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Curcumin enhances disease resistance in aquaculture

Curcumin enhances disease resistance in aquaculture Saturday, June 09, 2018 by: Ralph Flores Aeromonas hydrophila , antibiotic use in farms , aquaculture , catfish , curcumin , disease resistance , fish diets , fish farms , immunity - (Natural News ) Curcumin, when supplemented in fish diets, has the potential to improve disease resistance in commercially farmed fish, according to an article published in the American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. ... DOI: 10.3844/ajavsp....

Push now underway to vaccinate all fish raised in aquaculture

Push now underway to vaccinate all fish raised in aquaculture Friday, November 22, 2013 by: Ethan A. ... "Aquaculture needs effective and safe vaccines to be sustainable," she insists. "...

Aquaculture could be the answer for sustainability of seafood supply chain, according to new study

) The researchers set out to determine global aquaculture potential by identifying areas where ocean conditions were “suitable enough” to support aquaculture farms. ... “Like any food system, aquaculture can be done poorly; we’ve seen it,” says study co-author Dr. "...

Half of farmed salmon found to be DEAF due to toxic effects of confined aquaculture

Half of farmed salmon found to be DEAF due to toxic effects of confined aquaculture Monday, August 28, 2017 by: Tracey Watson aquaculture , deafness , farmed fish , fish , health , salmon , tilapia , wild-caught fish - (Natural News ) With a new wave of health consciousness sweeping the nation, an increasing number of people are incorporating more fish into their daily diets. ... Aquaculture could be the answer for sustainability of seafood supply chain, according to new ...

Exposure to microplastics weakens the grip of mussels, which may affect biodiversity and reduce aquaculture yields

Exposure to microplastics weakens the grip of mussels, which may affect biodiversity and reduce aquaculture yields Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by: Edsel Cook animals , aquaculture , badpollution , biodegradable plastics , biodiversity , blue mussels , Ecology , environment , marine ecosystems , microplastics , Mussels , plastic pollution , seafood , wildlife - (Natural News ) Increasing numbers of microplastics are found inside mussels and other shellfish during recent years. ... They ...

Interview with Dr. Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More

Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More Monday, April 06, 2009 by Mike Adams , the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) ... Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More Reprinting this article: Non-commercial use OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link. "...

Interview with Dr. Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More

Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More Monday, April 06, 2009 by Mike Adams , the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) ... Boris Worm, Marine Biologist, on Overfishing, Aquatic Ecosystems, Aquaculture Farming and More Reprinting this article: Non-commercial use OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link. "...

Fish bones dug up in Early Neolithic Jiahu site suggest carp farming dates back 8,000 years

(Related: Aquaculture could be the answer for sustainability of seafood supply chain, according to new study .) ... The team’s findings suggest that three stages of aquaculture were developed in prehistoric East Asia. "...

Microalgae and seaweed farming: The answer to sustainable food and waste management for fish farms?

Friday, December 29, 2017 by: Frances Bloomfield aquaculture , farmed fish , fish , fish feed , fish health , fish nutrition , fishmeal , goodfoods , goodhealth , goodpollution , microalgae , natural environment , nutrients , seaweed , superfoods , sustainable farming - (Natural News ) Fisheries and marine aquaculture have long been an important aspect of Norway’s economy — one that the country plans on expanding in the coming decades. ... Many high school kids “graduate” to using ...

Eco-labels on fish may have little meaning

Researchers graded these standards using a tool they developed to objectively evaluate marine aquaculture, the Global Aquaculture Performance Index (GAPI). ... Aquaculture farms earn eco-labels based on having a small environmental footprint. "...

Questioning Krill Harvesting: Why Krill Oil Isn't an Eco-Friendly or Sustainable Source of Marine Omega-3 Oils

These facts explain why I have been such a strong proponent of Moxxor, which is a green-lipped mussel extract made from aquaculture farms. ... Moxxor's green-lipped mussel oil is aquacultured from sustainable, renewable aquaculture farms. "...

