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• There Be Dragons: Examining the alternatives to unsustainable aquaculture fish feed

  
  The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. — Authority: 492
  This is part 2 of a series on aquaculture, inspired by a recent article published by an international team of researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (See PNAS 106 (36), 15103–15110, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0905235106 . Summaries available from Stanford University and Environmental ...
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• WPA 2.0 & WPA 2.0 SE winners announced

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 140
  Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park PORT , Andrew Moddrell and Christopher Marcinkoski, from Chicago and New York for their project, Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park . The jury of Elizabeth Diller, Cecil Balmond, Marilyn Taylor, Walter Hood, Stan Allen, and Thom Mayne was unanimous in its decision citing two ...
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• What You Want To Know About Aquaponics Systems

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 587
  Combining elements from both fish farming, (aquaculture), and soil less farming (hydroponics), aquaponics systems aim to take the eco-benefits of both, whilst minimizing any negative aspects. With many benefits, it is a form of farming that is rapidly growing in popularity.
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• First Aquarium in US to Breed Dwarf Cuttlefish

  
  EarthNews — Authority: 433
  Science Daily : Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell — evidence of success for the Academy’s new captive breeding program for dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis. The ...
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• Is 80-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 154
  In the 1970s three-quarters of Europes fish were in a healthy or slightly at risk state, but today more than half the EUs stocks are in danger . ScienceDaily (Nov. 19, 2009) — A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of ...
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• PCB discovery could endanger Calif. marsh swap

  
  EarthNews — Authority: 433
  Greenwire : Elevated levels of carcinogenic PCBs could upend a controversial deal that seeks to help restore a degraded salt marsh in Southern California. Long Beach has been prepared to swap a downtown service yard for nearly 38 acres of wetland , meant to help protect the remnants of a salt marsh at the mouth ...
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• BioDigest – Biotechnology and Aquaculture

  
  BIOtech Now — Authority: 110
  Join Dr. Yonathan Zohar as he takes us on a tour of the University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology (COMB) in Baltimore, MD.  Scientists at COMB are working on ways to create new, advanced, and more sustainable aquaculture systems in hopes of decreasing the burden overfishing has put on our fragile ocean ...
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• Are lower catch limits enough to save the bluefin tuna from extinction?

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 154
  Bluefin tuna fishing in the Atlantic will be reduced nearly 40 percent in 2010, but will that be enough to save this threatened species from extinction? Populations of one of the worlds most highly desired and valuable fish, Atlantic bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) , have dropped 97 percent since 1960. As the ...
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• Tuna breeding breakthrough sees Aussie company reach “50 Best Inventions of 2009″ list

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 513
  Cleas Seas Tuna has received international recognition for their attempts to breed Southern Bluefin Tuna in captivity, with Time magazine naming it as the world’s second best invention of the year.Time magazine, one of the world’s most influential publications, named the work of the Australian aquaculture pioneer ...
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• Indonesia targeting position of worlds biggest fish producer

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 561
  Antara 16 Nov 09;Gorontalo (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DKP) has set a target to make Indonesia a world biggest fish producer in 2012, a cabinet minister said.DKP Minister Fadel Muhammad said here on Monday that the plan to make Indonesia a world biggest fish producer was part of ...
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• Setiu shrimp farm not green

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 561
  Dato’ Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma, Executive Director/CEO WWF Malaysia 16 Nov 09;WWF-Malaysia would like to respond to the article “Green Shrimp Farm” which appeared in the Star online on 4 November 2009 [below].In WWF-Malaysia’s opinion, the iSHARP (Integrated Shrimp Aquaculture Park) project cannot be ...
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• Quality Marine bringing Cook Island aquacultured clams back to the U.S.

  
  Reef Builders -The Reef Aquarium Blog — Authority: 144
  Cook Island aquacultured clams are set to return to the U.S. aquarium market thanks to the efforts of livestock wholesaler Quality Marine . Following some changes to the CITES permitting process for Tridacna, after few years of legal wrangling Quality Marine has finally succeeded in getting their ducks in a row and ...
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• Peace Corp in Labasa

  
  Babasiga — Authority: 126
  from w Fiji Sun must have a committed journalist in the babasiga region as they run many stories - large and small - about Labasa and nearby. Presidents come and go but the Peace Corp guys are committed for a whole two years it seems and here is one with knowledge to share about aquaculture. Way to go! Peace Corp ...
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• Tuna in peril as catches reach triple the limit

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 154
  Finding tuna the easy way (Image: Seawifs) TIMES are tough for tuna. The guidance of scientists that advise groups that manage tuna stocks is falling on deaf ears. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meets this week in Brazil to set catch limits. ICCAT’s scientific advisers have ...
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• Wisconsin Foodie TV Show visits Sweet Water Organics’ fish vegetable farm

  
  City Farmer News — Authority: 130
  Part 1. The Sweet Water Organics fish vegetable farm is in a 10,000 sq. ft. old Milwaukee factory building. Sweet Water Organics “Sweet Water Organics is the first major commercial upgrading of MacArthur genius Will Allen’s aquaculture methodologies, i.e. a three-tiered, aquaponic, bio-intensive fish-vegetable ...
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• Canada to investigate disappearing Pacific salmon

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 154
  A sockeye salmon scurries through shallow water in the Adams River while preparing to spawn near Chase, British Columbia northeast of Vancouver October 11, 2006. REUTERS/Andy Clark VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had ...
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• 8 Sustainable Sources of Farmed Fish & Seafood

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 719
  Photo credit: ellievanhoutte via Flickr Farmed fish and seafood has sort of a bad reputation in some green circles. Sometimes -- as with, say, Atlantic salmon -- its for good reason. But there are a number of cases where farming can actually be a good thing -- for water quality, the health of the fish or seafood ...
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• Sushi salvation: Startup sees future of fish farms in giant Kevlar spheres

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 805
  Filed under: Technology , Green That luscious ahi tuna roll you chowed down on at your local sushi joint? Its the same as eating an endangered Siberian tiger. Well, not quite. But scientists are increasingly worried that ahi, the blood-red belle of the raw-fish ball, is being quickly fished to extinction courtesy ...
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• Harsh effects of overfishing: Malaysian statement

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 561
  Nik Naizi Husin, The Star 3 Nov 09;KUANTAN: A total of 25 species of fish, including seven species of knifetooth sawfish, have been listed as endangered marine life by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Also on the list are 18 species of freshwater fish, including arowana, temoleh and kelah.IUCN ...
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• ILDEX introduces ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010

  
  Press About — Authority: 159
  ILDEX introduces ‘ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010’, focusing on sustainable aquaculture, which is in line with Vietnam’s plan for sustainable development of the aquaculture industry. The aquaculture conference will be part of ILDEX Vietnam 2010, which will take place between March 25th and 27th, 2010. ...
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