- In October, we reported that Kenyans are not eating enough fish to sustain the growing aquaculture industry. However, a partnership between the Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers (Kenfap)and fish marker, Fish Joy, may help rural fish farmers. Kenfap chairman, Nduati Kariuki says, "the marketer has assured us that even if we have 10,000 ponds, he can buy all the fish for both local and foreign market". Read more...
- An extra $1 million has been earmarked for aquaculture development in Pool's Cove, Canada, the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government has announced. The money will be used to expand the existing aquaculture wharf to accommodate larger vessels. Construction of the expansion is ongoing and is anticipated to be completed by June of 2013. In 2011 the government invested $3 million into the development. Read more...
- Officials in Costa Rica have warned of dangerous seafood after a 'red tide'. A sample taken in the Pacific Ocean, in various sectors such as Punta
Chuchillo and Isla Cedros, has forced Costa Rica’s Agriculture and
Livestock Ministry (MAG, in Spanish) and the Fishing and Aquaculture
Institute (INCOPESCA) to ban mollusks such as oysters, clams, mussels,
and piangua, among others, due to a high concentration of algae in the
sea. Read more...
English: Woods at Junquillal Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica right after dawn. Español: Troncos en playa Junquillal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica justo después del amanecer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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