Greetings!
The next issue of Aquaculture North America is our annual "Freshwater Special", extra copies of which will be available to all attendees at the forthcoming US Trout Farmers Association's Fall Conference in Twin Falls, Idaho. Here's a glimpse at some of the stories lined up for the issue...
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Coming up in the next issue...
 Trout-tech
Innovative thinking is helping some segments of the North American trout-farming sector keep fresh and vibrant. We talk to farmers about how lateral thinking is helping their companies "stay ahead of the curve".
 High Plains Coho
A Hutterite operation in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains near Choteau, Montana is growing commercial quantities of freshwater-reared coho salmon in a new high-tech recirc system. ANA contributor John Nickum visits the site and sends us a full report with photos
Secrets of the Nile 
New research which may make Nile tilapia an even more attractive proposition for fresh water producers in future
Steelhead with a twist
The US National Marine Fisheries Service moves to aid the reintroduction of steelhead trout into the upper Deschutes River with a proposed new "experimental" designation for hatchery fish under the Endangered Species Act - but with a new twist.
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Also in the September/October issue...
Fish Farm Reno
Canada's Cold Water Fisheries Inc. in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia recently expanded its operations by renovating and reopening an old mothballed rainbow trout hatchery and forming a partnership with the Waycobah First Nation. Here's how it happened.
Oyster Rocket
Virginia's oyster industry takes off following a major increase in production last year - and it looks as if there are still more good times ahead.
Catfish
A commercial-scale, in-pond raceway system piques catfish farmers' interest in western Alabama
Putting policy into action
NOAA recently announced its Aquaculture Technology Initiative in an effort to combine public R&D with private industry to proliferate technology within the US aquaculture sector. We have the details.
Oil spill restoration
Louisiana's governor unveils $533m in BP-spill restoration plans, including funding for hatcheries and other aquaculture related projects
California clamp-down
The Golden State is clamping down on private fish farms in another example of the state's heavy-handed approach to regulating private aquaculture businesses
Plus all our regular columns, commentary and the latest industry news about fish farming in North America. |
