We've got a US-themed blog today with stories from Florida, Canada and South Dakota.
- Research at California State University, Fresno into the biology of tilapia, a fish species widely farmed for food, is getting a $349,000 boost with a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to the Department of Biology within the College of Science and Mathematics. Larry Riley, assistant professor of biology, is researching the hormonal control of appetite and growth during stress in tilapia. Read more...
- A $16 million organic shrimp farm promises to bring 'green' jobs to Fellsmere, Florida. It's hoped that the jumbo shrimp can help rejuvenate and diversify a citrus-based economy often plagued by canker, citrus 'greening' and weather extremes. If grants come through and the methods Florida Organic Aquaculture tests prove effective, shrimp could be on the market by the middle of next year. Company executives say the farm will create an estimated 60 jobs on the farm and an additional 512 jobs from associated economic activity. Read more...
- Research into soy-based fish feed could kick-start the fish-farming industry in South Dakota and provide a new market for soybean farmers. Researchers at San Diego State University are halfway through a three-year, $1.7 million research project into using soy as fishmeal replacement. Read more...
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