Yearly Archives: 2020

Aquaculture is again in focus in Singapore as the country prepares to scale up local food production against a backdrop of coronavirus-driven disruptions to global supply chains. Written by: Rob Cockerill / gasworld.com Singapore is well known for its fish farming and almost all of the country’s offshore fish farms […]

Seafood exports to Japan are likely to gain with the country lifting inspection order for Indian Black Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) after the export consignments of this shrimp was found free from any residue of synthetic anti-bacterial drug furazolidone, officials of the state-run Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) said. […]

Hunter Street, a Minneapolis-based alternative investment management firm, has partnered with CapitalView Investment Partners, L.P. (“CapitalView”) to provide a $14 million senior term loan to Hyde Road Agricultural Associates LLC’s California operations (the “Company”). Information source: PR Newswire / Hunter Street Partners Photograph: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Based […]

Due to Covid19 there are some changes in the upcoming events four our industry. Check the updates and stay tuned for further rescheduling. Information source: World Aquaculture Society press release Aquaculture Canada and WAS North America 2020 St John’s Newfoundland, Canada – Aug 30 – Sept 2 The World Aquaculture […]

The University of St. Andrews in Scotland is now offering full scholarships under their Masters of Science in Sustainable Aquaculture. Written by: Ken Vincent Rosales / Englishforums.com A course in sustainable Aquaculture With the COVID-19 global pandemic haunting all sectors of the industry, the University of Saint Andrews is offering […]

Thriving fisheries and aquaculture sectors are crucial aspects of sustainable development, food security and public health policy Written by: Laura Rose / Global Aquaculture Alliance blog The directive to eat more seafood is no longer coming solely from fishmongers and nutritionists – it is being voiced by the climate change […]

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, recently launched Seafood MAP – a new market and investment program, supported by leading seafood companies, to accelerate sustainable seafood worldwide. Information source: Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative press release Seafood MAP – Measuring and Accelerating Performance of global […]

As fish production in northern waters nears full capacity, S’pore looks to the south to boost supply Written by: Audrey Tan / Science and environment correspondent for Straitstimes.com Photography credit: Alphonsus Chern The fish-rearing capacity of the narrow body of water to Singapore’s north, where almost all the nation’s offshore […]

Flower Ezekiel Msuya (PhD), a Tanzanian scientist who has, for more than 20 years, struggled to promote seaweed farming and its allied products. Written by: Emmanuel Rubagumya / All Africa.com She is a marine biologist working as a researcher at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). Over the years, […]

Few people probably are aware that amebocytes from horseshoe crabs are indispensable for modern medicine. They are the only known source of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), a reagent extraordinarily sensitive to the liposaccharide toxins produced by Gram-negative bacteria, which are responsible for 80% of cases of life-threatening sepsis in humans. […]