The Amazon answers to 20 per cent of Brazilian fishery production and generates a turnover of around US$ 199 million. Besides, aquaculture is an important source of employment, income and food, says Chico Araújo, of Agência Amazônia, published by the Brazil-Arab News Agency. The Amazon currently produces approximately 200,000 tonnes of fishery products – around [...]
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As fish farm units (cages) get bigger, producers are using various techniques and equipment to better manage their stocks, says a report in the CONSENSUS brochure: ‘Towards Sustainable Aquaculture in Europe’. Ocean sensor technologies help fish farmers reduce feed costs and feed impacts Accurate measurements of the water flow rates, oxygen concentration, salinity and temperature [...]
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