Yearly Archives: 2018

With increasing demands on its food production networks, Seychelles has announced that it will inject life back into the aquaculture industry by opening a new facility in Providence in August. While tourism accounts for the bulk of the growth seen in the Seychellois economy since independence in 1976, fishing has […]

A Norwegian fish farm has been hit hard by tiny jellyfish. In northern Norway, at the western side of the Ryggefjord fjord, lies a fish farm with two large open-net pens floating some 200 meters above the seafloor. Run by salmon farming juggernaut Cermaq, the operation has been churning out […]

Northern Indiana and southwest Michigan are well known for their rich soil and rolling acres of corn, soybeans or other grains. Now, one couple wants to put the region on the map for a different type of farming. This month’s Made in Michiana is taking you to Hoosier Shrimp Farm […]

Myanmar shrimp and prawn exporters are facing a growing shortage of supplies due to the erosion of their natural habitats and unsuccessful breeding techniques, according to a report analysing exports to Japan supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). A lack of preservation of fishery resources in Myanmar has […]

Soybean growers recently had a chance to see first hand how Nebraska beans create new opportunities underwater. Nebraska Soybean Board members and staff recently attended an aquaculture event in Mexico. They learned how American soybeans are incorporated into fish diets and feed additives. As consumer demand for seafood rises, so […]

The 2018 Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference is coming back to Marshfield this year. Coordinators say registration is now open for the event, which will be held March 2-3 at Hotel Marshfield. The conference will be preceded by a workshop meant to teacher farmers how to comply with state aquaculture regulations. The […]

The CEO of the Canadian company that lost its salmon farm lease with Washington state after a net pen collapse last August speaks out. “If the industry’s done, then 180 good working people are out of jobs.” Those are the words from Glenn B. Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture, owner […]

Given its high-value export orientated nature, local government support and expansion opportunities, aquaculture has seen rapid growth in South Africa. According to Kennett Sinclair, partner at Africa focused private equity manager Exeo Capital, aquaculture continues to gain popularity globally, as wild-caught fish numbers decrease due to stricter regulated marine activity, […]

Russians love fish – it’s one of the few distinctly Asian traits of its otherwise European culture. When the first fast food eateries began to appear in the 1990s following the fall of the Soviet Union, Planet Sushi took the market by storm and can now be found across the […]

Study finds retention of protein and calories in feed similar for major aquaculture and livestock species. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future found that, contrary to widely held assumptions, farmed fish and shrimp convert protein and calories […]