The African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) that was initially planned for 2020 will take place from December 11-14 in the Egyptian port of Alexandria, following an assessment of the Covid health and safety situation in the ancient country, and approval by the Egyptian government. “WAS and AFRAQ21 […]
Archivos diarios: 12/10/2021
Diversified Communications announced that the tenth edition of Seafood Expo Asia will take place in Singapore, at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, from 14 to 16 September 2022. The event scheduled for 2020, which was also to take place in Singapore, was canceled by Diversified due to the […]
The Norwegian Seafood Council reported that the Norwegian aquaculture industry uses less antibiotics than any other animal farming, and in 2020, 99% of Norwegian salmon have never been treated with any form of antibiotic. The latest annual report on the use of antibiotics in Norwegian animal husbandry and food production […]
A European eco-label for aquaculture products and a one-stop-shop for licenses are key proposals put forward by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in its opinion on ‘Sustainable blue economy and aquaculture’, adopted at its plenary session on 1-2 December. The opinion contributes to the new communication on sustainable […]
Since December 1, the Norwegian business community has been able to take advantage of the free trade agreement between Norway and the United Kingdom reached by the two countries last summer. This helps trade, value chains and competitiveness to continue after Brexit, and is opening the way for Oslo to […]
A study opens up the possibility of converting greenhouse methane into fish food. The report, published in Nature Sustainability and driven by researchers at Stanford University, explains that the production costs associated with methane captured from certain sources in the US are lower than the market price of conventional fishmeal. […]