ELLENTON, FL – As many of you know, in-pond raceway technology has been circulating around the aquaculture industry since at least the early 1980’s. The basic concept employs a lined raceway or tank to concentrate a high volume of fish in a small area. Water flow and in-tank nutrient removal through the system results in …

ITHACA, NY – The American Fisheries Society’s (AFS) Fish Health Section (FHS) held its annual meeting here in mid-July. In addition to the regular program schedule of scientific talks and the highly informative continuing education session, the meeting gave those of us in the section a chance to pay tribute to members who have gone …

by Bob Robinson  Back in 2002 I wrote a column for Fish Farming News entitled “Aeration: Oxygen introduction methods.” It was well received and in fact, I still field occasional requests for reprints to this day. The simple truth is, aeration remains one of the most critical elements of almost every successful fish farming operation, …

STEVENS POINT, WI – For those of you who regularly follow my columns here, you may recall that I did a piece on the aquaponics team of Nelson and Pade a few years back. As some of you may know, not long ago Nelson and Pade received a $677,500 economic development incentive grant from the …

by Jeni Blackburn RICHWOOD, OH – Recently, I was asked to talk to a group at a conference about some of the day-to-day operational challenges of running an aquaponics business here in Ohio. Little did the group know, but I had a boatload of stories that I could share. My husband and I started Fresh …

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BEAUFORT, NC –As a precursor to the prestigious BioMarine Business Convention that will convene later this year in Wilmington, NC, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the Marine Bio-Technologies Center of Innovation (MBCOI), and the NOAA Coastal Aquaculture Planning and Environmental Sustainability Program, recently organized and conducted a marine finfish culture workshop here. The mission of …

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by Amy Riedel-Stone AUBURN, AL –  When considering my next profile for this column, I decided it was time to head west.  Little did I know I really wouldn’t have to go very far at all to find the perfect candidate for this issue. Dr. Jesse Chappell, who many of you already know, has been …

The National Geographic magazine calls it “The War on Science.” What is “it”? It is, among other things, a complete denial of fossil fuel-based climate change, or climate change in any form. It’s denial of evolution in favor of a world that is only 10,000 years old. It’s denial of the moon landings. And it’s …

TWIN FALLS, ID – Most everyone in this industry, and certainly anyone in the trout business, is familiar with the Troutlodge name. One of the oldest aquaculture companies in the US, Troutlodge – based in Sumner, WA – is the world’s largest producer of pathogen-free rainbow trout eggs, employing more than 100 people worldwide. There …

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