Yearly Archives: 2018

At the occasion of the AQUA2018 joint conference & tradeshow of the World Aquaculture Society WAS and the European Aquaculture Society EAS with the Conference slogan #WeRAquaculture we are the producers and investors, the scientists and technical advisors, the legislators and educators, the students, civil society organizations and consumers of […]

The Indaba Agricultural Policy and Research Institute (IAPRI) has cited the high cost of quality fingerlings and the lack of fish storage facilities as among factors that have hindered the quick growth of the aquaculture sector in Zambia. Other problems that are negatively affecting the development of the aquaculture sector […]

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is all set to launch its sprawling multi-species aquaculture complex at Vallarpadam near here, with an aim to revolutionise fish production in the country. Spread over 8.5 acres, the facility will produce seeds/fingerlings of 6-7 commercially important species, which are of high export […]

AMERRA’s Andromeda will buy majority stakes in two European fishing farming companies with the participation of the Abu Dhabi firm. Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi strategic firm with over $200 billion in assets under management, said on Thursday it has agreed to invest in an aquaculture company alongside US […]

A new approach to regulating salmon farms in B.C. will mean aquaculture companies must have support from First Nations, but won’t require them to end open-net farming. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham called the new regulations straightforward. “Effective June 2022, the province will only grant tenures to fish farm operators that […]

Inside cool water-filled tanks in southern Ohio, the laws of nature are being defied: Male yellow perch mate with other male yellow perch; female bluegills with other female bluegills. This might make you wonder, unless, of course, your profession is selective breeding of fish, and your goal is to get […]

Gadsden State Community College will discontinue its nearly three-decades-old aquaculture program next spring, the school announced Monday. The program, introduced in 1991, taught students to care for aquatic life in natural and captive environments, working with fresh- and saltwater fish and plants in various tanks and ponds. Enrollment rates have […]

The South African guidelines for healthy eating promote the daily consumption of fish due to its nutritional value, but how much fish are South Africans really consuming? And with an ever-increasing population, how will we meet the future demand for fish? How do we ensure it’s available, accessible, and affordable […]

Marine Minister Michael Creed has called for European Maritime & Fisheries Funding (EMFF) for small to medium enterprises in aquaculture and seafood processing to be continued post-2020. Addressing the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers meeting in Luxembourg yesterday (Monday 18 June), the minister said: “Ireland expects to fully spend its 2014-2020 allocation and we foresee […]

Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has joined hands with Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) in setting up the first regional research centre for aquaculture in south Gujarat. CIBA will be launching its first regional research centre in aquaculture at NAU campus on Thursday in the presence of deputy director […]