James Cameron's Avatar delivers a powerful message of connectedness with Mother Nature

James Cameron's Avatar delivers a powerful message of connectedness with Mother Nature

EPA's 'endangerment finding' allows Big Government to regulate carbon emissions

EPA's 'endangerment finding' allows Big Government to regulate carbon emissions

EPA's 'endangerment finding' allows Big Government to regulate carbon emissions

EPA's 'endangerment finding' allows Big Government to regulate carbon emissions

Siamese tilapia fish

Believe it or not. These fishes really are conjoined twins, is alive and active in Aquaculture Lab UAE University, Al Ain even after 7 months.

Electrophoresis used for Identification of Fish Species

In the past, the identification of fish species was carried out mainly by examining the external morphological characteristics. In the present day, electrophoresis of sarcoplasmic proteins, serum proteins, liver proteins and a number of enzymes often have been used by some researchers as an aid in the species identification of fish. Recent studies indicated that serum proteins can present taxonomic values, when the serum proteins of different fish species are examined electrophoretically.

Aquaulture - report

China has produced the most aquatic products in the world for 20 consecutive years, accounting for 70 percent of the world's total output of aquatic products.

In 1990, China became the first country in the world to have a higher cultivated aquatic product output than caught aquatic product output.

Water-saving, efficient, ecological and healthy cultivation modes have become China's mainstream aquaculture.

Data shows that in 2008, China's per capita amount of aquatic products stood at 36 kg, 1.6 times higher than the world average.

In 2008, China's fishery output value accounted for about 10 percent of its total farming output value, there were 14.54 million personnel engaged in fishery, and the per capita income of fishermen stood at 7,575 yuan, over 2,000 yuan higher than that of farmers.

At present, China owns nearly 1,500 deep-sea fishing boats, which operate in the international waters of the three oceans and waters administrated by 32 countries. China has become one of the world's main deep-sea fishery countries.

Sharing Experience in Aquaculture and Aquaponic

This will be very useful to all those involved in Aquaculture and Aquaponic activities to expose their success stories and also to share the failure and to disscuss various issues related to it.



The world is going to face a bad situation in food production and security. It has been noticed that people are going to fight for water and food in near future, as we have already witnessed it last year in some part of the world.



However, there is definitely solution for this and it is necessary to integrate various food production activities and maximum utilization of inputs.



Also a regionwise self sufficiency in its own food preference is the need of the day. By this way, shortage of food and exchange and export of excess food could be done.

AQUACULTURE CENTRE - Focus

Farmed Fish are a crucial part of the food chain, providing nutritious and affordable food for many people.

An Aquaculture Centre being setup in UAE focussing the following objectives:

1. Focus is on developing strategies for sustainable Aquaculture.

2. To bring together cross-displinary world class researchers to meet the global challanges faced by Aquaculture.

3. Research to focus on Environments, Reproduction, Genetics, Aquatic health, Nutrition and feed supplies, on production systems, on markets and on social an economic impacts.