Nutrition

Major feed companies and producers discuss emerging trends in fish-free feeds in China

Jack James, founder and CEO of Pontus Research*, talks about his company’s new Singapore operation, the challenges of founding a business, and how the aquaculture sector can help to revitalise post-industrial Wales.

If soy has such negative impact on the environment, why is it still used in salmon feeds? Many new ingredients are being developed, why don’t we see a bigger change in the feed composition?

A promising integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project aims to restore a threatened sea anemone to a large swathe of the southwest coast of Spain, as well as produce a range of other seafood products.

Major aquafeed companies and producers are set to discuss emerging trends in fish-free feeds for shrimp in a webinar scheduled for 15 July.

Carlos Diaz, CEO of BioMar, explains the logic behind the company’s ambitious new 2030 sustainability goals and muses on how the company – and the wider aquaculture industry – is likely to grow in the coming decades.

The sludge and sediment that accumulates during the shrimp farming cycle can cause a lot of problems if left unmanaged - here's how producers can handle it effectively.

Seaweed has huge potential in for use in shrimp aquaculture, according Alexandre Veille, although there are still a number of bottlenecks – including consumer perception, market competition and a relative lack of studies into the comparative benefits of differ…

Effluent from shrimp ponds can have a significant impact on the natural environment and on neighbouring shrimp farms, but there are a number of ways to reduce this impact, for the good of both the farmers and their surrounding areas.

The aquaculture industry could be progressing towards commercial tripletail production after wild-caught specimens were able to spawn and larvae grew to maturity in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

The latest in a series of webinars organised by the team behind the F3 Challenge, which is focusing on emerging trends with alternative feeds for salmonids, will be live streaming on The Fish Site on 17 June.