New Fish Food

The Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Idaho will host fish nutrition researchers, scholars and industry leaders from more than 35 countries at the International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding Monday through Friday, June 6-10. The symposium is an effort to focus the aquaculture industry on developing different feeds for farmed fish. I talked with Dr. Ron Hardy, the director of U of I's aquaculture program. "Aquaculture has grown so rapidly over the last 10 or 15 years, that it has outstripped the global supply of fish meal and fish oils produced every year making it necessary for us to switch to other sustainably produced ingredients, the same kinds of ingredients that are used to feed chickens and hogs made from soybeans, corn and wheat And other such products. the same kinds of ingredients that are used to feed chickens and hogs made from soybeans, corn and wheat.

My northwest.com, environmental groups are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to increase the summer time flows of the Spokane River, to improve recreation and to maintain the scenic falls in the middle of the state's second-largest city. The groups on Tuesday asked Inslee to revisit an April decision by the state Department of Ecology, in which the agency rejected a petition requiring more water in the river.

The environmental groups say they are seeking to avoid litigation.

A spokeswoman says Inslee is aware of the issues and will review the letter. The groups seek a minimum summer flow of 1,800 to 2,800 cubic feet per second in the river, to support fisheries and recreation.

But the Department of Ecology set river flows at just 850 cfs.