Aquaculture certification steers to zone management
Zone management is an emerging field of interest among industry stakeholders. Experts say it will aid in controlling diseases and in determining carrying capacities. We take a closer look at the management tool’s potential.
Commercial implementation of in-pond raceway system
An in-pond raceway system in Alabama was utilized to supply various niche markets, including Asian grocery store chains that desired fresh live fish, recreational pond stocking businesses, private pond owners and fee fishing operations. In many cases, a higher price was achieved.
What’s in your fish? FDA reinforces aquaculture drug policy
Drug-related import refusals at U.S. ports were up in 2015 for the third straight year. Representatives from the National Fisheries Institute and the Food and Drug Administration discussed U.S. aquaculture drug policy at Seafood Expo North America and how the supply chain can avoid problems.
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.
Seafood Watch: Criticism of ratings programs outdated
Concerns raised recently by Dr. Claude Boyd may have been accurate a decade ago, but Seafood Watch Science Director Wendy Norden says the program has made significant progress and is indeed encouraging better performance in aquaculture.
Revisando las propiedades ‘casi mágicas’ del agua
La comprensión del ciclo hidrológico, las propiedades físicas únicas del agua y su comportamiento en sistemas acuícolas - fases, humedad, saturación, estratificación, reflexión de la luz y refracción- es pertinente para manejar adecuadamente la calidad del agua en los sistemas de producción, según el reconocido experto Dr. Claude Boyd.
Rise of the machines: Aquaculture’s robotic revolution
Technological advances are revolutionizing aquaculture. From airborne inspection tools to underwater drones, innovative robotics and automation technology are unveiling a brave new world of futuristic farming.
For Great Lakes aquaculture, it’s a tale of two countries
Canada and the United States may be friendly neighbors, but when it comes to aquaculture, the bordering countries take vastly different approaches to aquaculture in the Great Lakes.
AquaBounty, with new RAS facility, hopes to win public support for GM salmon
Ron Stotish, CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, believes genetically modified salmon is no threat to its opponents and the outlook for AquAdvantage is good. With its purchase of the Bell Fish Co. RAS facility, commercialization will soon commence.
AquaBounty, con nueva instalación RAS, espera ganar apoyo público para el salmón GM
Ron Stotish, CEO de AquaBounty Technologies, cree que el salmón genéticamente modificado no es una amenaza para sus oponentes y que la perspectiva de AquAdvantage es buena. Con la compra de la instalación RAS de Bell Fish Co., la comercialización comenzará pronto.
Chemical treatment costs reduced with in-pond raceway systems
By dividing ponds into smaller, more controllable areas, IPRS can substantially reduce chemical treatment costs, improve treatment delivery and allow new treatments that are cost-prohibitive in traditional pond settings.
Evaluación de revestimientos plásticos de estanques para el cultivo del camarón
El uso de estanques con revestimiento de plástico por parte de los productores de camarón puede mejorar significativamente la eficiencia de la producción, soportar más ciclos de producción por año y mayores índices de aireación mecánica y densidades de siembra.
GOAL 2018: A call for collaboration
From GOAL 2018: A global effort to share timely and accurate production data is what the aquaculture industry needs to thrive in today’s ever-changing marketplace.
U.S. biotech firm targets shrimp with SCP ingredient
ProTyton is an anaerobically produced single cell protein (SCP) feed ingredient for farmed shrimp. Its maker says it boosts immunity, survival and growth.
Firma estadounidense de biotecnología apunta al camarón con ingrediente SCP
ProTyton es un ingrediente de alimentos de proteína unicelular (SCP) producido anaeróbicamente para camarones cultivados. El fabricante dice que aumenta la inmunidad, la supervivencia y el crecimiento.
Pond-cultivated algae: Slimy superhero for aquafeeds?
Qualitas Health, which grows algae in ponds in New Mexico and Texas for human supplements, is entering the alternative aquafeed ingredient market.
Algas cultivadas en estanques: ¿Superhéroe viscoso para alimentos acuícolas?
Qualitas Health, que cultiva algas en estanques en Nuevo México y Texas para suplementos humanos, está ingresando al mercado de ingredientes de alimentos acuícolas alternativos.