Health & Welfare

Oceanic Institute advances yellow tang culture

The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University has been working to develop methods to culture yellow tang, a top species collected for the aquarium trade. The fish under culture are living longer as practices improve. 

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Reviewing the safety of aquaculture probiotics
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Health & Welfare

Reviewing the safety of aquaculture probiotics

Probiotics are naturally occurring microbes in cultured animals or their environments that compete with bacterial path­o­gens to favorably alter the rearing environment and improve an­imal health. The success of a pro­biotic strain depends not only upon its stated and actual performance, but also its safety to the target organism, humans, and the surrounding environment.