Of the 160 million tons of seafood that end up on people’s plates each year, 50 percent comes (pdf) from aquaculture. Growing all that salmon, tilapia and shrimp requires a steady supply of the ...

Feeding your fish may seem like the most harmless and loving part of aquarium care, but it is also the most misunderstood. Many fish owners unintentionally overfeed their pets, believing that more ...

Researchers with UC Santa Cruz’s ecological aquaculture facility have developed a new life cycle sustainability assessment documenting the environmental benefits and impacts of using the marine ...

Today we catch fresh bait with a cast net and bring it back to feed Leviathan. Instead of feeding from the pond edge, we try something different. Climbing onto the roof lets us drop bait without ...

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz’s ecological aquaculture lab won a three-year, $1 million grant from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative at the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a small percentage of the world's farmed fish supply. A study suggests redirecting wild-caught fish ...

Feeding both the fish and the pond yields more animal protein using a lower quality feed for the fish. The feed not only targets the fish but also the pond organisms that help break down waste and ...

An Omega Protein fisherman looks down at a school of menhaden caught off the coast in Virginia. Atlantic menhaden are harvested as a nutritional supplement for human and animal consumption in oils, ...

Nov. 12 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a new fish-free aquaculture feed that is cheaper, healthier and more eco-friendly than traditional feeds. The new feed, which doesn't use any fish meal or ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – By creating soybean and corn feeds for farm-raised fish, a Purdue University researcher has opened up new markets for the grain crops and has found a way to keep fish on the ...