Excessive fishing prompted coastal ecosystems to collapse, but wise management now will help
...rimp and fishes." Promoting further development of aquaculture growing and tending clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels also would have a huge public benefit in achieving better water quality and enhancing habitats for fish and shellfish, he said. "The central point for successful restoration is that loss of e...Dust from Africa leads to large toxic algae blooms in Gulf of Mexico, study finds
..."The West Florida shelf is a hot spot for fishing, aquaculture and tourism, all of which can be drastically affected by a surprise visit from a red tide," said Lenes. Humans who swim in the Gulf can experience respiratory problems by breathing toxins from K. brevis that get in the air. Also, eating shellfish po...Sea Grant researchers isolate new antibiotic from fish
...tremendous potential for human medicine as well as aquaculture and other areas of veterinary medicine. "We believ...o has important implications for the United States aquaculture industry, which grew from $45 million in value of products sold in 1974 to over $978 million in 1998...Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting: press conferences scheduled
...) Subject: New insights into benefits and risks of aquaculture Description: Mariculture, or marine aquaculture, t...economic and environmental feasibility of offshore aquaculture in the Pacific region. Participants: Kenneth D. Black, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dun...Sturgeon researcher's vision spawns thriving industry
...to the development of sustainable commercial-scale aquaculture for other fish including striped bass, grass carp ...e has trained more than 600 students in production aquaculture and reproductive biology of fish species for aquaculture....Hatchery salmon may threaten wild populations
...s research also has implications for the impact of aquaculture on conservation. Ford found that even at low escap...ost likely to be a problem in areas with intensive aquaculture such as Norway, where salmon that escape from fish farms comprise more than half of the wild populat...Bacterial control of zebra mussels, low power radio
...ies regulations in Rhode Island, clarifying marine aquaculture legal rights, search and seizure of fishing vessels, and more. The symposium is sponsored by Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law, the National Sea Grant College Program, The National Sea Grant Law Center, National Sea Grant Fis...URI biological oceanographers study potentially toxic microalgae on the northeast coast
...ring programs. "On a global scale, eutrophication, aquaculture practices, sediment transport, and the many subtle changes that may accompany global climate modification, can create conditions which are conducive, either directly or indirectly, to bloom development and toxin enhancement in normally benign species...Japanese shore crabs invade Penobscot Bay, Maine
...ine's seafood industry, including Maine's emerging aquaculture industry, Seeley indicated that the Japanese shore crabs could take years to become strongly established in the Penobscot Bay tidal areas. Said Seeley: "By sounding this early warning, maybe we'll have a few years to put a combat plan together. Havin...Sea Grant research shows electric barrier may stop Asian carp
...ounds in U.S. waters, were brought here for use in aquaculture in the 1970s, and escaped into the Upper Mississippi River System. The populations of these species have increased dramatically in some areas. "Asian carp consume zooplankton, which all fishes typically feed on in their juvenile stages, so they have ...Ocean aquaculture: Technology, business practices, policies & caviar
...ional Spotlight Sea Grant leading national ocean aquaculture research program New technology is being tested ...a sustainable, environmentally friendly open ocean aquaculture industry. A team of researchers, government agencies and private companies - from nine states - mak...Investing in environment pays off at 100-1, says paper published in Science this week
...nd a mangrove system in Thailand that installed an aquaculture and shrimp farming economy. Taking into account the erosion of non-marketed services like soil formation, flood protection, and carbon dioxide conversion and the compromise of low impact activities like tourism and the sustainable harvesting of ...URI oceanographers study effects of harmful blooms and red tides on Narragansett Bay
...e added, "and represent potential threats to local aquaculture initiatives under consideration. This study is relevant to those initiatives, and I hope it can jumpstart some discussions among the affected individuals, businesses, and organizations."...Growth hormone could make farm fish bigger, faster to market
...nd other seafood from disease, which often plagues aquaculture operations. If successful, transgenic fish may one day reach commercial aquaculture facilities and reduce both the amount of time and feed needed to grow fish to market size....Clay sprays control HABS; disease may affect more than salmon
...ABs periodically. In Korea clay is used mainly in aquaculture operations, which provide about 30 percent of Korea's fish. The concept has not caught on yet in the U.S., mainly due to water quality concerns. The WHOI project uses only native clay types, many of which come from the Florida coast in the Gulf of ...Walleye fishery threatened; Puerto Rico aquaculture, calling ALVIN on ocean bottom
...can Island of Culebra, researchers are testing new aquaculture technology that could reduce the environmental imp...f such fish farming operations. By using offshore aquaculture cages, Snapperfarm, Inc, and Dr. Daniel Benetti, Director of the Aquaculture Program at the Rosensti...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting in Charleston, S. C., Nov. 13-16
.... 13 3:30 - 5p.m. The role of ozone in shrimp aquaculture Researchers will discuss the use of ozone in controlling chemical and biological water quality. (Thomas J. Manning, Valdosta State University, Chemistry Department, Valdosta, Ga., 229-333-7178, tmanning@valdosta.edu Antimicrobial activity of bif...Fish profiling to stop ANS; dye test for fish disease; reauthorization
... used by anyone who works with fish, including the aquaculture industry, aquariums and pet stores." This is the f... this test would be particularly important for the aquaculture industry where fish are reared under very high stocking densities, offering potential for disease ou......hat the risks of importing the channel catfish for aquaculture were too great. This work is by Colin Townsend of the University of Otago in New Zealand. Invasions often owe their success to fundamental biological differences between introduced populations and the original populations in their native range. A pr...