando distanciamiento social durante la pandemia de coronavirus.
Innovation & Investment
Technology allowing aquaculture to do social distancing
Data tools and remotely operated feeding systems are just a couple ways aquaculture is accomplishing social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Intelligence
Reinventing the eel: Can the Anguilla loop be closed?
Japanese scientists have been trying to replicate spawning conditions for eels in captivity for decades. They’re getting closer, but major hurdles remain.
Innovation & Investment
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.