Monthly Archives: January 2018

Expected value of the produce is around Rs. 5,500 crore The State Government has decided to achieve self sufficiency in fish seed production by targeting production of 70 crore fry/fingerlings over the next five years. It proposes to diversify production methods with cage culture, pen culture and re-circulatory aqua culture […]

Seafood production in Iran annually accounts for close to 10% of the average value of agro exports. Iran exported some 68,000 tons of seafood worth $228 million during the eight months to Nov. 21, registering a 26% and 41% increase in weight and value respectively compared with the corresponding period […]

Vannamei production to be scaled up based on success of zero-salt technique The State Government has launched an ambitious programme to promote fish culture for achieving self-sufficiency. But, little is known about the initiatives launched for cultivation of shrimp and Vannamei on an experimental basis. Faced with acute shortage of […]

Ways to sustainably grow Nova Scotia’s fish and seafood industry to ensure the province remains Canada’s top exporter will be discussed at the 20th annual Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister’s conference. Nova Scotia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell will meet with harvesters, processors and exporters at the Halifax Convention Centre, […]

The Brazilian aquaculture association Peixe BR criticized the temporary suspension of fish and shellfish exports to the European Union (EU) self-imposed by the Brazilian government. The entity which represents more than half of the Brazilian production of farmed fish argued that “without doubt, this is bad news, but it can’t […]

A group of five students from the National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) who completed a six-month training and internship programme at Golden Corporation Sdn Bhd received certificates at an event held by the company at its production facility in Kampong Serambangun, Tutong District to celebrate them for completing the training […]

Private fish breeding farms are expected to start getting baby fish (fingerlings) and shrimp larvae at subsidised and much lower prices than market price from the hatchery of the Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh by the beginning of next year, said an official. He also said that several measures […]

Bangladesh lags behind most other countries in adoption of modern technologies for shrimp farming and utilisation of economic potential, experts said. The coastal districts of Bagerhat, Cox’s Bazar, Khulna and Satkhira have the potential to become the wealthiest areas of Bangladesh if the opportunities in shrimp and prawn aquaculture are […]

Neovia announces the acquisition of 100% interest in Epicore, a North American company specialised in the manufacture of larval feed and probiotics on the global aquaculture market and, more specifically, shrimp. Through the complementarity of the expertise of the two companies and Neovia’s international R&D network, Neovia intends to develop […]

The Mekong Delta province of Long An plans to increase its aquatic farming area by 200 hectares to approximately 9,200 hectares and expects to produce 52,550 tonnes of aquatic products this year. To this end, the province will tighten management on commercial aquatic farming and announce a list of freshwater […]