PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 17 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
A new, Washington State University-led approach to fish breeding could help U.S. aquaculture grow safely and profitably, with support from aFoundation for Food & Agriculture Research(FFAR) Growing Impact Award and matching funds from WSU andTroutlodge.
The three institutions are providing a combined $1,566,716 to WSU researchers who are developinga practical way to produce healthy, sterile farmed rainbow trout. Sterility allows fish to devote more energy to growth, increasing farm productivity. It also prevents escaped farmed fish from breeding with wild fish and spreading traits that could disrupt ecosystems.
Current methods for inducing sterility...