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The Importance of Latin America to Food Security
From my previous three posts, one can see that the production of aquacultured seafood is increasing worldwide due to fishery collapses. Although the United States is a large producer of aquacultured seafood, the importance of increased aquaculture production in Latin America will affect regional stability and U.S. and European imports. Food security, with regard ...
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Invertebrate and Algal Aquaculture (Aquacultured Species Part 2)
Along with various marine and aquatic organisms, crustaceans and other invertebrates provide an important nutritional supplement to diets around the world. In Louisiana (USA) the prevalence of crayfish in the local diet and culture is ubiquitous, and important to local identity. The culture of these species is vital to food supply. Crayfish aquaculture can be ...
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Aquacultured Species in South America (Part 1)
As mentioned in my previous post, aquatic and marine food production is quickly moving toward farmed and manipulated processes in various types of aquaculture and away from fished stocks. This is mostly the result of necessity for both food stability and security and for the maintenance and management of healthy marine and aquatic ecosystems. In ...
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Aquaculture Roles in Society, Technological Advancements, and Future Prospects
This is the first of a several part series I will be doing on aquaculture, its current role in society, technological advancements, and future prospects. Aquaculture is quickly becoming a major tool for providing a good source of protein to rapidly-expanding populations worldwide. As global fisheries collapse and competition for oceanic food resources increase, ...
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Perils of drinking the love potion…
The aphrodisiac “berraquillo” is commonly imbibed in the northwestern El Chocó, a department in Colombia, and is the cause of increased incidence of paragonimiasis in the area. Although the existence of larvae (or metacercaria) have been known in crabs and other animals of the region since at least the late 1960s, the drink remains rather ...
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Colombia: biodiversity, scientific opportunities and challenges
Bogotá – Colombia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, and number one in the world in some taxa, namely birds. With respect to my area of crustacean biology, it has around 100 described species of freshwater crabs, and is the origin of dispersion of several taxonomic groups of freshwater crustaceans. ...