Nathan Irungu’s a teacher by profession feeds his catfish reared in a raised fish pond at Mercy Njeri estate, outskirts of Nakuru town. JULY 10, 2018. [Mercy Kahenda] Farming was Nathan Irungu ...

China, the birthplace of aquaculture, produces more farm-raised fish protein than the rest of the world combined. Over a span of 4000 years the Chinese have perfected the practice of pond poly ...

Aquaculture is not new, however, and has been practiced for hundreds of years, and ranges from Pre-Columbian fish traps in ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, shellfish, crustaceans, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

In the heat of debate over salmon farming, Alaska banned all finfish farming, except for a very narrow window for goldfish ...

Along the shores of East Africa’s Lake Victoria, in Kenya, women fisherfolk including those known for being victims of sexual ...

For example, one start-up, Aquabyte, recently raised $3.5m (£2.5m) for a system that makes better use of existing video surveillance data. Many modern fish farms already use video cameras to ...

One topic that comes up time and again is farmed finfish vs. wild-caught fish. Working with fishers who care for the natural resources they harvest has emphasized to me the importance of choosing ...

The bacterium, which requires only air and sunlight to grow, could produce high-quality sustainable aquafeed for farmed fish, research from Kyoto University in Japan suggests. Fish farmed in ...

Some of the farmers believe that raised levels of algae ... are paid for the harvested fish eggs, which are then transported to Victory Farms own ponds. Such innovations are beyond reach of ...

The floodwaters washed away fish from ponds in numerous fish farms across the upazila, leaving farmers facing heavy losses. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Nathan Irungu’s a teacher by profession feeds his catfish reared in a raised fish pond at Mercy Njeri estate, outskirts of Nakuru town. JULY 10, 2018. [Mercy Kahenda] Farming was Nathan Irungu ...