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EDITORIAL NEWS
A look at what's happening in the industry
OVER-WINTERING SILVERS Temperature-controlled recirculation reduces costs
FINFISH NEXT BIG THING IN AQUACULTURE? Finfish farm proposals raise issues
10 OCEAN LAW: Is the EPA a higher authority Justine Inns looks at the Environmental Protection Agency
11 COUNTING OUR MARINE BACTERIA New sampler is a robotic molecular biology laboratory
12 ACROSS THE DITCH: SICKLY OYSTERS The changing seasons are a worry
13 RUN YOUR BUSINESS FROM THE BRIDGE Plan where your business is going
15 MARLBOROUGH RESIDENTS SUPPORT SALMON GROWTH Nine new farms could triple annual production
RAISING SILVERS OVER WINTER
ROBOTIC LABORATORY ON TRIAL
NEXT BIG THING FOR AQUACULTURE
FINFISH – THE ISSUE 47 ■ MAY/JUNE 2012 $5.00 SALMON farms Support for
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EDITOR: Keith Ingram
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An informative journal for the aquaculture industry
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