The US drug and food administration working with the University of Maryland food safety and Nutrition department, are helping to train Bangladeshi aquaculterists in an effort to improve the standards of the domestic and international aquaculture produce. Using a method first used in 2006 in Vietnam, and used successfully in other countries, such as Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh and recently Malaysia. Known as "train the trainers" this method of training using a combination of, site visits, lectures and demonstrations, has been successful and has helped to improve the standards of aquaculture domestically and on an international scale.
Chinese interest in New Zealand Sea Cucumber farming
New Zealand's Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has met with one of China's largest aquaculture Corporations Oriental Oceans, who has shown interest researching and breeding New Zealand’s Sea Cucumber, which is said to be very similar to the Chinese Sea Cucumber. The proposed venture would research and pilot the production of the Sea Cucumber in ponds based at Opotiki. This joint venture would be a valuable asset for the Eastern Bay of Plenty economy.
Dangers of aquaculture overfeed
One danger of aquaculture is the use of "Reduction" or "Trash " fish species such as Anchovy, Sardines as feed for the carnivorous species like Salmon, Tuna and Shrimp. Using lesser species as feed exerts a heavy burden on the wild stocks of these species, which could cause serious ecological damage. A possible solution to this is used in some Norwegian fish farms where they have multiple complementary species, cleaner fish to reduce the sea lice problem.
A salmon called Frankenfish
Alaska's Senator Begich angered by genetically modified salmon, calling the fish "frankenfish" even thou the US FDA has stated that the salmon is safe to eat. Claiming that it is as safe to eat as wild salmon. Is it safe to eat? Could it affect the wild salmon populations?. There will be major opposition to the future of this genetically modified salmon.
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