Skip to main content
Skip to main content

aquaculture


Aquaponics: Growing Crops on the ‘Open Water’

January 17, 2023 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

It may be winter, but it is still possible to access fresh, locally-grown produce. How? With aquaponics. Americans and people living around the world can grow crops year-round in a soilless hydroponic environment regardless of their regions’ climate or season. It also has the added benefit of...

Research and Science

ARS Helps Fill Nets with Better Salmon

January 05, 2022 Scott Elliott, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

If you’re a fan of salmon, you’re not alone.

Research and Science

Serving Savory Seafood for 2020 Holiday Meals

November 27, 2020 Peggy R. Biga, PhD, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, USDA Office of the Chief Scientist and Caird Rexroad, National Program Leader for Aquaculture, Agricultural Research Service

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States is the second largest consumer of seafood in the world after China. With several holidays around the corner, many of us are preparing for small celebrations at home.

Research and Science

Mississippi Rises to the Top of U.S. Aquaculture

January 16, 2020 Esmerelda Dickson, Mississippi State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Agriculture continues to be Mississippi’s top industry for revenue generated in the Magnolia State. Poultry is Mississippi’s largest agricultural commodity, leading as the most valuable livestock product including eggs-layers with sales valued at $3.1 billion. The 2017 Census of Agriculture showed...

Research and Science

Are Crawfish Counted in the Ag Census in Louisiana?

December 27, 2019 Kathy Broussard, Louisiana State Statistician, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

Louisiana’s diverse agriculture does in fact include crawfish. While the Census of Agriculture doesn’t count every crawfish harvested, it does capture the value of sales from commercial producers.

Research and Science
Subscribe to aquaculture