Dealing With Various Themes And Issues
Aquaculture
The Potentials Of Pearl Farming, A Lucrative Industry
Jul 28th
Pearl farming began in Japan at the early part of the century. While the technology was a monopoly of the Japanese for over seventy years, other countries like China, Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, French Polynesia, and the Cook Islands have cashed in on the multibillion dollar industry in recent years.
Is Genetically Modified Fish Safe For Consumers?
Jul 18th
Have you heard a salmon fish that can grow at twice as the normal rate and can grow to market size in half the time as a non modified fish?
Well, this is no longer remote anymore, a developer of salmon is getting an approval from US Food and Drug Administration for a decade now regarding their first genetically modified fish that people want to eat.
Seaweed Farming – An Excellent Source Of Livelihhood
Aug 23rd
Seaweed is being cultivated for its carrageenan content. Carrageenan is useful to processing and manufacturing industries as fat substitute, extender, stabilizer, binder, emulsifier, etc.
Big Eye Tuna Stocks Depleting Worldwide
Mar 18th
Big eye tuna, a prime source for Japanese restaurants worldwide serving sushie and sashimi are on the verge of collapse from overfishing, a report said.
A collapse would have a profound effect on fishing fleets as well as on processing and trading industries in Japan and Taiwan according to Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, which is partly run by a conservation group.
Sea Farming – A New Trend Of Raising Fish
Feb 13th
With fish catch getting scarcer from marine waters it is about time growing fish in cages at the coastal waters of the sea where overcrowding to avoid fish kill and other problems is nil.
There are probably many protected coves in your area which could be utilized for growing marine fish in cages. One showcase of productive fish farming is raising such species as milkfish (bangus), pompano, seabass, lapulapu and snapper.