NEWS ARTICLES
Op-ed: IFFO is wrong on alternative feeds
By Kevin Fitzsimmons, Seafood Source: "In response to the Sept. 23 SeafoodSource article, “IFFO’s Johannessen: Use of marine ingredients in aquafeed ‘will not decline in the foreseeable future,’” we would like to provide an alternative perspective on the future of...
Aquaculture Supports a Sustainable Earth
The United Nations maintains 17 Sustainable Development Goals that serve as a framework for international cooperation to help people and the planet thrive.
A recent study from the UN shows that aquaculture can improve food security and nutrition by increasing the amount of seafood available for people to eat. If done correctly, aquaculture increases food production, boosts economic growth in coastal and rural areas, and can help keep waterways clean.
Removing Fish From Fish Diet for Tastier, More Sustainable Aquaculture
By NOAA FIsheries: "In a groundbreaking study, researchers have successfully raised a carnivorous fish on a diet free of fishmeal and fish oil without any harmful effects. The kampachi (Hawaiian yellowtail, almaco jack) were raised on a diet of feed-grade poultry meal...
Nine Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Aquaculture
By NOAA Fisheries: "Many aquaculture producers in the United States don’t raise fish, despite the industry’s popular image of fish farming. In fact, oysters were the most commercially valuable domestic farmed marine species in recent years. In 2017, oyster farmers...
Aquaculture approved for federal waters off Southern California
By Deborah Sullivan Brennan: "Southern California will be one of the first two areas to allow aquaculture in federal waters, along with the Gulf of Mexico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced." Read the full article at the San Diego...
Trump order leaves US offshore permit applicants pleased but uncertain
Members of the small community of aspiring offshore aquaculturists who are in the middle of submitting their permits to farm in US federal waters, or who plan to do so soon, are generally pretty pleased about the recent presidential order meant to streamline the permitting process.
Ocean Crops: Is This The Next Frontier For Agriculture?
“The food and agriculture industry is undergoing a radical transformation around the world. Covid-19 has accelerated disruptions to the global food supply chain.
Structurally, this transformation is long overdue as the world heads toward a population of 10 billion over the next thirty years.”
American Fisheries Society Position on Aquaculture
By the American Fisheries Society: "The American Fisheries Society (AFS) supports sustainable growth of aquaculture. The demand for fish is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, but it is unlikely that capture fisheries can sustainably accommodate...
With executive order in hand, will USA get in the aquaculture game?
Industry proponents, seeking a clearer pathway through the permitting process, get a glimmer of hope
Why the stage should be set for US aquaculture growth
“A convergence in a number of factors – including technological advances and a change in the attitudes of the environmental community – have helped to set the stage for aquaculture growth in the US.”