Monthly Archives: September 2018

Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6 per cent against the same period last year, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. By Vietnamnews Most giant river prawn farming areas are in Thoại […]

New advancements in water filtration and circulation make it possible for indoor fish farms to dramatically grow in size and production By Scientificamerican On a projection screen in front of a packed room in a coastal Maine town, computer-animated salmon swim energetically through a massive oval tank. A narrator’s voice soothingly […]

What do you do when the 600 fish you’ve been raising as part of an aquaculture project are grown and ready to harvest? If you’re community-minded, you call in local experts — that is, experts in bringing nutritious meals to hungry people — and give them away. That’s exactly what […]

A West Australian research program using soldier fly pupae as fish feed could be a game changer for Australian aquaculture, according to one of the industry’s leading scientists. By Sean Murphy Craig Lawrence, an internationally acclaimed 25-year veteran currently running the WA Department of Fisheries’ freshwater research and hatchery, said […]

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – 6 director Rowen Gelonga said that technology interventions will be used to strengthen the fishery and aquaculture sector in Western Visayas. By Alex A. Lumaque The help for the sector is in view of DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña’s priority agenda, which push […]

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in partnership with the Department of Fisheries Monday began a five-day sub-regional training of youth and women to enhance their capacities for employment in aquaculture. By Momodou Jawo Currently underway at a local hotel in Bakau, the training brought together 25 participants […]

Umitron enables fish farmers to quantify the asset value of their produce and provides environmental data for risk assessment By UmiGarden Singapore- and Japan-based aquatech startup Umitron has secured S$3.7 million (US$2.7 million) in additional investment from Mirai Creation Fund operated by SPARX Group, an independent Asia-based equity and credit […]

New High-Quality Shrimp Genome Assembly May Reveal Why Females are Superior By Biospace Enzootic and NRGene assemble the first high-quality female shrimp genome to enhance all-female shrimp breeding. Enzootic, an animal biotechnology and genetics company leading the all-female shrimp revolution, and NRGene, the world’s leading provider of genomic big data analysis, have […]

Premier Dwight Ball confirmed Monday that his government will play a big role in the massive aquaculture project proposed for Placentia Bay. “We plan to be a significant partner in this project,” Ball told reporters Monday. And that’s welcome news for Grieg NL. By ca.news.yahoo “We look forward to the government […]

Fisheries minister Bernhard Esau says the revival of abalone farming at Lüderitz is an important contribution to the growth of aquaculture in the country. By Namibian “The future of fishing – globally – is aquaculture. We must encourage aquaculture, including cage culture, in Namibia,” he said during the launch of Hangana […]