Shrimp farmers now enjoy full protection from the government against potential harvest failure caused by diseases, fungus or even natural disasters. Under a new insurance scheme worked out by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, the government will pay for the entire premium, rather […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) announced the White Book on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh on January 14. The bilingual book, in Vietnamese and English, has five chapters, providing detailed information about Vietnam’s fishery […]
Urging the scientific community to reach out to the society, a top official has stressed the need to focus on refining technologies to improve the forecasting system in fisheries sector. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and Director General of the Indian Council for Agricultural […]
NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving a major problem in the global and domestic supply of fresh shrimp. How NaturalShrimp is revolutionizing the shrimp aquaculture industry NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving […]
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) is expected to launch the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs Programme this year as part of moves to make fish farming a viable industry in Ghana. The Deputy Minister of MoFAD, Mr Francis Ato Cudjoe who made this known Thursday at a […]
A single Pacific bluefin tuna sold for 36.45 million yen, or $323,111, during the famed New Year auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market last Friday, Jan. 5. The sale took place amid ongoing concerns over the dire status of stocks of the species, Thunnus orientalis, which are now at 2.6 […]
Scientists at the Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) have completed farming trials on Indian White Shrimp (Penaeus indicus) in all the maritime States in the country, including Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, establishing the species as prime alternative to the exotic vannammei. A team of scientists led by CIBA […]
According to the report, global aquaculture market was valued at USD 156.27 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 209.42 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.0% between 2016 and 2021. In terms of volume, the global demand for aquaculture stood at 71,190-kilo tons in 2015. […]
I read in two recent issues about the proposed licence for mechanical kelp harvesting in Bantry Bay being passed and the Marine Harvest licence for 12 new salmon cages also passed subject to conditions. Salmon farming has a huge environmental impact, but is being promoted by the government as a […]
Aquaculture will return to Seychelles in August with the completion of a new facility at Providence – an industrial zone – on the eastern coast of the main island of Mahe. A top official from the Seychelles Fishing Authority, Aubrey Lesperance said aquaculture is one step towards guaranteeing food security […]