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Yasmin Abdullah is a researcher at the Fish Farming and Technology Institute at Suez Canal University and also works in one of Egypt’s largest national aquaculture projects.

Indonesia has developed a range of local strains of tilapia, largely to improve growth rates and general disease resistance, but there’s still scope for these to be more widely adopted.

How IDH’s 5-step roadmap can help aquaculture companies in Vietnam secure living wages for all their employees.

Taprobane Seafood’s Tim O’Reilly faced a four-year approval process and significant protests when introducing Litopenaeus vannamei to Sri Lanka – but has since found that his eco-certified shrimp are an economic bright spot and a key element in Sri La…

Colombia’s aquaculture industry has been stuck in a cycle of low productivity and low profitability, but a recent value chain analysis notes that the country could capitalise on its climate and geography to become a leading producer of tropical – and native – …

Mohamed Adel, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Aquaculture Company, offers an insight into one of the most ambitious aquaculture projects ever to have been constructed in Africa.

Advocates say that capitalising on Canada’s blue economy and aquaculture potential can bring benefits for all – but only if it’s done well.

After studying architecture and design in university, Cynthia Darmawan decided to join Delta Marine, her family's shrimp trading business. Since then, she's helped the business expand and plays a leading role in Indonesia's fast-growing shrimp sector.

While the introduction of invasive non-native species such as Nile perch and water hyacinth have had a catastrophic impact on the biodiversity of Lake Victoria, a growing number of initiatives to control them may help to limit the damage and create new jobs.

Northern India’s landlocked shrimp sector presents huge opportunities for entrepreneurs, according to Amanleen Singh, who moved to rural Punjab in 2017 to set up his own shrimp farm after a career that included working in travel, real estate and the stock mark…