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Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The growing aquaculture industry is facing two important issues: the depletion of wild resources of fish protein used for feed inputs and the cost of production for fish hatcheries and farms. These issues can be addressed early in the process of production. Green tanking is a viable alternative to commercial feeds in early stages of fish production. In the study, tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), fry from White Brook Tilapia Farm in Kansas City,...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This research evaluates the alternative food movement Community Supported Fisheries (CSF), as modeled after the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business structure, with a business model for a proposed CSF so serve restaurants in the Delaware Beach region. This comprises a review of the literature surrounding CSFs; including a summary of the current state of the fishing industry, a brief overview of the Community Supported Agriculture model,...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Farm-animal welfare in intensive animal production is a topic that is gaining momentum with consumer-citizens and other stakeholders. Much literature is dedicated to the influence of consumer demand for higher-welfare products and citizen support for higher-welfare legislation. Demand for products is influenced by consumer values while consumer-citizen attitudes toward welfare drives support for legislation. To complicate matters, consumer-citizen...
