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Aquaculture: Can food from the sea feed a hungry world?

With land-based or in-land aquaculture is facing expansion constraints in many parts of the world, a global consortium of researchers has estimated that the ocean-based aquaculture sector could boost its production by 36 to 74% over current yields by 2050. This would represent 12 - 25% of the estimated additional meat production the world will need to feed a global population of 9.8 billion people.

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Recent Articles

  • Making the Invisible Visible: Using Glo Germ to Study Livestock Biosecurity

    Researchers at the University of Guelph are investigating how Glo Germ can be used to model the spread of infectious agents in sheep and goats. This work aims to enhance understanding of on-farm contamination pathways and strengthen biosecurity practices across the livestock sector.

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  • Kelsey Spence

    Bridging the gap between research and farming

    Ontario Beef, October 2025: This fall marks the start of the fifth cohort of a unique mentorship program for early career scientists at the University of Guelph to introduce them to Ontario’s livestock industry. 

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  • Engineering a better farm: Livestock industry making connections with Waterloo’s engineering school

    September 2025:  Early this summer, University of Waterloo Engineering hosted the Future of Ag Tech Symposium, welcoming members of the livestock industry to its Waterloo campus to showcase its innovation and tech capacities. 

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