Tag Clare Leschin-Hoar

• Investment

  January 30, 2017

  With oyster nursery, San Diego steps toward aquaculture

  The waters off the United States’ eighth-largest city may seem an unlikely place to grow oysters, but in a surprise announcement last month, officials from the Port of San Diego said they’re aiming to do just that. 

• Consumer Education

  January 3, 2017

  ¿Qué tomará para hacer a la tilapia grande de nuevo?

  Una vez parte de la multitud de los productos de mar sostenibles preferidos por su dieta vegetariana y su potencial para alimentar a la creciente población del mundo, la tilapia con sus buenos modales ahora tiene un problema de imagen 

• Consumer Education

  December 19, 2016

  What will it take to make tilapia great again?

  Once a darling of the sustainable seafood crowd for its vegetarian diet and potential to feed the world’s growing population, mild-mannered tilapia now has an image problem that may be causing a dip in consumption levels. 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  October 3, 2016

  Chilean salmon farmers see brighter days ahead

  Chile’s farmed salmon industry has had a rough decade. A lot is riding on its ability to work through the turbulence, including 70,000 jobs and $3.5 billion in annual sales. Is reducing production the answer? 

• Marketplace

  September 5, 2016

  As ocean temperatures rise, so too will vibrio outbreaks

  A study using a half-century of data has linked climate change and warming sea temperatures with an increase in illnesses from the common vibrio bacteria. Shellfish growers, fighting a particularly virulent strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, are changing their harvest protocols. 

• Feed Sustainability

  July 7, 2016

  Aprovechando el potencial de la harina de insectos en la acuacultura

  Las moscas soldado negro están ganando interés como un ingrediente alternativo líder en alimentos acuícolas. ¿Pero creará el factor "desagrado" una aversión o rechazo? La colaboradora del Advocate Clare Leschin-Hoar investiga. 

• Feed Sustainability

  June 27, 2016

  Buggin’ out: Tapping the potential of insect meal in aquaculture

  Black soldier flies are gaining interest as a leading alternative ingredient in aquafeeds. But will the “ick” factor be a turn-off? Advocate contributor Clare Leschin-Hoar investigates. 

• Marketplace

  January 29, 2016

  From forest to plate, a shrimp redefining ‘farmed’

  The explosive growth of shrimp farming has long been associated with mangrove deforestation in Southeast Asia. A silvofishery method of producing the popular seafood is protecting the fragile ecosystems in Vietnam. A hungry marketplace is reaping the rewards. 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  January 11, 2016

  Slow fish: Preventing waste via packaging

  BluWrap shipping technology can cut the seafood industry's abysmal food-waste statistics by dramatically extending the shelf life of fresh product. Company CEO Mark Barnekow's mission is to get fresh fish off airplanes and onto ocean-bound cargo ships.