| Radio programs for the week of 7 April 2003 |
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As the world's population grows, forecasts call for more of our food
fish to be farmed. Florida has a growing aquaculture industry, set to
benefit from the increased demand. Find out more about Fish Farming in
Florida in today's Florida Environment... Aquaculture, or fish farming, in Florida is big business. And while
it's mostly tropical fish, there's tremendous growth in the food fish
segment. Megan Davis studies and teaches aquaculture at the Harbor Branch
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Ocean fishing provides the bulk of the world's seafood. But aquaculture--fish farming--is a growing business. And new scientific measures in Florida are making it more economical. Salt Water Fish from Fresh Water Farms in today's Florida Environment... While most of Florida's seafood is in fact fished from open waters, a growing amount is farmed, and science is making that more affordable. Megan Davis, who studies and teaches aquaculture, says the economy comes in as fish farming moves away from the coastline... |
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Florida agriculture--whether animal, vegetable or fruit--makes use of Florida's interior lands. And recent advancements in fish farming might make use of those same areas, while needing less land than ever before. Fish Farming Efficiency in today's Florida Environment... Scientists who study fish-farming say Florida has seen tremendous gains in the growing of fish--both tropical and for food--and that measures making it more economical will fuel more growth. Megan Davis heads the aquaculture division at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution... |
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Florida's growing aquaculture industry got a strange boost in 1980s when out-of-work fishermen began a new type of harvesting. It's now the state's largest farmed food fish product. Florida's Clam Crop in today's Florida Environment... When you think of fish farming in Florida--especially fish for eating--don't think that the biggest crop is swimming. It is, instead the relatively sedentary hard clam... |
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As Florida's fish-farming industry, or aquaculture, continues to grow, it has an unseal side benefit. People tackling fish farming as a hobby, and then eating what they've grown. Find out about Backyard Fish Farming in today's Florida Environment... Even if you don't have a backyard garden, you can probably imagine someone growing their own produce and enjoying it for dinner. But it might be a stretch to imagine that same dinner, featuring backyard-grown fish. Not for aquaculturist Megan Davis... |