The Urban Aquaculture Center is off to a great beginning with the hot first day of the Wisconsin State Fair under its belt. The exhibit featuring the big elevated fish tank containing yellow perch has drawn considerable interest. Individuals, couples, and families with children are stopping to look at the fish and the trays of [...]
Coleman Hatchery Overhaul
The Coleman National Fish Hatchery returned in June to its $10 million construction project to improve the control of salmon traffic on Battle Creek, according to Scott Hamelberg, project leader of Coleman National Fish Hatchery Complex. The project coincides with the California Department of Fish and Game restoration efforts of upstream Battle Creek. The DFG [...]
Offshore Aquaculture
Aquaculture shows significant economic potential and good prospects for success in the United States, according to a new report commissioned by NOAA. The report’s authors call for clear rules to be enacted to guide the development of an offshore aquaculture industry.
“We must make a commitment to the health of our citizens and our [...]
Dinner Music at the Fish Farm
SCIENTISTS AT Woods Hole are trying to train 5,000 hatchery-raised black sea bass to respond to a dinner bell for their meals, and one glance at sky-high supermarket fish-counter prices will explain why the researchers are willing to be the butt of jokes. The hope is that the fish, like Pavlov’s dogs, will become so [...]
Farms in the Sky
What if “eating local” in Shanghai or New York meant getting your fresh produce from five blocks away? And what if skyscrapers grew off the grid, as verdant, self-sustaining towers where city slickers cultivated their own food?
Dickson Despommier, a professor of public health at Columbia University, hopes to make these zucchini-in-the-sky visions a reality. Dr. [...]