After 12 months in which a number of the West’s flagship indoor shrimp farms have been forced to shut down, two of the more promising remaining companies explain how they have not only survived the turmoil, but also have plans to expand.
The opportunities presented by smarter tools that can solve ongoing problems on shrimp farms are set to be the topic in a new session at this year’s Global Shrimp Forum.
José Pablo Puga, co-founder and CEO of ChucaoTech, pioneered the use of nanobubbles to tackle seabed pollution beneath salmon farms, but has since expanded into other applications and species.
Few innovations could have the same transformative potential for aquaculture as marine-adapted tilapia, a new strain of which is now poised for commercial launch in Vietnam.
French startup Agriloops has recently launched its first commercial-scale saline aquaponics facility, in a bid to produce environmentally responsible shrimp and vegetables for the local market.
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.
