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Striped Bass Study Sheds Light On Female Breeding How could the DNR biologists tell the age and maturity of the striped bass they sampled? They studied fish ovaries under a microscope to determine maturity level. Oxford Cooperative Laboratory scientists examined the ovaries on slides to see how far along in the egg development process a fish was. This research was especially important because the previous estimate of striped bass age at maturity was done back in the 1980s, when the population was considered collapsed. This new data finds that just a small percentage of females reach maturity by age 4, but about 90 percent do by age 7. And older, larger fish produce disproportionately more eggs. This research is just one piece of DNR’s monitoring the factors that influence striped bass numbers. The Bay has faced environmental conditions like warm winters and low water flows, contributing to recent spawning challenges. For the last five years, spawning success has been below average in Maryland’s four major spawning rivers. The ASMFC: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) also determined striped bass were being overfished. They set new management limits in February 2024 to protect the spawning stock going forward. https://lnkd.in/djfv_8aG #aquaculture #fishfarming #seabass

My latest publication apart from my book on Fisheries and breeding, is on Amazon kdp via link: https:/https://lnkd.in/dTnjNpzp It is titled BOLD: Tomorrow really never comes.

To achieve a trophy fishery, you need to have a stable foundation and follow four tried and true principles from Fisheries Biologist and Director of Fisheries Management, Dave Beasley. Read the blog>> https://lnkd.in/gEUjC2Yz #Fishery #TrophyFishery #Biology #PondManagement

Development of cheese analogue using olive oil and Lactobacillus bulagricus Positions available  2nd,4th,5th,6th  Hec recognized journal  Y category  Journal of survey in fisheries sciences

I'm delighted to share our latest impact research paper published in December 2023 by International Journal of Fisheries Science and Research with the total publication fee of $1911 which is about 1.4 million Nigerian Naira😊 Research topic: "Effects of Sun-Dried Sicklepod (Senna Obtusifolia) as a Replacement for Soybean (Glycine Max) in the Diets of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Juveniles" Click on the link below for the complete article: #iloveresearch #fisheries #publication #researchimpact #researchminded

Dr Erwin A. Paz, Ms Lani Wade, Mr Tony Lloyd, Dr Sally Lloyd and Emeritus Professor Roger Dawkins (The University of Western Australia, CY O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation, The Marshall Centre at UWA) have analysed the genome of red Wagyu (Akaushi) cattle to reveal their genome has been restructured over the 10,000+ years of domestication through human selection for traits of commercial significance, suggesting the need for 'back-crossing' to maintain an optimal amount of diversity for persistence and adaptability to changing conditions. As a safeguard, they seek the development of specialised genome banks and the submission of livestock genome data from colleagues to build the database at the Marshall Centre for Rural Research, which curates and preserves data on livestock 'founder' sequences. You can read this open access paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria via CSIRO Publishing at https://lnkd.in/gYuVcpi7 . Agriculture Victoria, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action #agriculture #livestock #breeding #naturalselection #genetics #genome #geneticdiversity #adaptation #resilience #immunity #genebank #genomebank

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Unofficial "citizen science" sleuthing with pastoralists across our region is uncovering some amazing discoveries about dung beetles in the rangelands of SA. This handsome chap is Onitis aygulus, an important species in converting livestock waste into soil organic matter. More importantly - on closer inspection under a microscope, mites can be seen being carried on the underside of the dung beetle. These mites have a phoretic relationship with the beetle. The beetle carries the mites into the ground during burrowing processes, whereby the mites jump off to eat fly eggs and larvae (who also like to eat cow poo.) These small scale ecosystem processes add up to having a significant impact on pest fly numbers, soil health and ecosystem productivity. Photo Credit Francesca Fennell. SA Arid Lands Landscape Board #FromTheGroundUp

Cracking the Code: Scientists Use DNA to Examine Differences between Hatchery and Wild Chinook Salmon in Southeast Alaska - NOAA Fisheries: Hatchery-reared salmon show genetic differences from wild populations in only a few generations, but those differences vary among hatcheries. https://lnkd.in/gTrDPHgk

Our 3 most promising markets for our elite, easy to grow switchgrasses are the Agri-food sector, Agri-pulp and wildlife habitat plantings. Over 6 breeding cycles we have developed RC Tecumseh (right side row) from Summer switchgrass released in 1963 (left side row). At the video link below is a landowner with a new seeding of RC Tecumseh in NW Minnesota just SE of Fargo ND. He had D1 drought most of the year. REAP-Canada has now developed exceptional, easy to grow upland switchgrass varieties that have adaptability to both humid and semi-arid temperate zones in North America and Europe. Video link of NW Minnesota field planting https://lnkd.in/e-kxKySD  #regenerativefarming #biomass #carbonfarming #carbonmarkets #soilhealth  #sustainablepackaging #ecopackaging #regenerativeagriculture #switchgrass #regenerativefiber #bioeconomy #soilcarbon #forage