Aquaculture technology provider UMITRON launches Fish Appetite Index (FAI), real-time ocean-based fish appetite detection system

August 14, 2019 UMITRON

The FAI algorithm takes in the same visual information that humans would and then scores fish appetite and presents it in an easy to understand chart. When used in tandem with a smart feeder such as UMITRON CELL, the feed time intervals and amounts can be automatically adjusted with minimal human interference.

New Zealand King Salmon Applies for Open Ocean Farming

August 8, 2019 NZ King Salmon Co Limited

New Zealand King Salmon is taking a step towards the future in applying for resource consent to farm in the open ocean, north of Marlborough in the Cook Strait.

University of Miami Study Finds Offshore Aquaculture Has Low Environmental Impact

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found minimal environmental impacts to the surrounding waters from a major commercial fish-farming operation off the coast of Panama.

FL Commissioner Nikki Fried Visits Panhandle to Highlight Florida Aquaculture

Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) officials visited Bay County to highlight the community’s aquaculture industry. Commissioner Fried toured the shellfish processing facility at Webb’s Seafood Inc. in Youngstown, and spoke about the Panhandle’s growing aquaculture industry.

Aquaculture Braintrust Farms Clams in Florida’s Tampa Bay

Located on land that resembles a southern plantation, Two Docks Shellfish sits adjacent to a DuPont agricultural test farm where Aaron Welch, Jr., who has a PhD in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University, served as manager until his retirement. The closely-knit operation primarily farm clams, but is also starting to work with oysters.