Shrimp

Changing the face of Asian shrimp production and technological innovation in marine salmon farming are set to be themes of the plenary sessions at this year’s World Aquaculture Society (WAS) conferenc…

Benchmark has reshuffled its new genetics division (formerly Benchmark breeding & genetics) in a bid to help its salmon, shrimp and tilapia breeding programmes continue to evolve

Evert Mooijer, the man who made Klaas Puul one of Europe's largest shrimp processing companies, has passed away aged 70.

Shrimp destined for the US market are going to be differentiated by the sustainability of their production, not just by price, now that they have been added to the US Seafood Import Monitoring Program…

A new growth phase for the shrimp sector and continuing high demand for salmon are two of the key trends predicted in aquaculture in the years ahead.

Helen Jenkins, aquatic biosecurity liaison officer for Northern Australia, reflects on the challenges of tackling biosecurity in Australian prawn culture.

A new initiative that aims to improve the performance of global shrimp aquaculture production has been launched at Seafood Expo North America today.

Growth in its salmon and shrimp feed production divisions have been credited with BioMar achieving a 12 percent increase in revenue last year.

A project that aims to improve the sustainability of the Gulf of California shrimp fishery has been taken over by two of the largest importers of Mexican shrimp into the USA.

A new approach to assessing the relative sustainability of different aquaculture systems has been launched by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today.

Benchmark Holdings, the global aquaculture genetics and nutrition specialist, has hired two new recruits for its burgeoning genetics division.

The challenges facing the Asian shrimp industry will be the focus of the 8th Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS), which is taking place on August 15-16 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Belgium headquartered Nutriad, a leader in species specific additive solutions for fish and shrimp, was present with a delegation at Aqua India 2018, a bi-annual event organised by the Indian Society …

Applications for fully-funded PhD opportunity in shrimp health, split between placements in Scotland and Thailand, are currently being invited.

The importance of maintaining hatchery hygiene was a key talking point at one of Thailand’s principle shrimp farming conference and exhibitions last month.

Alan Tinch, technical services director in Benchmark's genetics division, explains the company's breeding strategy - including their hopes for applying gene editing techniques - for salmon, shrimp and…

A new product to help enrich rotifers and Artemia that are used as live feeds in fish and shrimp hatcheries has been launched today.

Dr Marcy Wilder, senior research scientist at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), sees huge potential for the production of shrimp and other organisms in recirc…

Disease-related losses reduce global aquaculture capacity by over 40 percent, according to Dr Giana Gomes, a specialist in the early detection of ciliate parasites, who is determined to help this figu…

The North Sea brown shrimp fishery, which takes place in the waters off Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.