Shrimp

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP) has released a new premium brand for shrimp called “CP Pacific” for Thai consumers.

A chronic oversupply of seafood means that a large quantity of this year's aquaculture output could end up in landfill sites, according to a new report.

Seafarms, the Australian prawn farming company behind the ambitious Project Sea Dragon, has reported a 22 percent production reduction in the 12 months up to 30 June.

Marine Akwa is currently in the process of developing a range of probiotics – based on marine organisms – for the finfish aquaculture industry, in a bid to improve growth rates, survival levels and health benefits.

Combining the use of innovative technologies and lessons learned from the terrestrial livestock sector will enable huge improvements in the aquaculture indsutry, according to Laurent Genet, chief strategy officer at Nutr…

Interest in tank-based shrimp production systems has been increasing in recent years in North America and Europe, while it's also slowly gaining traction in tropical regions too.

India’s shrimp exports have dropped 23 percent in July from the same period in 2019 on scant supplies.

China’s northern Shanxi province announces a ban on the sale, purchase or use of shrimp imports from Ecuador in an effort to control the novel coronavirus.

GPS Group has been an integral force in reducing the Ecuadorian shrimp farming sector’s reliance on diesel-fired generators, and are on the cusp of launching the world’s first carbon zero certification for farm-raised sh…

Aquafeed manufacturer BioMar increased sales by 9 percent and revenues by 7 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.

Ecuador’s production and trade minister expects a quick resolution to a trade dispute with China after traces of the SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, were detected in a container of exported shrimp.

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted different countries very differently – as illustrated by the stark differences in the performance of the shrimp sectors of Ecuador and Vietnam.

ASC certification has led to a clear improvement in the environmental performance of shrimp farms in Vietnam, as well as salmon farms in Norway, Canada and Chile, according to a new report.

The governments of the five largest shrimp producing nations have been urged to take increased and immediate action to address the continued outbreak and emergence of new diseases in shrimp farms.

By capitalising on its geography and adopting a “blue growth” economic policy, Bangladesh has become the fifth largest global aquaculture producer – and is expected to keep growing.

Shrimp industry veteran Dr Bill McGraw has overcome numerous challenges to establish a unique organic shrimp and tilapia production facility in Panama.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has translated its shrimp, tilapia, and tropical marine finfish Standards into Indonesian to help more farmers in the country work towards more responsible practices.

The Ecuadorian shrimp industry has announced a serious contraction in its production and exports, as a result of the Covid-19-related market crisis and reduced global demand.

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is developing an “Aquaculture 5.0” farm in the USA that will produce up to 950 tonnes of shrimp a year.