Biofloc

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…

Yit Tung – who farms mud crabs, shrimp and tilapia in Malaysia – has no regrets about swapping a steady job as an engineer in the oil and gas sector for starting up his own aquaculture venture, RAS Aquaculture.

New research shows that using substrates like rolled packing filler in biofloc systems can boost the overall growth of vannamei shrimp postlarvae.

Sailesh Chudasama believes that biofloc production – of species including shrimp, tilapia and catfish – can create well-paid jobs and improve food security, both in Ghana and beyond.

With the help of the Binh Dinh Agriculture Extension Centre, Vietnam’s shrimp farmers are seeing the benefits of semi-biofloc technology first hand, allowing them to achieve high production volumes while reducing their d…

Noray Seafood, Spain’s pioneering land-based shrimp producer, has announced a €16 million investment to accelerate its expansion plans.

Indian aquaculture company Kings Infra Venture Ltd has harvested L. vannamei shrimps weighing 80 grams and measuring 210 mm, setting a new pond-production growth record for the species.

India's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is helping scheduled caste (SC) families become small-scale entrepreneurs through biofloc production of tilapia in Cheranellur, Ernakulam.

Devices that produce nanobubbles are becoming increasingly popular in a range of aquaculture operations, with a growing number of studies supporting their value – both in improving production and in reducing the environm…

Building a shrimp farm in Florida has been rewarding and frustrating in equal measure for Robins McIntosh of Charoen Pokphand Foods, but the experience has taught him a great deal.

Noray Seafood, which has developed a unique, proprietary shrimp farming system, believes that land-based shrimp farming is only a few years short of reaching a significant scale in the West.

The increasingly sophisticated administration of probiotics is having a major impact on the sustainability of shrimp aquaculture, and there are further advances expected, through the use of synbiotics, biofloc and semi-f…

Biofloc technology is a sustainable way to scale-up shrimp aquaculture, but how do the microbial flocs impact the microbiomes and overall health of farmed shrimp?

Genetically modified tilapia showed enhanced growth and reduced biological stress when raised in an integrated biofloc and aquaponics system.

More fish and shrimp farmers are adopting biofloc technology to sustainably scale-up production, but unanswered questions about microbial dynamics have researchers warning that the method could be unsuitable for certain …

Interest in tank-based shrimp production systems has been increasing in recent years in North America and Europe, while it's also slowly gaining traction in tropical regions too.

The state government in Odisha, India has launched a new policy to promote biofloc farming in intensive aquaculture operations.

Aiming for a greater share of the domestic market, and to bring sustainable practices into the industry’s foreground, shrimp producer Russkaya Krevetka is hoping to start a Russian aquaculture revolution.

A patented shrimp production system designed for use in in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) may increase shrimp survival rates compared to the use of bioflocs, according to a new report.

Based on interviews with some of the earliest developers and adopters of biofloc, including Djames Lim from Singapore (CEO of the Lim Shrimp Organization), Khoo Eng Wah from Malaysia (managing director of Sepang Today Aq…