Wednesday, November 6, 2013

6/11/13: EU research project, Vietnamese catfish quotas, Florida oyster cages

A new aquaculture research project launches next month with the aim of diversifying the European aquaculture industry and expanding production with new products and markets. Twelve EU countries are behind the €12 million scheme, coordinated by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Greece.
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A major Vietnamese seafood organisation is urging its government to set catfish farming quotas as a method of saving the country’s troubled aquaculture industry. Oversupply is causing massive price instability in the southeastern Asian nation, many of whose households rely on small-scale aquaculture as a source of income.
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Florida shellfish farmers are turning to caged oysters as a way to maintain business in the Gulf Coast’s troubled aquaculture sector. Tallahassee.com reports how clam farmer Andrew Arnold is trying to overcome scepticism from officials and dwindling wild stocks to emulate successful aquaculture industries elsewhere in North America.
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Closeup of oyster cage
Closeup of oyster cage (Photo credit: chesbayprogram)

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