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Category Archives: Aquaculture
Maine is Running Out of Lobster Bait. Is Farmed Salmon the Answer?
The following is an excerpt from my most recent piece in National Geographic. Click here to read the full story. ROCKLAND, MAINE – People love lobster. For some, it’s nostalgic, eliciting memories of bygone days and summers in Maine. For … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture, Fishing Industry, Lobster Fishery, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged aquaculture, bait, fish farm, herring, lobster, RAS, Salmon
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National Media Ignores the Data in Favor of Riding ‘Bluefish’ Wave
You’ve heard that the sequel to ‘Finding Nemo’ is coming out, correct? If so, you’ve probably also heard the new movie is called ‘Finding Dory’ and features the blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. To the best of my knowledge, … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture, Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged andrew Rhyne, blue tang, clownfish, finding dory, travis andrews, washington post
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PIJAC Strongly Recommends NMFS Not Prohibit Trade in Banggai Cardinalfish
Following Wednesday’s news that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will list the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), in a prepared statement, strongly urged the agency to … Continue reading
WildEarth Guardians Commends Banggai Cardinalfish ESA Listing
Today WildEarth Guardians, the environmental organization that petitioned National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Banggai Cardinalfish(Pterapogon kauderni) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), commended the agency on its decision to list the species. “Providing protections for the Banggai … Continue reading
Banggai Cardinalfish to be Listed Under Endangered Species Act
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) posted for public inspection its final rule to list the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). When the final rule goes into effect, the species will be the first … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged Banggai Cardinalfish, Dr. Alejandro Vagelli, Dr. Gerry Allen, Endangered Species Act, Eric Borneman, Frederik Koumans, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, MACNA, Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, Marine Aquarium Societies of North America, MASNA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pterapogon kauderni, Quality Marine, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, walter kaudern, WildEarth Guardians
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No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time. The orange clownfish, better known to the general public as Nemo … Continue reading
Test Results Refute Mercury Scare In Frozen Fish Food
Two weeks ago, Thomas Brown of Thomas Vision Reef reported unconfirmed test resultsshowing that “one of the top three frozen fish foods” had dangerously high concentrations of mercury in it. According to Brown, “estimated mercury levels exceeded 20 mg per … Continue reading
Fish Farming – Defying Conventional Wisdom
Each year I walk away from the Seafood Expo North America (SENA15) with a personal take-home point—something that, in addition to influencing my professional career as a writer, I can adopt in my personal life as a consumer. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture
Tagged Alaska salmon, aquaculture, farmed salmon, farmed versus wild dish, fish farming, free-drifting fish culture system, Kampachi Farms, Neil Sims, open-ocean mariculture, Seafood Expo North America, SENA15, wild Bristol Bay salmon, wild Copper River salmon, wild salmon
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