15/08/2014: Tilapia farming in China by International Aquafeed magazine

Tilapia is one kind of small and medium-sized tropical fish, originating from the inland of Africa and the Middle East Atlantic coastal brackish water area, Israel and Jordan of west Asia. Read more stories from this edition HEREThe AquaculturistsThis blog is maintained by The Aquaculturists staff and is supported by the magazine International Aquafeed which is published by Perendale Publishers LtdFor additional daily news from aquaculture around...

14/08/2014: Seagrass losses equal that of the Amazon rain forests

Underwater fish "meadows" are being lost at the same rate as the Amazon rain forests, researchers have warned, reports BBC Wales.Seagrass is a key habitat for feeding and sheltering young fish, including plaice, haddock and pollock. Plaice of safety - the seagrass shelter offers juvenile fish protection and a greater chance of survivalBut every hour an area the size of two football pitches is...

14/08/2014: Achieving better profit margins in Bihar

Fish farming is an important and fast growing sector in Bihar. The state has immense natural aquatic resources in the forms of ponds and tanks where quality fish seed are required for good fish production, reports The Hindu news service. Yogi in his Kailash Fish Hatchery in Dharbhanga. Photo: Special Arrangement“The gap existing between demand and supply of fish seed provide huge opportunities...

14/08/2014: Fish bladder harvesting and smuggling the new 'cocaine' trade

The bladders of endangered fish from the Gulf of California reportedly sell for thousands illegally, reports Daily Mail.A Totoaba fish bladder sells between US$7000 and US$14,000 - and soup  containing the organ may go for $25,000 in China, according to a Mexicali Digital report. Fishy: This March 2013 image provided by the U.S. attorney's Office shows Totoaba bladders displayed at a US...

14/08/2014: Stem cell research discovery in zebrafish

Australian researchers studying zebrafish have made one of the most significant ever discoveries in stem cell research, reports The Guardian. They have uncovered the mystery of how a critical type of stem cell found in blood and bone marrow, and essential to replenishing the body’s supply of blood and immune cells, is formed.The cells, called hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are already used in...

14/08/2014: Whales and dolphins squeal with delight while another faces extinction

Whales and dolphins squeal with delightBeluga whales and bottlenose dolphins express their pleasure by squealing like children, a new study suggests for the first time.  A bottlenose dolphin calls. Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic CreativeThe squeaky sounds, which are different from the echolocation buzzes some whales and dolphins use to home in on prey, suggest there’s yet another...

13/08/2014: Indonesia International Seafood & Processing Expo 2014

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13/08/2014: Two-headed dolphin discovered in Turkey & Agressive dolphin off County Cork

In this photo of con-joined dolphin taken by gym teacher Tugrul Metin, while he was vacationing during the first few days of August 2014, in the Aegean Sea coastal town of Dikili, Izmir province of Turkey.AP/Tugrul MetinConjoined dolphinTurkish media reports say Turkish scientists will examine a two-headed dolphin that washed up on a beach in western Turkey, reports Fox News.The private Dogan news...

13/08/2014: Protecting Asia's giant salmon - one river at a time

A Siberian taimen captured by an angler in the Russian Far East. The populations there are renowned for feeding, and growing large, on abundant Pacific salmon. Photograph by Misha Skopets, courtesy of Wild Salmon CenterBig news about a big fish this week, in a forgotten corner of the world.  Our Russian conservation partner, Khabarovsk Wildlife Foundation, announced the creation of a new freshwater...

13/08/2014: A disturbing story - Human kidneys sell as frozen seafood

Human kidneys were labeled as seafood when sent from Nanchang, capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province, to Guangzhou, The Beijing News reported as it revealed details of a trade that led to 12 people being sent to prison last month, reported the website Sina English.The kidneys were stored in a refrigerated container before being flown south to the Guangdong Province capital. One of the gang, Mo Yongqing, said airport security were told it was frozen...