Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Deadline Met

Just finished last brief for next issue of Aquaculture North America on domestic farmed catfish prices showing slight signs of recovery.

The short snippet acts as a good side-bar for my larger story on the toughest winter in a longtime for southern catfish farmers, who face frozen ponds and fluctuating extreme temperatures and how that can lead to "winter kill."

This issue hits subscriber mailboxes March 1st, and features other stories I penned on Texas shrimp farmers diversifying into fish species like red drum, cobia, catfish, and even striped bass, in order to grow their market share beyond their traditional shrimp product. Also, I looked into Hawaiian-based Kona Blue Water Farms partnership with Kaeole Point Fish, Inc. to take over Kona's offshore operations off the Big Island. Finally, I followed up my earlier story on HR 4363, The Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009, with a breakdown of the bill and industry reaction.

For these stories and more, turn to Aquaculture North America, "a great trade mag for a great continent."

Please fee free to send story ideas or comment on existing stories in the paper. Always willing to discuss the industry with like-minded folks.

E.L.

Friday, February 12, 2010

PDF version of debut issue of ANA

Check out the premier issue of Aquaculture North America. Martha's Vineyard pilot blue mussel farm on the front page.