Researchers in the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have started a project to feed kelp grouper at an onshore
facility. The experimental study aims to shorten the raising period to two years
instead of four years it currently takes in offshore cages.
The institute will eventually raise a total of 3,000 groupers stocked in
onshore fish tanks, which can be warmed up by geothermal heat.
Net pen aquaculture in Washington State, USA may come to an end if a proposed bill is passed by the State House. Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, a Sequim Democrat, filed the one-page proposal to allow counties to ban net pen aquaculture. Unsurprisingly, fish farmers in the area have come out in opposition to the bill.
Western Australia is to fund a A$10 million pipeline to transport seawater to companies in the Pilbara region that make products
from algae. At first the pipeline will support Aurora Algae Inc., which is investing A$86 million in a
facility that to produce biodiesel, Omega-3 fatty acids for
health supplements, and protein-rich biomass for aquaculture and
animal feed.
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| grouper 3 (Photo credit: AlKok) |
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