Pond-based production

Paulo Tahara, who farms tilapia at Estância Tahara, in São Paulo state, hopes that the practice and financial benefits brought about by improving the welfare of the fish on his farm will help persuade others to do the same, and perhaps even inspire local legis…

Forty-year-old Arturo Nieves works as production director of the shrimp farming company Aquacultores del Mar Azul, located in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Although the main market for catfish in Indonesia is currently lower-middle income consumers, farmers can increase the appeal – and price – of the species by ramping up the production of high quality frozen fillets, according to a pioneer in this field.

Massive floods in Assam, north-east India, have caused severe damage to the state’s fish farms, dashing farmers’ expectations of a profitable season.

Ananda Malakar, from the Indian state of Odisha, was inspired to start farming Asian catfish after watching a video on a social media platform last June.

Leading vannamei shrimp producers from Guatemala, Venezuela and Sri Lanka – as well as some of the new generation of RAS and biofloc farmers – are set to discuss their operations at a special session of the Global Shrimp Forum on 8 September.

Kenya’s trout farming sector might be small, and facing challenges, but it still has great potential to grow, according to two of the sector’s key players.

Siti Asiyah, a veteran in the Indonesian shrimp industry, runs a shrimp hatchery and grow-out farm in Jepara, Central Java, which is both a commercial venture and a place for the next generation of aquaculture professionals to flourish.

Portuguese software startup Sensaway* recently landed EEA funding, which could not only help the company develop its software, but also improve the European aquaculture sector – both in Portugal and further afield.

How independent producers remain a valued part of the international shrimp supply chain is one of the key topics to be discussed at September’s inaugural Global Shrimp Forum.

Batakrushna Sahoo, who hails from Odisha state in Eastern India, is one of the region’s most revered farmers, having played an instrumental role in fish production for over three decades.

Dr Melony Sellars, CEO and managing director of Genics Pty Ltd, recently developed four new real-time PCR assays that can help detect the presence of decapod iridescent virus (DIV1) in shrimp.

Azellia Alma Shafira, co-founder and CEO of Banoo Indonesia, talks about her journey to bring affordable technology to boost small-scale fish farming productivity and her vision to help build a more inclusive aquaculture industry.

Despite its impressive growth rate and resistance to disease, the GIFT strain of tilapia is yet to fulfil its true potential in Odisha, according to several key players in the Indian state’s aquaculture sector.

Pacific Ocean Culture, which specialises in giant freshwater prawns and tilapia farming, is already the biggest aquaculture player in the South Pacific and now aims to triple production to support Fijian government goals.

Leakey Amolloh is a director of Kings Beta Fish Farm, which produces tilapia and catfish fingerlings and also grows out fish to table size for sale in Kenya. He has plans to expand the business substantially in the coming years.

There’s plenty of room for improvement in both shrimp feeds and genetics according to Ronnie Tan, Johan Brouwer and Willem van der Pijl.

The Brazilian aquaculture industry urgently needs to improve the methods used for slaughtering fish, according to a new study.

32-year-old Kenechukwu Anthony Nwobodo set up and runs a catfish farming company, DieuMerci , in Lagos, Nigeria.

Zack Dinh, co-founder of Sea Warden*, is on a mission to create the world’s first Global Atlas of Aquaculture, in order to enhance the profile of this crucial food production sector and the people who work in it.

The organisers of September’s inaugural Global Shrimp Forum (GSF) hope the event will help to solve some of the shrimp industry’s most pressing issues while contributing to increased food security, securing livelihoods and reducing environmental degradation.

Kenya’s aquaculture sector must grow to improve the country’s food security. This article looks into the pros and cons of cage versus pond farming, with insights from fish farmers in western and central regions, and provides recommendations for ways to help th…

Shrimp that have been bred for their resistance to disease and ability to thrive despite environmental challenges should be valued as highly – if not more highly – than those bred for their growth rates in many parts of Indonesia.

A range of emerging technologies offers aquaculture practitioners vital help to improve both their productivity and profitability, as well as ramp up the overall sustainability of the industry.