Archivos mensuales: febrero 2020

A smart floating fish farm has launched in Singapore, with high-tech solutions that can be scaled up in the region. How do recirculating aquaculture systems help relieve pressure on overfished and increasingly polluted oceans? Written by: Neo Chai Chin / eco-business.com On a barge off northeastern Singapore, underwater cameras monitor barramundi […]

Resistance to a deadly disease that is affecting the second most farmed fish in the world has been found to be mainly due to differences in genes between families of the same fish. Information source: University of Edinburgh press release The breakthrough could help protect stocks of Tilapia fish, which is an important food source in Africa, […]

Coming just days after Skretting and Veramaris announced they had supported Supermarché Match to launch sustainably raised trout, the two companies have today revealed another breakthrough in bringing sustainable seafood to market. Information source: Skretting – Veramaris press release French retail group Auchan, one of the world’s largest retailers is introducing a […]

Organizers of Aquafeed Horizons 2020 conference, the specialized conference for aquaculture feed professionals due to take place March 24, 2020 in Bangkok, have cancelled the meeting. Information source: Aquafeed press release “This was a very difficult decision, and we waited as long as we could in the hope that the […]

The presence of various nutritional and medicinal properties in seaweed is likely to boost the overall commercial seaweed market by 2X. While seaweeds are mostly grown in coastal regions, their increasing end-use is promoting the cultivation of seaweed in other regions such as Europe and North America. Information source: Fact.MR […]

In the face of growing concern over the environmental and health costs of land-based food production, it’s high time to put a spotlight on the role that the ocean and blue food can play in the wider food systems transformation. Written by: Gunhild A Stordalen / WEF agenda 2020* The EAT-Lancet […]

Information source: WAS press release Aquaculture Africa 2020 or “AFRAQ2020” will be held in Alexandria City, Egypt on 28th November to 1st December 2020. The conference will be hosted at the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina, one of the most fascinating touristic and cultural attractions in the world. The conference offers a […]

The Executive President of the National Chamber of Aquaculture, representing the shrimp sector of Ecuador, stated that, with the end of holidays in China, domestic trade will begin to show signs of recovery, reactivating the demand for shrimp very soon. Information source: press release / National Chamber of Aquaculture from […]

Nutreco recently announced that it has invested in Dutch company Kingfish Zeeland, which aims to bring supplies of yellowtail kingfish to the US and European markets through a proprietary recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). The investment underlines Nutreco’s ongoing commitment to Feeding the Future; the company’s mission to contribute to producing […]

Information source: Still in its infancy, the global sea bream market is poised for a healthy growth outlook during the period of projection, 2019 – 2029. With notable growth observed in demand for sea bream from the foodservice industry, global sea bream markets would witness nearly 6% compound annual growth […]