Dr Manoj Sharma is not only the pioneer of shrimp farming in Gujarat is but also credited with creating livelihoods for thousands of farmers who had been struggling to grow crops in the state’s salinised land.
The success of several projects that integrate mangrove restoration, water quality management and sustainable production practices is demonstrating potential pathways toward a more environmentally responsible shrimp farming industry.
Despite currently being temporarily reduced from 26 to 10 percent, the prospect of punitive tariffs on Indian shrimp imports to the US has created further issues for an industry already facing stiff competition from Ecuador.
Despite past setbacks, Interest from former customers has persuaded Matilda Olstorpe, Sweden’s biofloc shrimp pioneer, to set up a new and bigger farm.
Bacteriophages are poised to revolutionise aquaculture by significantly reducing mortality rates and antibiotic use, according to Dr Aristobulo Loaiza, CEO of Hedros Bio.
AlgiSys BioSciences, which has developed a proprietary strain of microalgae for aquafeeds that’s rich in EPA omega-3 and alternative protein, is currently looking to raise $5 million to enable commercial-scale production.
Artificial intelligence can undoubtedly be a transformative force in aquaculture, but do its current applications live up to the hype and will they ever be applicable across species, geographies, and scales of production?
US consumers of tilapia and salmon – as well as the producers of these species in China and Canada – are likely to be the biggest losers in the seafood space if President Trump goes ahead with his planned tariff hikes.
While Ecuador’s meteoric rise if shrimp farming would be near-impossible for other countries to emulate, a recent presentation by the CNA’s chief executive, suggests that Indonesia could learn a great deal from their success.
Tulsi Haldar, a 65-year-old carp and shrimp farmer from West Bengal, remains committed to his profession, despite a string of setbacks and a debilitating illness.
