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Harvesting Shellfish? Get the App

Modern Farmer

When you harvest oysters, you have to make sure you aren’t crossing over into restricted territory. Shellfish are both culturally and economically significant in coastal communities across the continent, but knowing which waters are legal and safe to harvest can present a significant obstacle. Screenshot of the ShellCast web app.

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Stopping Aquaculture Rope Pollution at the Source

Modern Farmer

After asking around, Shaw realized that these little yellow ropes came from longline oyster aquaculture, an off-bottom growing technique that is particularly useful in areas where the bottom can’t support bottom-grown oysters due to the prevalence of burrowing shrimp. Longline aquaculture uses yellow polypropylene rope.

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The World is Farming More Seafood Than it Catches. Is That a Good Thing?

Modern Farmer

A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. The organization found that global production from both aquaculture and fisheries reached a new high — 223.3 Of that, 185.4 metric tons.

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Krill Fishing Boom May Threaten Antarctic Predators and Climate Crisis Mediation

Food Tank

As the krill fishing industry expands across the aquaculture and pharmaceuticals industry, scientists express concerns that these sectors will decrease krill’s carbon sink capacity and create competition for krill’s natural predators. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report.

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Nebraska Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) funds will support expanded capacity for food crops for activities that happen post-harvest and prior to the arrival at a retail market. RFSI “Equipment Only” applications will be accepted for purchases between $10,000 and $100,000.

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Transforming the Baltic and North Seas with Algae-Based Solutions

Food Tank

AlgaeProBANOS wants to help businesses sustainably harvest algae, market it, and sell it to populations. They are planning to sustainably harvest seaweed from the coast of Kvarøy, a Norwegian island to produce a plant-based seafood alternative to other snack foods. One company, Sjy , hopes to sell kelp chips to the public.

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What’s Left Out of the Conversation When it Comes to Urban Agriculture

Food Tank

Urban agriculture can take on many different forms including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, greenspaces, bioswales, rain gardens, community composting, beekeeping, and aquaculture. Many utilize regenerative growing and composting to maintain healthy crop life cycles from seed to harvest and foster healthy soils.