Tiger prawn

A new report from Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture shows that approximately 1,200 hectares of aquaculture area has been affected by diseases since the start of 2022, a 14 percent increase on the same period in 2021.

Australian firm Seafarms has seen its share price fall precipitously after a review found that Project Sea Dragon, the firm’s ambitious plan to build the world’s largest prawn farm, is unviable.

Tassal plans to increase its tiger prawn production in Queensland, Australia by over 2,000 tonnes.

Australia's Ridley, a leading animal nutrition specialist, won the Environmental award at the Queensland Seafood Industry Council 2022 Awards in Brisbane for its fish-free range of tiger prawn diets.

Researchers from James Cook University have mapped the complete genome for Australian tiger prawns, potentially unlocking disease resistance and productivity gains for the aquaculture sector.

A researcher who is looking to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of prawn and lobster farming by including seaweed in their diets has won a Science and Innovation Award from Australia’s Federal Govern…

Australia has huge potential to growth its aquaculture sector – in particular through investment in offshore production, the development of recirculation systems, increasing production in the Northern Territory and devel…

India has suspended import duties on shrimp broodstock, aquafeed and feed ingredients like artemia, krill, mussels and squid in the latest round of budget negotiations for 2022, but some in the industry are wary of the m…

Anyone doubting the positive impact that academia can have on the development of the aquaculture industry should look at the example of Can Tho University in Vietnam – an institution that has been central to the meteoric…

Farming barramundi alongside tiger prawns can increase profits without reducing productivity, according to a growing number of Indonesian aquaculture operators.

Prawn and shrimp farming in southwest Bangladesh is crucial to public health and prosperity, while being climate-resilient – contrary to its reputation – according to a new, large-scale study.

Jyotirmayee Moharana, who hails from Orissa, joined the Aquaconnect* team as a banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sales manager. She now travels to villages in the state’s coastal belt to enable access to f…

Emerging research warns that increased ocean acidity could make farmed tiger shrimps lose their flavour, potentially threatening the value of Taiwan’s shrimp exports.

A new research collaboration seeking to give the northern Australia’s tiger prawn aquaculture industry a biosecurity boost has been launched at James Cook University.

The first trials to examine the use of mussel meal instead of fish meal in tiger prawn diets are currently being conducted in Australia, in a bid to improve the sustainability - and palatability - of prawn feeds.

India’s Central government is looking forward to developing a sustainable seaweed cultivation sector, as well as stepping up a shrimp ranching initiative, according to Jatindra Nath Swain, the country’s fisheries secreta…

A new $4.9 million hub to improve the productivity of aquaculture in northern Queensland has been launched in conjunction with James Cook University this week.

Seafarms has announced that construction of the first phase of Project Sea Dragon – which initially aims to produce 6,000 tonnes of black tiger prawns a year – is now officially underway.

As Project Sea Dragon comes one step closer to lift-off, The Fish Site assesses the potential impacts – both positive and negative – that it’s likely to have on the social, economic and environmental fabric of t…

A plan to build a new hatchery capable of producing milkfish, mangrove crabs, tilapia and tiger prawns has been announced in the Philippines this week.