US: Novel recycling system turns chicken manure into feed
Leftover food and table scraps generated across the US university's campus will no longer be sent to a local landfill.
Salt water aquaculture Salinity – at the coast or inland – is rarely a barrier to successful tilapia farming. Salt water aquaculture
Timing key in keeping organic matter in wet soils Findings contradict widely held view that soils with high water content accumulate organic matter better than dry soils.
Why you don’t need an intricate filtration system Filtration systems with sophisticated designs rarely work efficiently. Instead, growers should focus on higher volumes.
Ocean permaculture: Air conditioning for warming seas The oceans are heating up – and fast. Since 1992, the rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled compared with the previous three decades.
Testing agricultural limestone in aquaculture ponds This study of samples of agricultural limestone obtained from five different quarries in the USA determined that the samples had comparable chemical composition
Does Coriolis force impact aerator placement in aquaculture ponds? I often receive questions about what effect various phenomena or treatments have in aquaculture. Some of these questions must be answered as follows
The importance of iron in aquaculture systems Iron is an essential element for bacteria, plants, and animals. Many enzymes important in energy transformations contain iron
Inorganic fertilization of production ponds The amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus – most important nutrients in aquaculture pond fertilization – applied to ponds should be determined at each farm
New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change Organic farms were found to have 26 percent more long-term carbon storage potential than conventional farms.
Project to analyze water quality in juvenile salmon hatcheries Water monitoring can also provide hatcheries with important information regarding the water quality that produces more robust and healthy fish
Turning a profit on aquaculture waste A new deal which could help to create value from sludge produced by the aquaculture industry has been signed this week. Turning a profit on aquaculture waste
Estimating biofilter size for RAS systems The production of aquatic products in land-based systems using tanks and recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology continues to expand worldwide.
The Bottom Line: Feeds and water quality revisited Although there are volumes of articles and printed material on the importance of maintaining optimum water quality in aquaculture farming systems
Crawfish water quality and management Poor water quality that persists for days and weeks is detrimental to crawfish production. Water quality is influenced by many factors, both environmental
Cage culture: site selection and water quality Not all ponds and quarries are suitable for cage culture of fish. Many failures in cage production have occurred because of poor site selection.
How mussel farms can boost biodiversity Offshore longline mussel farming can have a positive impact on biodiversity, according to a research project that is currently underway off the south coast
Mine over matter A cheap and plentiful by-product from the coal mining industry could dramatically improve the quality of water being released by land-based aquaculture facility
Environmental DNA sampling shows huge potential for aquaculture The success of a project that used a cutting-edge genetic technique to assess the presence of water-borne pathogens in Australia's barramundi sector
Study: Aquaculture ‘hot spots’ virtually untapped A new study, appearing in the Aug. 14 edition of Nature Ecology & Evolution, says that nearly every coastal country in the world could meet its domestic seafood