From 1980 to 1998, the value of U.S. aquacultural production quadrupled, to nearly one billion dollars, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Interest in aquaculture is soaring because restrictions on the harvesting of some fish species in the wild are threatening the steady supply of popular seafood.

Noga has founded a company, Norcarex Bio Corporation, to explore the commercial potential of piscidins.

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