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Fisheries : Fish Farming-Pro
- Farm boom moves from land to water
-- The aquaculture industry, common in Asia for more than 4,000 years, has exploded throughout the world over the past decade.
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- Farming for Fish
-- Abalone, a delicious and exotic shellfish that clings to rocks underwater, used to be abundant in the waters of Northern California and on restaurant menus. But now partly because of over-fishing, the mollusks are so scarce that only sports fishermen can legally dive for them. The commercially fishery has been closed. Enter abalone farming.
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- Farming the Ocean
-- Describes a private sector plan to increase the number of fish in the ocean through the use of farming and iron enrichment (to raise phytoplankton levels).
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- Farming with Fins
-- This farm raises tilapia, a food fish from the Mideast and Africa that is tolerant of low-oxygen conditions and can be raised indoors year-round.
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- Fish farming
-- Fish farming is the practice of raising fish and other aquatic creatures for human consumption. It has a long history in human society and offers both benefits and risks, depending on what type of fish is being farmed and how the farming is conducted.
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- Fish farming 'breakthrough'
-- Researchers claim to be on the verge of revolutionising fish farming by adding a chemical signal to sea water capable of turning carnivorous fish into vegetarians.
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- FISH FARMING BOOSTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCES POVERTY AND HUNGER
-- According to FAO, aquaculture can make an important contribution to poverty alleviation, food security and social well-being, and already does so in many developing countries. In others, however, the potential has not yet been fully realized.
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- Fish Farming is the Fastest Growing Field of Agriculture
-- Fish is a major source of food for people throughout the world and the main source of protein for 1 billion people. For more than 150 million people, fish furnishes not only vital nutrition, but also is a source of employment and income. Almost 95 percent of those who rely on fish for their livelihood live in developing countries. Aquaculture, the farming of fish, shellfish, seaweeds, and the like, represents the fastest growing sector in world food production.
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- Fish-Farming to Protect the Rain Forest
-- In response to destructive slash-and-burn agricultural techniques, farmers in Peru are moving to something called "integrated aquaculture". Fish-farming, using non-destructive organic methods, is providing a source of food and income for Peruvian farmers, without endangering the fragile ecosystem of the Amazon rain forest.
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