I was in London yesterday collecting a visa for India and making arrangements for the IAI Aquaculture Expo. It's all very exciting and I can't quite believe the event is just under a week away. But for now, here's the news...
- Ben-Gurion University, Israel has developed an advanced
gene-silencing biotechnology for aquaculture that changes the sex of
prawns and yields faster growing all male populations, resulting in
greater output and farmer income. “The technology is sustainable because it doesn’t use any chemicals
or hormones and does not create genetically modified organisms,” said
BGU’s Prof. Amir Sagi. “This is made possible through the unique monosex culture of prawns,
which we can obtain by using our original discovery of a naturally
occurring, androgenic hormone that influences their gender. Since males
are faster growers, this discovery could help farmers increase their
income.” Read more...
- I have often heard salmon tasting described in similar terms to wine tasting but the Australian Seafood Industry has taken this analogy one step further by creating the Seafood Flavour Wheel. The wheel categories 12 species into different aromas and flavours. According to the tasting notes, a fillet of pan-fried King George whiting is simailar to roasted nuts, egg white and mushy peas. What do you think? Read more...
- Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (PWSAC) has released the results of a study on the impact of its programmess on the economy, Alaska's
seafood industry, sport, subsistence and personal use fisheries.
Significant benefits to the state and regional economy were outlined,
along with ways in which the programs could be expanded to produce
greater economic benefit. The study covered direct and indirect job
creation and earnings. The study also examined market conditions for
salmon species. Read more...
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| Shoup Glacier near Valdez Alaska, Prince William Sound. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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