Industry analysis

Tilapia farming in sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing incomparable growth rates, and experts expect these to continue apace, as it bids to finally fulfil its aquaculture potential.

Times have rarely been tougher for shrimp farmers in India, but Balasubramaniam V, general secretary of the Prawn Farmers Federation of India, believes that the industry can transform its fortunes through a combination of improved genetics, the use of native s…

The kelp farms of Kodiak are now ready to expand, if buyers - and the necessary processing infrastructure to serve them - emerge on time.

The province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines was once ground zero for tropical seaweed cultivation, and the industry remains its economic lifeline to this day. Five decades after its inception, however, a thorough transformation is needed.

Dean Smorenburg, chief executive of a black soldier fly producing company, outlines his thoughts on the potential of the insect farming industry to revolutionise the animal and aquafeed industry.

A new collaboration between one of the West’s most advanced seaweed technology providers and one of the sector’s most effective product developers could help the nascent industry reach critical mass.

Despite facing a number of key challenges, Bangladesh’s monodon sector has an opportunity to position itself as a low carbon alternative to the more intensively produced vannamei that dominate global markets.

At a time when the shrimp sector shows signs of increasing consolidation, Gorjan Nikolik prepares to speak to some of the key architects of the industry's biggest mergers and acquisitions.

Global shrimp production is forecast to reach 5.7 million tonnes this year and 6.1 million next – up from 5.4 million in 2023 – according to Erwin Termaat, shrimp analyst at Kontali.