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Marine Aquaculture
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- NAA to Present Free Webinar: “U.S. Farm-Raised Seafood and a Healthier America”
- Although there is a growing body of evidence that consuming more seafood is essential to maintaining good health, annual average per capita seafood consumption...
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- New Jersey Aquaculture Development Zone Fact Sheet Available
- For persons interested in coastal permitting and policy issues related to marine aquaculture in state waters, theAquaculture Development Zones information sheet...
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- Federal Endorsement of Live Marine Molluscan Shellfish Destined for Canada Intended for Food Service, Retail Use and Further Processing
- April 8, 2012, marks the enforcement of the third and final phase of Canada’s aquatic animal import requirements, which applies to animals intended for Food...
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- New North Central Regional Aquaculture Center Publication: Marketing Aquaculture Products
- Ames, IA, April 2, 2013 The new NCRAC publication, “Marketing Aquaculture Products”, is designed to be a very practical and extensive guide to help farmers get...
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- Marine Aquaculture CoP: Fact Sheet
- Marine aquaculture in the United States is very diverse in the type of species cultivated (finfish, shellfish, and marine plants), cultivation systems utilized...
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- Business Planning in Marine Aquaculture
- This article will provide a brief introduction to business planning for marine aquaculture.Business planning for a marine aquaculture venture is no different...
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- Seaweed Aquaculture: An Introduction
- The seaweeds (or sea vegetables) are a large and diverse group of marine macroalgae that can be found in intertidal and subtidal coastal regions around the world...
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In This Resource Area
Marine aquaculture experts are coming together to provide research based information to expand domestic marine aquaculture. New materials to support these efforts are coming soon in the following areas:
- getting started in aquaculture
- fin-fish
- shellfish
- other marine species
- aquaculture feeds
- permitting and policy
- business planning
- environmental interactions
- risk management
- marketing
- seafood health benefits and risks
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- Do aquaculture products have mercury or PCBs?
- January 31, 2013
- Is it safe to eat farm raised clams?
- January 31, 2013
- Are farm raised clams nutritious?
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