Fish farming

It’s an almost climate-proof method of raising fish and vegetables cheaply using very little space, water and chemical inputs. Now one man is determined to make it work in Africa.

For the month of April, Earth Month, we look back at a Living on Earth story and then catch up with our sources for an update. This week we hear a story about using leftovers from a college cafeteria as a source of food for tilapia fish grown in an aquaponic system.

With the numbers of wild fish plummeting around the world, fish farming is often touted as a good way to satisfy demand. It’s already big business. Now just about half of the salmon sold in this country is raised in pens set out in coastal waters. But some say as aquaculture has grown, too many […]

With fish stocks plummeting in oceans around the world, some entrepreneurs say “aqua-culture” can help fill the gap. Reporter Pippin Ross of WFCR visits an organic fish farm in western Massachusetts, which tries to mimic natural ecological cycles in their facility. They use fish excrement to fertilize basil plants, which in turn filter the water […]

With fish stocks plummeting in oceans around the world, some entrepreneurs say “aqua-culture” can help fill the gap. Reporter Pippin Ross of WFCR visits an organic fish farm in western Massachusetts, which tries to mimic natural ecological cycles in their facility. They use fish excrement to fertilize basil plants, which in turn filter the water […]