Yearly Archives: 2020

Sustainable aquaculture alone can’t meet the growing appetite for fish in Europe, where 57 % of seafood consumed is currently imported. The Undersee water quality monitoring and data visualization solution promises to boost industry’s yields while enhancing quality and safety standards. Information source: European Union / press release Oceans are […]

High demands for documentation put pressure on fish producers. Although focus on bacteria and contamination has always been eminent in the fish processing industry, the current situation is increasing awareness on food safety globally. Danish suppliers offers solutions and technology helping fish producers comply with international requirements. Information source: Danish […]

In a recent study published by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Pacific White Shrimp fed a fish-free diet containing Veramaris’ natural marine algal oil and Menon’s MrFeed® had significantly higher survival rates for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS) compared to diets containing fishmeal and fish oil. Information source: Veramaris / press relase AHPNS […]

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Erber Group for an enterprise value of €980m. The value of the transaction represents an EV/EBITDA multiple of about 14x the 2020 EBITDA (fiscal year ending September 2020). The […]

Recently the organization committee of AQUASUR (Editec fairs and conferences) announced that due to the current situation derived from COVID-19 that is affecting Chile and the whole world, they have decided to postpone and reschedule the execution of AQUASUR 2020 that was programmed for October this year in the city […]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Kvarøy Arctic (pronounced “Kwa-ray”) recently announced the major producer of Norwegian farmed salmon will join IBM Food Trust to enhance the traceability of its salmon and help foster consumer trust across their supply chain. Information source: Kvarøy Arctic / Press release Kvarøy Arctic is enabling all […]

Bayer Animal Health is boosting its solution offerings for shrimp and other warm-water aquaculture species through supply and distribution agreements with water treatment technology suppliers, Cytozyme Laboratories Inc. (“Cytozyme”) and Chengdu Kehongda Technology Co., Ltd (“KEHONDA”), as well as farm management technology provider, XpertSea Solutions Inc (“XpertSea”). Information source: Bayer […]

The Aquaculture Canada and WAS North America Steering Committee has decided to make a second date change, now rescheduling the conference and exhibition to September 26 – 29, 2021, at the St. John’s Convention Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador. Information source: WAS Northamerica / Media release This change is being made […]

A North Queensland barramundi farm will produce a million fish a year through an intensive fish nursery and support more than 20 new regional jobs with a funding boost from the Palaszczuk Government. Information source: Media release / Queensland Governement Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said […]

De Heus Animal Nutrition (De Heus) completed the acquisition of the compound feed operations of Neovia Indonesia (PT Welgro Feedmill and PT Wirifa Sakti) from ADM. With two compound feed mills located in West-Java and East-Java and total sales volume of 125,000 tonnes in 2019, Welgro and Wirifa focus mainly […]