Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director, Eduardo Gongona, and Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 Chairperson Regional Director, Remia Aparri, hosted a consultation meeting with the Aquaculture Sector. Among others, the principals’ issues raised by the production sector were the need for nurseries to sustain fish cages and […]
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Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, announced some days ago that it has begun installing a complete real-time environmental monitoring system at Grieg Seafood’s new Red Island farm site in Newfoundland on Canada’s Placentia Bay. The system will provide baseline data on […]
The new edition of Aquaculture UK, to be held May 3-5 in Aviemore, Scotland, is expecting record attendance, the organizers said. For three days, the city will once again be the focus of attention for the international aquaculture community after four years of inactivity caused by the covid pandemic. Normally, […]
In the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus, livestock has a dominant place. It is generally considered as water, energy and land intensive. Aquaculture could provide additional animal protein and contribute to meeting the food demand. This study assesses the sustainability of aquaculture using the indicators water footprint (WF), energy footprint (EF) and […]
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) have announced that are joining forces to improve the aquaculture sector in Europe and ensure it is better recognized at a political level. The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ASC’s booth at […]
The European Market Observatory for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Eumofa) recently published a study analyzing the production and market trends of corvina at EU level, focusing on the price structure in the supply chain in Greece, Italy and Spain. The study revealed that, in 2019, 68% of the world production […]
Portuguese scientists recently published the article ‘Potential for Coastal and Offshore Aquaculture in Portugal: Insights from Physico-Chemical and Oceanographic Conditions’, based on information obtained by the ‘Aquimar – Marine Knowledge in Support of Aquaculture’ project. The study has revealed that there is a wide variety of species that can be […]
Vannamei shrimp production with super-intensive technology is the future orientation of aquaculture systems with the concept of low volume high density, that is by not requiring a large area, so it was easily controlled, but has high productivity. Therefore, shrimp production with a super intensive system can be successful and […]
Vietnam’s shrimp exports experienced an energetic first quarter of this year with export revenue of nearly USD 955 million, up 44% over the same period last year, has reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Positive results in the first quarter of this year promise a good […]
International company Skretting announced that AquaVision 2022 will take place next June 13-15 in Stavanger, Norway. Leaders from the global aquaculture industry will gather in the city to gain inspiration and insight into the future of blue and sustainable food, they said in a press release. Registration for the leading […]