Posts in Aquaculture
Houma Oysterman’s Life Left in Shambles by Hurricane Ida

For more than six hours fifth-generation Houma oysterman Jacob David Hulse, his girlfriend Lindsey Willis and his dog Change huddled in an the oyster shop of friend Kenneth (Keno) Templet struggling to keep the walls and roof from caving as the more than 140-mph winds of Hurricane Ida continuously battered away at the structure. When the winds started to subside, Hulse thought he had gone through the worst of it. Like many Louisiana fishermen are finding out, his troubles were only beginning after the storm was finished.

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AquacultureAvery Davidson
Oil Becoming New Driver For Soybean Industry

The American farmer has always been at the cutting edge of technological adoption, creativity, ingenuity, and advancement, noted Mac Marshall, vice president of market intelligence for United Soy Board/U.S. Soybean Export Council.

"For us to meet future world demand, making sure that we invest in that technology and the human capital and infrastructure remains absolutely critical," he said.

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Aquaculture, Soybeansdon molino
‘We’re Trying to Live Out a Legacy’: After Ida, Louisiana’s Oyster Farmers Fight for Family Business

It doesn't take long to learn what's important to Tony Tesvich. Just look at what he named his boat: "Legacy."

"We're trying to live out a legacy of our people, of our family, to produce oysters," said Tesvich, a fourth-generation oyster farmer from the southern tip of Plaquemines Parish. "It's with tremendous pride that we deliver these to New Orleans restaurants."

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Aquaculturekristen oaks
Six LSU Engineering Students Build a Robotic Arm to Help Harvest Crawfish

More than 100 million pounds of crawfish are harvested in Louisiana between March and June of every year. The unique flavor, non-demanding growing conditions and sustainability of crawfish caused the expansion of aquaculture across the country. The harvesting and sale of crawfish is now a multi-billion dollar industry which requires technological evolution to cope with the ever-increasing demand.

Spotting the need for new harvesting equipment, six engineering students worked together to build a robotic arm to automatically harvest crawfish from their traps.

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Aquaculturekristen oaks