
U.S. lab develops experimental larval culture methods for snook
Increasing fishing pressure and loss of habitat along Florida’s coastline have led to the development of protocols for snook aquaculture and stock enhancement.
A combined effort led to major breakthroughs in marine fish aquaculture in the southeastern United States and Caribbean in 2002.
Increasing fishing pressure and loss of habitat along Florida’s coastline have led to the development of protocols for snook aquaculture and stock enhancement.
Chinese mitten-handed crabs are a fast-growing aquaculture species in China during the last decade, with consumption dating back a millennium.
Tilapia culture in Kuwait was initiated by the Institute for Scientific Research to screen and select species suitable for intensive commercial production.
There has been tremendous growth in tilapia culture in Honduras. In 2002, commercial production will reach 10,500 metric tons.
Night lighting has a growth-promoting effect on temperate fish, as they exhibit increased foraging. Lights also attract insects, an additional source of protein.
The Nicaragua Small Shrimp Producer Assistance Program recently established a successful demonstration site for zero-exchange culture systems.
The gonads of male and female sea urchins is considered a delicacy. A strong market value for quality uni make urchins an excellent aquaculture candidate.
The pirarucu or Brazilian freshwater cod, an endemic fish species from the Amazon River basin, is the largest freshwater scaled fish in the world.
Shrimp farming in Italy has been largely based on the introduced species Kuruma shrimp (M. japonicus), providing an alternative source to imports.
Freshwater prawn farming has taken place in India for many years, yet up until the late 1990s, annual production was just a few hundred tons.
Three species of Indian major carp, indigenous to the rivers of the subcontinent, are widely cultivated in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Partial harvesting is sometimes an important alternative that can be used to “thin” the biomass or supply small quantities of shrimp to local markets.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services asked the authors to develop marketable alligator meat products.
Norwegian smolt farms are located along the coast, on land, and a growing number practice partial or “tank-internal” recirculation of water.
A farm in Cambados, Galicia, is producing turbot with recirculating technology from Norway to reduce the growing period by controlling water temperature.