Shrimp

A researcher who has demonstatred that eyestalk ablation isn’t necessary in shrimp aquaculture has won this year’s Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.

Plans to establish a shrimp broodstock multiplication centre in Indonesian have been announced by Hendrix Genetics today.

Plans to establish a tropical aquaculture accelerator in Queensland by James Cook University (JCU) have been given a boost by an election commitment of $67 million by the leader of the Liberal National Party.

India, Ecuador… or Bavaria? The third location might not seem like the obvious place to source vannamei shrimp from but Crusta Nova, a German agtech and seafood company, is producing 30 tonnes of them a year, from an RAS…

Plans to form a joint venture between a pioneering shrimp technology developer and an energy efficient farming firm have been tabled this week.

Thai Union has announced plans to use AlgaPrime DHA, which can be used as a substitute for fish oil, in its shrimp feeds.

Bacteriophages can prove an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics to tackle Vibrio infections in shrimp aquaculture, according to a new study.

As part of a new series for The Fish Site, the experts at leading aquaculture financial tech company Alune share their insights and knowledge on how to manage water quality in shrimp aquaculture.

Seafood TIP, the company that publishes Shrimp Tails, has been bought by Kontali from Solidaridad.

After the India’s lockdown in March put the summer shrimp season in jeopardy, researchers estimate that the shrimp industry could face a $1.5 billion loss for 2020-2021. But government safeguards and improved labour retention could keep firms afloat for the winter season.…

New guidelines that aim to ensure better social and environmental practices in global farmed shrimp supply chains have been published by WWF today.

The demand for krill-based shrimp feed ingredients in India has grown sufficiently to persuade Aker BioMarine to establish a new distribution hub in Chennai for its Qrill Aqua products.

Shiok Meats, a cell-based shrimp company based in Singapore, has raised US$12.6 million in funding.

HydroNeo, a start-up that aims to increase the efficiency of shrimp aquaculture, has secured an investment through Thai Union’s venture fund.

A researcher whose trials suggest that eyestalk ablation in shrimp is not only unnecessary but also potentially counter-productive, has made the shortlist for this year’s GOAL innovation award.

The Seafood Task Force has been instrumental in improving supply chain collaboration and new norms – in terms of human rights, labour conditions and the sourcing of sustainable feed ingredients – in the Thai shrimp farmi…

The Ecuadorian government has announced that it is stepping up biosecurity measures in shrimp processing plants, as it seeks to regain access to the full Chinese market.

A new report into the global specific pathogen-free (SPF) L. vannamei broodstock market and production clusters has been published today.