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.
Aquaculture
Is Genetically Modified Fish Safe For Consumers?
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?
Seaweed Farming – An Excellent Source Of Livelihhood
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
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.
Sea Farming – A New Trend Of Raising Fish
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.