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Meet the farmer: Batakrushna Sahoo

4 Jul 2022

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.

Why retailers must embrace a free traceability tool for farmed shrimp

1 Jul 2022

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

Genics testing and the future of pathogen surveillance

29 Jun 2022

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.

Offshore farmer reveals global seafood ambitions

28 Jun 2022

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

Women in aquaculture: Azellia Alma Shafira

27 Jun 2022

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…

Can GIFT gain ground in eastern India?

24 Jun 2022

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.

A “frameshift advancement” in aquafeed technology?

23 Jun 2022

Scientific techniques developed for the human health industry can hugely improve the performance of aquafeeds, according to Timothy Bouley.

Can aquaculture businesses expect a “waterfall of capital”?

22 Jun 2022

While a “waterfall of capital” might come into the aquaculture sector in the near future, there’s a danger that it might not be sufficient to grow the sector in line with demands for blue foods.

The farm that seeks to safeguard a nation’s food security

21 Jun 2022

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…

Meet the farmer: Leakey Amolloh

20 Jun 2022

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 comin…

The ins and outs of shrimp immunostimulants

17 Jun 2022

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 …

Setting shrimp feed and genetics on paths to success

15 Jun 2022

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

Study aims to improve tilapia slaughtering techniques

14 Jun 2022

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

Women in aquaculture: Dipika Roy Prapti

13 Jun 2022

Dipika Roy Prapti, a postgraduate researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia, is developing technology to elevate the prospects of farmers – and females – in the aquaculture sector, in Bangladesh and beyond.

The case for modular, responsible RAS

10 Jun 2022

Ramon Perez, co-founder of Alpha Aqua, produces RAS units, with a twist – focusing mainly on designing modular systems for both cold and warmwater species.

Shrimp and salmon show their strengths in new global seafood trade map

8 Jun 2022

A new edition of Rabobank’s World Seafood Map shows 55 trade flows that are each valued at over $400 million per year and an additional 19 trade flows that are valued at over $200 million, illustrating the international …

Meet the farmer: Kenechukwu Nwobodo

6 Jun 2022

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

Seeking support for a Global Atlas of Aquaculture

3 Jun 2022

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.

Is triploidy still the only practical option for sterile aquaculture stocks?

1 Jun 2022

Triploidy is widely used in aquaculture to improve growth rates, reduce possible impacts of farmed animals on wild aquatic ecosystems and enhance product quality, but there’s room for improvement and for alternative tech…

Forming a leadership group for the global shrimp sector

31 May 2022

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 a…