Archivos mensuales: mayo 2021

Extensive and successful local validation sees Skretting Latin America launch Xpand, the next generation of premium grower feed for shrimp.  Information source: Skretting / press release Without taking any shortcuts or unnecessary risks, feeding Xpand enables farmers to reduce the associated costs and impacts of farming in exposed water locations by harvesting earlier at the same size; […]

Cargill and the Edes Business School of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja will train and improve income potential for 100 women from Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Ecuador. Information source. Cargill Ecuador / press release Cargill and the Edes Business School of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) in […]

BioMar announces a new RAS feed concept, LARVIVA ORBIT, that aims to improve the efficiency of marine nurseries. It will support an industry move of a prolonged time at the hatchery for fry before they are transferred to sea. This will aid in the expected acceleration in the use of […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency, is hosting a stakeholder webinar regarding updates to the Emergency Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised aquatic animals for livestock and feed losses due to disease, certain […]

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to public health and society impacting all communities and individuals. People are now adopting a New Normal way of life, in which everyone needs to wear a mask in a public space, maintain social distancing, check the temperature frequently for self-monitoring, and meticulously […]

Poseidon Ocean Systems, a Campbell River company specializing in the development of salmon farming infrastructure and life support systems, was awarded one of two grand prizes of $150,000 from the inaugural BC Aquaculture Innovation Awards. The competition was sponsored by Innovate BC and the Province of British Columbia to highlight […]

Skretting is one step closer to validating a new ingredient and reaching our Sustainability RoadMap 2025 ambition. eniferBio, the Finnish biotech start-up and winner of the 2020 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge, today announced the successful completion of process piloting trials and the beginning of the next phase – testing of its Pekilo […]

The date for WA2021 #AquacultureNow is approaching and registrations are now open. From November 15 to 19, the city of Mérida, Mexico will become the world capital of aquaculture, by celebrating the maximum meeting of the WAS. Information source: WAS / media release The World Aquaculture Society (WAS) invites all […]

Enzootic Genetics & Innovation, NRGene and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will create a new technological consortium to apply the latest genomic selection technologies developed by NRGene for the enhancement of Enzootic’s freshwater shrimp breeding program and performance of its proprietary all-female populations. Information source: NRGene / press release Enzootic Genetics […]

The inaugural Chesapeake Oyster Science Symposium is a conference for early-career professionals, graduate students, researchers, restoration experts, and aquaculturists. While we welcome attendees from all locations, the Symposium will focus on emerging science and innovative approaches to advance the oyster population of Chesapeake Bay.  Information source: NAA / media release […]