Bern Aqua NV, one of the world’s leaders in fish and shrimp hatchery feed, announces that they have been certified under (EC) 834/2007 and (EC) R889/2008 regulations. Along with this new certification Bern Aqua NV has started to produce fish and shrimp feed suitable for use in organic aquaculture. The […]
Archivos diarios: 03/08/2018
Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell won’t say where the 2 facilities are located. About 600,000 salmon smolts had to be killed following an outbreak in February of infectious salmon anemia at two land-based fish facilities in Nova Scotia. Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell said Thursday the two facilities are located close to […]
Digital software provides shrimp producers with data clarity and predictive insights Shrimp farmers can tap into the first cloud-based solution in the aquaculture industry thanks to Cargill’s iQShrimp. The predictive software uses machine learning and sensors to give them real-time visibility into their farm operations. iQShrimp is a first-generation offering […]
James Wright of the Global Aquaculture Alliance explains how the aquaculture industry is beginning to address the fishmeal feed bottleneck with microalgae, insects and single-cell organisms. Expected to reach nearly 10 billion people by mid-century, the growing global population requires efficient means of protein production. Consumer demand for animal protein […]
Gary Rawle’s Westcountry Mussels operation is the size of 70 football pitches, uses 300 miles of ropes and produces 1.5 million portions of moules marinières a year. One Cornish entrepreneur has been transforming Britain’s shellfish industry almost singlehandedly with an aquaculture farm off Cornwall the size of 70 football pitches. […]
As global demand for seafood increases alongside population and income growth, fish farming has become more necessary than ever, despite its negative environmental externalities. But how can the aquaculture industry achieve long-term sustainability, both in terms of conservation and energy usage? Demand for seafood is skyrocketing, and will continue to […]
The director of the Solomon Islands Association of Rural Training Centres says it’s grateful a new app is being developed in New Zealand to improve the aquaculture industry. The organisation, which offers non-formal education for youth, is working with farmers in Malaita province where tilapia fish are farmed in inland […]