National Organic Standards Board to address two meetings' worth of serious issues this spring

The NOP has not even finalized or enforced the recommendations it issued back in 2007 and 2008 for organic aquaculture, which CI believes should be the group's first priority. "[A]ll petitions for the use of aquaculture materials should be tabled until the organic regulations pertaining to aquaculture have been finalized by the NOP," says CI. "...

Marine Ecosystems Severely Threatened by Overfishing: Exclusive Interview with Marine Biologist Dr. Boris Worm

Essentially, any ship can dump practically anything directly into the ocean. • When aquaculture farming uses wild-caught fish to feed farmed predatory fish, it is very wasteful and damaging to ocean ecosystems. But when aquaculture farming is pursued with marine species that feed on plants or phytoplankton, it is the most sustainable, ideal way to produce seafood. • Tuna aquaculture farming is extremely inefficient, running at a 10-to-1 ratio (ten pounds of fish fed to ...

Marine Ecosystems Severely Threatened by Overfishing: Exclusive Interview with Marine Biologist Dr. Boris Worm

Essentially, any ship can dump practically anything directly into the ocean. • When aquaculture farming uses wild-caught fish to feed farmed predatory fish, it is very wasteful and damaging to ocean ecosystems. But when aquaculture farming is pursued with marine species that feed on plants or phytoplankton, it is the most sustainable, ideal way to produce seafood. • Tuna aquaculture farming is extremely inefficient, running at a 10-to-1 ratio (ten pounds of fish fed to ...

Wild Fish Stocks Depleted by Feeding of Farmed Fish Like Salmon

The researchers surveyed trends in the farming of several different fish species, finding that by the end of 2009, half of all fish consumed in the world will have been raised on an aquaculture farm. ... "As long as we are a health-conscious population trying to get our most healthy oils from fish, we are going to be demanding more of aquaculture and putting a lot of pressure on marine fisheries to meet that need," Naylor said. "...

Curcumin can be used to increase disease resistance in catfish, replacing antimicrobials

Curcumin can be used to increase disease resistance in catfish, replacing antimicrobials Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by: Ralph Flores Aeromonas hydrophila , antibiotic use in farms , aquaculture , catfish , curcumin , disease resistance , fish farms , immunity , natural supplements - (Natural News ) There’s a lot of things that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, can do for people. ... In the study, corresponding author Saly Hafiz of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine ...

Health Ranger launches Spirulina Pacifica superfood line, powders and tablets now available

But spirulina is an "aquaculture" crop, meaning it's grown in large pools of water, not dirt. ... (The USDA needs to radically update their organic standards for aquaculture.) Taste our spirulina to see for yourself that it's clean, fresh and very potent. "...

U.S. retailers begin taking farmed fish off their shelves as antibiotic overuse destroys fish farming industry

Environmental groups blame unsanitary conditions and cramped pens as "super lice" infect marine life The environmental group Food & Water Watch says [PDF] ocean aquaculture, "the mass production of fish in large, floating net pens or cages in the sea — has often led to environmental and other disasters in the countries where it has been practiced commercially." ... Click here for more information on salmon aquaculture. Sources: News.Yahoo.com NYTimes.com Grist.org FoodandWaterWatch....

NOAA Bans Krill Harvesting in Pacific Ocean to Save Food for Whales

But if the aquaculture farms inject no food whatsoever into the fish populations, and they feed only on the naturally-circulating low-level food sources in the ocean waters, then it's a "good" aquaculture farm. ... There is currently no such thing as an aquaculture krill farm. All krill oil sold in nutritional supplements is harvested out of the open ocean. "...

Over-use of antibiotics in fish-for-food industry encourages bacterial resistance and disease (press release)

The antibiotics used are often non-biodegradable and remain in the aquaculture environment for long periods of time. ... "If we don't curb the heavy use of prophylactic antibiotics in aquaculture, then we will ultimately see more and more antibiotic resistant pathogens emerging, causing increased disease to fish, animals and humans alike" said Dr Cabello. "...