December 18, 2015
The Truth Behind Fish Farming According to Skuna Bay
Locale, December 14, 2015
In an age where we are more concerned with our food and where it comes from, it is important to make sure we are well-informed on current food practices, rather than being stuck on archaic notions about what is good and what is bad for us...At an event at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, we got the chance to hear about the current issues with fish populations as well as why you should start eating farm-raised salmon.
Assignment: Ukiah - Do you eat farmed fish? Hmmm?!? Do you??
By Tommy Wayne Kramer, Posted: 12/13/15
... Take salmon. Please. I see bumper stickers asking “Do You Eat Farmed Fish?” For some, the right opinion and ultimate answer, is to eat only wild caught fresh salmon. Food snobs think farmed fish are beneath them and have no place on the tables of trendsetters.
But why? None of us has ever eaten a chicken or a turkey or a hamburger from an animal that wasn’t raised on a farm. Apples, grapes, peanuts, bacon, rice, wheat, shrimp, carrots, cabbage and a thousand other foods (I counted ‘em up) are all produced on farms. Salmon is forbidden? Enlighten us please...
... Let’s review, because our silly neighbors haven’t thought it through. If everyone eats only wild fresh salmon the world supply of wild salmon will be exhausted by Monday.
Better Broodstock for Atlantic salmon
Marine Harvest Canada, December 15, 2015 - Vancouver, B.C.
Aquaculture is a key economic driver for our province with the farming of Atlantic salmon contributing more than $475 million annually to the economy of British Columbia. Integrating genomics into breeding programs allows aquaculture organizations to be more competitive and address certain conditions that may affect broodstock. In conjunction with Marine Harvest Canada, Drs. Patricia Schulte and Tony Farrell have recently initiated a family-based breeding program to improve broodstock.
Cermaq Canada @CermaqCan
Yup, farmed salmon is now a net producer of protein. Our numbers are similar. cermaq.com/wps/wcm/connec… #aquaculture twitter.com/DavidHuyben/st…
Utilisation of Feed Resources in Norwegian Atlantic Salmon Production
Fish Site, 14 December 2015
Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance - Our latest newsletter is now online. Get it here: http://www.aquaculture.ca/email/newsletter-2015-12.html
Future of food production lies in sea, says UCSB marine ecologist
Signal, December 11, 2015
As worldwide consumption is projected to double by the year 2050, the future of food production lies in the sea, with climate change and sustainable fisheries playing key roles, said marine ecologist Steve Gaines of UC Santa Barbara in a Dec. 4 lecture at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium...The solution then becomes aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish and molluscs. Gaines said its efficiency stems from its limited area use and environmentally stable approach.
Something 'fishy' going on at Cargill
December 11, 2015 Associated Press |
MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill Inc. is big in aquaculture feed, and salmon makes up one of the world's biggest aquaculture markets. But the fish feeder and the pink-fleshed fish haven't been in the same boat — until now. Cargill's $1.5 billion acquisition of EWOS, which closed in October, gave the Minneapolis-area agribusiness giant an immediate and large presence in the world's salmon feeding business...The world is increasingly turning to fish for protein, and aquaculture is vital to meet demand without stressing wild fisheries
Of Interest
November Takes a Bite Out of 'the Blob'
NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Ecology Division, 12/10/2015
Warm expanse that heated up West Coast waters is beaten, but not yet broken The so-called “blob” of infamous warm ocean waters that has gripped the West Coast and shaken up its marine ecosystems in the past two years is battered, but not dead yet, NOAA scientists report.
OSU/NOAA study: Warm-water years are tough on juvenile salmon
OSU - Oregon State University 12/16/2015
NEWPORT, Ore. – A new analysis of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Pacific Ocean documents a dramatic difference in their foraging habits and overall health between years of warm water and those when the water is colder. The study found that when the water is warmer than average – by only two degrees Celsius – young salmon consume 30 percent more food than during cold-water regimes. Yet they are smaller and skinnier during those warm-water years, likely because they have to work harder to secure food and the prey they consume has less caloric energy.
NASA Examines Global Impacts of the 2015 El Niño
People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite observations are beginning to show scientists its impact on the distribution of rain, tropospheric ozone and wildfires around the globe.
J-Pod welcomes its eighth baby killer whale in the last 12 months
By Mike Raptis, The Province December 17, 2015
Another baby orca has been born in Pacific Northwest waters, bringing the total to eight calves born to the J-Pod group of killer whales since December 2014. It’s the first time in 40 years that so many calves have been born into the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) community.
Recipes to try out
Aquaculture Aware @BCAquaculture : Layered Salmon Cocktail, a perfect appy for a Christmas get together. http://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/coastfresh/salmon-recipes/ … #salmon #recipe #BCSFA
Aquaculture Aware @BCAquaculture : Pesto-Stuffed Salmon - St. Louis Magazine http://www.stlmag.com/home/recipes/pesto-stuffed-salmon/#.VnBYa5q2Dd4.twitter … #salmon #recipe #eatmorefish
