Indonesia

Aker BioMarine is planning to expand the sales of its krill-based aquafeed ingredients in Indonesia, with the appointment of Dr Bawanta Widya Suta, as its aquaculture sales manager.

Although the $4 billion giant river prawn (Macrobrachium ronsebergii) sector has largely stagnated over the last decade, new breeding programmes could help pave the way for its resurgence.

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 Indonesi…

Germany’s BASF Venture Capital has partnered with aquaculture-focused investment fund Aqua-Spark to back seaweed innovator Sea6 Energy in its Series-B round.

Ten years ago to the day, Regal Springs’ Lake Toba tilapia farm in Sumatra became the first in the world to earn ASC certification.

Thanks to technological advances, applying yeasts during the farm cycle has become increasingly popular, especially as a protein source in aquafeed.

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, acco…

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 profession…

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.

The WWF-inspired free-to-access traceability tool - called transparenC - has huge potential to improve the accountability of the entire shrimp supply chain.

Leading companies in disease management, microbial fingerprinting and dynamic dosing are joining forces to develop SEATRU, a new service platform that offers shrimp farmers effective microbial control through precise dos…

As their first kanpachi harvest approaches in Panama, Bill Bien, CEO of Forever Oceans, outlines their bold – yet environmentally sensitive – plans to grow.

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…

AquaEasy, a spin-out from Bosch's innovation hub Grow, recently signed a collaboration agreement with eFishery, the Indonesian aquaculture technology startup.

Researchers are beginning to highlight the potential of immunostimulants as a sustainable disease prevention strategy for shrimp aquaculture. Here’s a run-down of how these molecules work, their origins and how they can …

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 …

JDE Peet’s, the publicly-listed Dutch food and beverage conglomerate that owns over 50 brands, has won praise from international NGO Lever Foundation for issuing a comprehensive new farm animal welfare policy that includ…

The Fish Site and leading functional feed producer Phileo will be exploring the latest issues in tilapia health in a webinar at 11am (BST) on 18 May.

Regal Springs, the world’s largest vertically integrated tilapia producer, and aquatech veteran aquaManager, are joining forces to accelerate the development of digital automation to enhance the predictability and produc…

Provision of quality seed, ensuring good production practices, adding value through processing and reducing information gaps are all crucial to make Indonesia’s seaweed sector more competitive, according to a respected s…