Fish farms haven't always had the best reputation, but that seems to be changing fast. Many scientists and chefs believe fish farms may be the future of food due to a combination of factors, including ...

In her book Diet for a Small Planet, Frances Moore Lappe argued more than 35 years ago that grain-fed cattle were essentially “reverse protein factories” because they required many more pounds of ...

Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: Aquaculture—otherwise known as fish farming—is the practice of growing and harvesting fish in a controlled, regulated and ...

As global demand for seafood continues to surge and capture fisheries plateau, fish farming — or aquaculture — presents a promising path to achieving food security, economic growth, and a sustainable ...

In Kenya, small-scale onshore aquaculture combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security and incomes for smallholder farmers. Though most of these farms are quite small, a ...

Eric Teplitz was funded by an NIH T32 postdoctoral training grant and a Cornell Atkinson Center Graduate Student Research Grant. This study received funding from the USAID Feed the Future Fish ...

While the word “farm” might conjure visions of corn planted in neat rows, Luke Fitzpatrick’s acreage looks, feels and functions more like wetlands. Chirps and squawks emanate from the ponds covering ...

Fish farming, also known as aquaculture, is a fast-growing division of the agricultural industry in the U.S. Essentially, a fish farm operates similar to other farms, except that a fish farm raises ...

We certainly have a global food challenge that is exacerbated by environmental concerns. But could new technology such as artificial intelligence, machine vision, and 5G networks help us find a ...

Irmak Ertör is a postdoctoral researcher working in the ERC (European Research Council) funded ENVJUSTICE project in the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of ...

An aquaculture professional dives into a fish cage to check on cobia at Open Blue Sea Farms in Panama. Tyler Sclodnick. University of Miami A boat traveling southwest from Sarasota into the Gulf of ...

THE LIFE OF an Atlantic salmon is one long, gruelling road trip. Born in coastal rivers in Europe, North America, Iceland and Russia, once the young salmon hit adolescence they head out of their natal ...