Five steps to ensure living wages in Vietnam’s aquaculture sector 30 Sep 2022 How IDH’s 5-step roadmap can help aquaculture companies in Vietnam secure living wages for all their employees.
How can Ecuador make the most of its ever-growing shrimp production? 28 Sep 2022 How Ecuador has achieved such a meteoric growth in shrimp production and how they can adapt their sales to ensure they fully capitalise on this growth were the key themes of a talk delivered at September's Global Shrimp …
A new name in automated aquafeed systems 27 Sep 2022 Sponsored A new aquafeed delivery system, inspired by the food manufacturing and engineering industry, is gaining traction in trout farms in France and is now poised for international expansion.
Oceanpick celebrates a decade in Sri Lanka 26 Sep 2022 Oceanpick, which is on track to produce 1,200 tonnes of barramundi this year and is one of Sri Lanka’s flagship aquaculture producers, has ambitions to reach 3,000 tonnes a year.
VR tool from the subsea sector finds new home in the aqua industry 29 Sep 2022 A digital platform inspired by virtual reality (VR) that got its start in the subsea energy and oil and gas industry is being retooled for aquaculture and will help safeguard divers on fish farms.
FAO plans to overhaul Gambia’s mangrove oyster industry 29 Sep 2022 The FAO and FISH4ACP have revised their market strategy as they unveil a 10-year plan that will unlock the potential of Gambia’s oyster industry and stabilise its natural shellfish stocks.
“Fish farms cannot stop their activity and wait for the storm to pass,” says FEAP 29 Sep 2022 A news release from the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) voices the organisation’s concerns over the slow rollout of compensation aid for fish farmers who are struggling due to rising production costs …
Experts push farming of the “world’s most edible fish” 29 Sep 2022 Researchers at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in the Philippines are promoting the pompano farming industry after a successful harvest.
Norway moots 40 percent tax for the country’s largest trout and salmon farms 28 Sep 2022 The Norwegian government has proposed introducing a new 40 percent “resource rent” tax on the country’s largest producers of salmon and trout, with effect from 1 January.
“The rise, fall and resurrection” of the black tiger prawn 14 Sep 2022 Advances in black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) genetics are leading to an impressive renaissance of the specie…
Can genetics breathe new life into giant river prawn production? 13 Sep 2022 Although the $4 billion giant river prawn (Macrobrachium ronsebergii) sector has largely stagnated over the las…
500,000 tonne monodon boom predicted for India 9 Sep 2022 India’s tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) sector will grow to over 500,000 tonnes within the next five years, acco…
Rabobank exec backs blue carbon’s potential to create a “net positive” farmed shrimp 7 Sep 2022 One of Rabobank’s top executives, Berry Marttin, has declared his excitement about the opportunities presented by blue c…
eniferBio and Skretting continue feed trials 27 Sep 2022 Skretting and eniferbio are strengthening their partnership after signing an agreement that outlies further testing of e…
Startup raises $1 million to sink seaweed 26 Sep 2022 Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from A…
Hatch Blue announces the first close of the Blue Revolution Fund 22 Sep 2022 Hatch Blue’s* second fund, The Blue Revolution Fund (BRF) has closed its first funding round and hopes to bring third-pa…
Stiim Aqua Cluster takes Norway’s aquatech entrepreneurs to the Faroe Islands 21 Sep 2022 On 26 to 28 September, Stiim Aqua Cluster in Stavanger is heading for the Faroe Islands to showcase the newest Norwegian…
Do weather conditions affect the application of antimicrobials in aquaculture? 27 Sep 2022 A new statistical model from the University of Copenhagen suggests that meteorological parameters and total annual fish …
Researchers develop new health test for salmon smolt 15 Sep 2022 Scientists from Nofima has created a new method for assessing the immune status of salmon smolt, giving researchers and …
New study reveals there’s no “golden stocking density” when it comes to fish welfare 9 Sep 2022 A mini guide has been launched to help farmers establish optimal stocking densities in aquaculture in order to ensure go…
Lice rules to change for ASC-certified salmon farms 6 Sep 2022 Salmon farms will need to change their sea lice management practices if they wish to maintain their Aquaculture Stewards…
eniferBio and Skretting continue feed trials 27 Sep 2022 Skretting and eniferbio are strengthening their partnership after signing an agreement that outlies further testing of e…
Innovafeed completes €250 million series-D financing round 21 Sep 2022 Insect-based protein company Innovafeed has raised €250 million in funding for its series-D round, bringing its total cu…
Antarctic microalgae may form new component of salmon feed 19 Sep 2022 Researchers in Chile are exploring the cultivation of Chloromonas reticulata, a microalgae species isolated by …
String Bio’s feed ingredient gets the nod from BioMar 13 Sep 2022 Gas fermentation startup String Bio has its protein ingredient PRO-DG validated by BioMar after successful feed trials w…
Women in aquaculture: Melania Lynn Cornish 19 Sep 2022 Melania Lynn Cornish is one of Canada’s true seaweed farming pioneers and, following 30 years in the sector, is now pass…
Meet the farmer: Amanleen Singh 29 Aug 2022 Northern India’s landlocked shrimp sector presents huge opportunities for entrepreneurs, according to Amanleen Singh, wh…
How US farmers helped fuel China’s aquaculture boom 24 Aug 2022 A range of initiatives from US soy producers have been integral to the transformation of China’s aquaculture sector from…
Reef encounters: can artificial structures improve biodiversity around aquaculture sites? 12 Aug 2022 Artificial reefs made from innovative, low-carbon emission materials have the potential to improve biodiversity around a…
Assessing the sustainability of land-based salmon farms 10 Mar 2022 Sponsored Smart Salmon has released its first environmental social governance (ESG) and impact report for its planned land-based s…
Bringing medical-grade precision to fish vaccination 7 Mar 2022 Sponsored The latest 1810 Ultra syringe design from Socorex brings medical-grade precision to the aquaculture vaccination sector –…
Consultants sought for East African protein project 28 Feb 2022 Sponsored Applications are now open for a two-month consultancy role which will involve comparing the environmental footprint of f…
Small bubbles, big opportunity 21 Jan 2022 Sponsored Moleaer, a company that develops industrial-scale nanobubble generators, is looking to recruit a technical sales manager…
