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Maine Aquaculture Association releases standards for aquaculture workforce skills and training

The Maine Aquaculture Association has released the Maine Aquaculture Occupational Standards, which specify the current workforce skills and training necessary in Maine’s aquaculture sector. Altogether, four standards have been released, which focus on occupations related to: marine shellfish and sea vegetables; marine finfish; land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); and land-based shellfish hatcheries.


AquaMaof expands capabilities with new salmon R&D specialist

AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr. John F. Taylor, salmonid biology expert, as the company’s salmon research and development (R&D) specialist. With this appointment, AquaMaof will expand its R&D and technological capabilities through leveraging Taylor’s expertise.


Cargill, Salmon Evolution partner in feed agreement

Global feed manufacturer Cargill has snagged a contract to provide fish feed for Salmon Evolution’s land-based aquaculture facility in Indre Harøy, Norway.
 
 
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Monitoring Performance of a Water Treatment System in a RAS-farm

The Data Platform from Blue Unit is developed especially for RAS-farms. The Data comes automatically from the measuring machine, Lab Station, measuring 24/7 without any personal interference. The tools on the Data Platform are developed to provide the customer with actionable insight. Our calculation of the data shows changes in water quality long before any sensor would sense the same changes. With this product and counselling our customers has the tool to increase biomass in the same farm without additional risk of mortality. >> Learn more
 
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Enter the AquaDen – Aquaculture Enterprises

It’s a daunting task to start a business, create a convincing business plan and pitch it to investors, let alone for an aquaculture venture. To ensure students are prepared to face this reality, Ontario, Canada's Fleming College has their students make a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility pitch, in the AquaDen. » Read more
 
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USDA awards $10 million to address several remaining aquaculture challenges

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $10 million to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to carry out a set of projects to solve specific aquaculture challenges. » Read more

RAS Talk: RAS in public fish hatcheries – What’s taking so long?

There are a good number of water reuse systems and intensive RAS at public fish hatcheries today, but few public fish hatchery programs have adopted intensive RAS. During this episode of RAS Talk, Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Jeff Milton, Sport Fish Hatchery program supervisor, and Travis Hyer, Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery manager, give RAS Talk some insight on how their public hatcheries have successfully moved toward RAS. » Read more
 
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Monitoring performance of a water treatment system: Fish tank

Blue Unit has introduced its Perform-o-Gram diagram, made to show how turbidity is shifting around a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) farm. » Read more
 
Events  
 
RASTECH 2022

RAS Virtual Summit 2021

Nov. 3, 2021
Virtual Event
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World Aquaculture 2021

Nov. 8-12, 2021
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Taiwan International Fisheries & Seafood Show

Dec. 2-4, 2021
Taipei, Taiwan & Virtual
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