Archivos mensuales: mayo 2018

After it is revealed more than a million farmed fish died within six months in Macquarie Harbour, one salmon company effectively says «we told you so», another says the dead fish were «replaced quickly» and the third says it has no obligation to detail its losses to the public. Fish […]

The Fisheries Agency said Thursday that it aims to allow companies to launch aquafarming operations by reviewing the current distribution system for fishing rights in a bid to expand production. The plan was included in the agency’s draft fisheries policy reform proposals submitted to a joint meeting of the ruling […]

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela marked International Africa Day which commemorates the 1963 launch of the Organisation of African Unity, known as the African Union, by means of a visit to AquaBioTech. AquaBioTech is a Malta-based aquaculture company comprising 50 local and international specialist staff engaged […]

An Innovative new device which coverts wave energy to power is to be trialled on a salmon farm in Shetland in a bid to make the aquaculture industry greener. Scottish Sea Farms said it would use the MANTA converter at its Teisti Geo farm in Clift Sound, between Burra and […]

Facility hopes to reduce the country’s excessive reliance on imports Fishing is an old and time-honoured UAE tradition. Once Emiratis used to live by fishing, but with the discovery of oil, the traditional industry took a back seat. Today, the UAE imports a large portion of its growing demand for […]

As sunrise paints the lower Delaware Bay’s intertidal zone, the mudflats take on a metallic shimmer near Cape May, N.J. As visual poetry, it’s arresting. But the tide is out — and the clock is ticking. The receding water has revealed Sweet Amalia Oysters, so oyster farmer Lisa Calvo and […]

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed reducing the land for salt farming in Cần Giờ District by one-third by 2030 and increasing the land for aquaculture farming. Under the plan, the area of salt production would be reduced from 2,172 hectares to 850 hectares by […]

The Atlantic salmon has been battling its way upstream for thousands of years. However, it’s facing a different and intensifying struggle in the cages where it is farmed. There’s still an appetite for the king of fish, and prices remain high. But production is down. Last week, we learned the […]

Attendees will learn about designing new feed mills and selecting equipment during a one-week practical short course on Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition and Feed Management, Aug. 26-31 at Texas A&M University. The event is presented by staff, industry representatives and consultants. Along with designing a feed mill, the course will […]

Great disparity remains among countries On 20 March 2018, FAO global aquaculture production quantity and value statistics with time series expanded to cover 67 years (1950-2016) were released for  open access. The global statistics on capture and aquaculture annually updated and published by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department rank […]