Very few people know about it, but, at the same time, farming of this special rainbow colored fish has already begun as the cold-water fish culture in the mid hills of Nepal. These farmers produce Trout in their own ponds and sell these to different supermarkets in Kathmandu and to the visitors of their farm either in raw or cooked form. As a result, the production cost of Trout is comparatively higher than the cost involved in other fishes like common carp, silver carp, and big head...

One-third of the world's seafood supply is now farm-raised; half of global fish production is projected to come from aquaculture in the next 25 years. Thanks to high-tech cages and a better understanding of fish biology, aquaculture is moving offshore and into the open ocean. The farming of finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants, on the other hand, is a global industry growing at nearly 9 percent a year. From trends in alternative energy to products for environmental efficiency to tips you...

Perch While yellow perch is a favorite fish found in Lake Erie by sport fisherman, Ohio s fish ponds are producing a counterpart pond-raised fish which people find tasty. But when it comes to cooking fresh-water fish, especially walleye and perch, contemporary cookbooks rarely include recipes for these favorites of the Great Lakes. Most local fisherman catch the fish, clean the fish, and take it home to cook it. In 2003, both commercial fishers of yellow perch in Lake Erie and the...

Aperch fishery bumping upward and a skyrocketing chinook salmon fishery are what Lake Michigan will have to offer anglers this summer, according to figures released this week by state fisheries researchers. The total includes king salmon caught by charter boats and those reported in creel surveys of anglers. Lake Michigan anglers spent about 2.8 million hours chasing their favorite piscine quarry last year, down from 3.2 million hours in 2004 and less than half of the 7.3 million in the...

Greece's Nireus acquires 17. Marine Farms has developed verticalised structures in the production of Mediterranean fish farming (sea bass and sea bream) in Spain with annual production capacity of 7,200 tonnes and 15 million pieces of juveniles, as well as salmon in Scotland with a production capacity of 9,500 tones and 7.5 million pieces. Marine Farms has developed verticalised structures in the production of Mediterranean fish farming (sea bass and sea bream) in Spain with annual...