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Maryland Aquaculture Conference to be Held
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Published: October 19, 2010
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Maryland is hosting an inaugural aquaculture conference in Annapolis on November 9-10, 2010.
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USDA Scientists Study Alternative Fish Feeds for Aquaculture
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Published: October 15, 2010
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Researchers from the USDA Agriculture Research Service have found an alternative way to produce fish feed to meet the increasing demand by consumers to have a healthier diet.
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Alaska Sea Grant Receives Shellfish Aquaculture Grants
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Published: September 30, 2010
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Ray RaLonde, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) aquaculture specialist, received a two-year, $284,000 grant from the National Sea Grant Program and Alaska Sea Grant to reinvigorate the state’s sluggish shellfish farming industry.
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Federal Grant Awarded for Aquaculture and Shellfish Specialist in New Jersey
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Published: September 30, 2010
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The New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant and Rutgers University’s Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory recently received funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Sea Grant Program to support an aquaculture extension agent with shellfish expertise.
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FDA Considers Genetically Modified Salmon
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Published: September 26, 2010
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AquAdvantage salmon, developed by Aqua Bounty Technologies, Inc., are genetically modified (GM) to grow twice as fast as conventional Atlantic salmon and are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.
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Aquaculture Stewardship Council Appoints ASI as Accreditation Body
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Published: September 20, 2010
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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced the appointment of Accreditation Services International (ASI) as their independent accreditation body.
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Maryland DNR Accepting Aquaculture Permits
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Published: September 8, 2010
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for new aquaculture permits under new oyster leasing regulations.
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4th Annual DSU Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility Open House
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Published: September 3, 2010
Updated: September 3, 2010
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4th Annual DSU Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility Open House

Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility

September 15, 2010 - 5:00 to 8:00 PM
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Value of Shetland Salmon Up 15 Percent
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Published: August 17, 2010
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The ex-farm value of the Shetland salmon sector is to top £145million in 2010, an increase of 15% from the previous year (£126m in 2009), according to Shetland Aquaculture.
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USDA Produces Fast Growing Sterile Trout and Salmon for Aquaculture Applications
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Published: July 23, 2010
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Fast-growing farm-raised salmon and trout that are sterile can now be produced using a method developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
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