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Argus Donates To School Aquaculture Program

The Argus Group today [May 7] announces its support of Sandys Middle School’s aquaculture programme. Launched this school year and known as the Fish Farm programme, it aims to give students a hands-on learning experience in the growing and selling of tilapia. The Argus donation helped the school purchase aquaculture equipment, tanks, measuring tools... Read more of this article

Sandys School Aquaculture Programme Success

Sandys Secondary Middle School has created a facility for the production of tilapia and the training of students in fish farming, Minister Jeanne Atherden said today, adding that “the second achievement is the successful breeding of tilapia broodstock to produce the first tilapia fry for rearing for consumption in the local marketplace.” Speaking... Read more of this article

Sandys School Issued First Aquaculture License

[Updated with video] Sandys Secondary Middle School has been issued the island’s first Aquaculture or ‘aquafarming’ license, Minister of Health and Environment Trevor Moniz said today [Jan 29]. Minister Moniz said, “Aquaculture, also known as ‘aquafarming’, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Aquaculture Workshop

The Department of Environmental Protection will host its second Aquaculture Workshop on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 to provide Bermudians with an opportunity to consider commercial aquaculture as a business, an investment or a career choice. A statement issued by the Department said, “Aquaculture is the farming of water-based organisms including... Read more of this article

Aquaculture Workshop Next Week

The Department of Environmental Protection, under the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy, will host an Aquaculture Workshop next week to provide Bermudians with an opportunity to consider commercial aquaculture as a business, an investment or a career choice. The aim of the workshop, which takes place on December 1, is to... Read more of this article