In 2015, a startup called Aqua Design Innovations launched a low-maintenance home aquaponics system that relied on the natural filters to keep its waters clear. The company raised a lot of cash in the process, and is now building on that success with a bigger system that accommodates more plants.
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A study from UCLA suggests that if fish farming can be moved offshore, then an area of sea the size of Lake Michigan (0.025 percent of the ocean's surface), could meet the global demand for fish and allow wild stock to recover.
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It's one of the great ironies of aquaculture – although the fish come from farms, the food that they eat contains wild-caught fish. A few years ago, however, a study showed that prawns could be fed microbes instead of fish byproducts. Now, another study has concluded the same thing about tilapia.
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Following what it describes as an "exhaustive and rigorous scientific review," the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has today announced the approval of the first ever genetically-modified animal for human consumption.
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eFishery hopes to alleviate environmental waste problems associated with overfeeding on fish farms. Its smart feeding device works by detecting hungry fish behavior and dispensing the proper amount of feed.
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Forward Thinking Architecture's triple-decker Smart Floating Farms would feature 2.2 million square feet (2.04 sq km) of fish farm, hydroponic garden, and rooftop solar panels to power a floating barge, which could be anchored to the beds of oceans, lakes or rivers.
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Seaweed is widely considered to be a health food. Bacon, on the other hand, isn't. There may yet be hope for pork belly lovers around the world, however. Scientists have patented a lab-bred strain of dulce seaweed, that they claim has "a strong bacon flavor" when fried.
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Jellyfish blooms can seriously affect commercial fishing ventures and even cause the shut down of power stations when they form into giant "blooms" in the sea. Researchers at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia, might be on the way to a solution.
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Home aquaponics kits, which combine fish and plants in a symbiotic relationship, are becoming more and more popular. The latest arrival on the scene is the futuristic-looking Aqualibrium Garden.
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Two separate studies have produced new feeds for use in aquaculture, that utilize other ingredients in place of the traditional fish meal and fish oil. This should help take the pressure off wild stocks, that are currently harvested for use in commercial fish feed.
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