Tag: Aquaculture

Scientists at the University of Florida have found Dory! Ok, they didn’t really find her, but they did learn how to spawn and raise blue tang in captivity. Why is this important? After the movie Finding… Read More

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources

Tags: Aquaculture, blue tang, Dory, research, University of Florida

Clam Farming in Southwest Florida

by Betty Staugler

Posted: February 3, 2016

Shellfish aquaculture is a relatively new pursuit in Florida. It began in the 1970s in the Indian River Lagoon when attempts were made to culture hard clams as a means of taking pressure off declining… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Turf

Tags: Aquaculture, clam farming, hard clams, sunray venus clams

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and University of Florida

P.O. Box 110180 Gainesville, FL 32611-0180 | Phone: (352) 392-1761

Tag: Aquaculture

UF researchers ‘find Dory’ by developing methods to farm blue tang in captivity

Clam Farming in Southwest Florida