Representatives of FAO from 16 countries will participate in the international forum on fishing and aquaculture in the region, which will host the Latin American and Caribbean parliament (Parlatino) in September. According to a press release from the legislative body, issues such as the fight against hunger and poverty will […]
Monthly Archives: June 2018
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Australis Aquaculture announces today that its ocean farmed barramundi is now Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) four-star certified. Four stars is the highest designation in the BAP third-party certification program, indicating that a product originates from a BAP-certified hatchery, farm, feed mill and processing plant. Top retailers and foodservice organizations worldwide […]
Benchmark, the global aquaculture biotechnology business and AquaChile, the world’s 6 th largest salmon producer, signed an agreement today to form a breeding and genetics joint venture. The joint venture, which will be named Benchmark Genetics Chile, will produce eggs in the Chaicas high- quality biosecure land-based facilities in Chile, with […]
Investors from across the aquaculture space are gathering in London this September to hear from twelve of the most exciting emerging companies in fish health, nutrition and farm management, at the Aquaculture Innovation Summit. We caught up with all 14 of the venture capital and private equity investors that will […]
A B.C. lawyer says an aquaculture company’s application for a court order banning specific protesters and the public from coming within 20 metres of its salmon farms is a breach of their licence and an attempt to prevent the public from monitoring the environmental impact of fish farms. Marine Harvest, […]
The Algerian population is growing rapidly, which will increase food and water demand, as well as put pressure on employment and development. In an effort to diversify its economy, the Algerian Government is promoting agriculture by offering cheap loans and concessions to farmers willing to start farms in the desert. […]
With Indra Kumar at the helm, the fish feed and aquaculture venture has begun to draw succour from the government’s Neel Kranti Mission. India is the second largest producer of fish in the world, but that is a story that is not well told. The world’s largest producer of fish […]
Simmons Catfish in Yazoo City, Miss., has been marketing Delacata, considered the filet mignon of catfish, to a few fine-dining restaurants across the Mid-South. When catfish breeders crossed a channel catfish with a blue catfish, the result was a hybrid catfish with superior growth potential and increased disease resistance. […]
El CEO de Nordic Aquafarms, Erik Heim, estará presente para dar una breve actualización sobre el proyecto de la compañía en Belfast. Como parte de su compromiso continuo de proporcionar al público información sobre su granja de salmón propuesta en Belfast, Nordic Aquafarms organizará una mesa redonda sobre acuicultura y […]
The BC Seafood Festival 2018, a celebration of BC’s aquaculture industry, is fast approaching. There is no better time than right now to highlight this conversation from last year’s seafood festival. The past four years with the BCSFA has been an incredible experience and introduced me to the talented women […]