Ammonia is a problematic environmental toxicant for aquatic species. Research results indicate how Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) alleviated the adverse impacts induced by ammonia intoxication in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) through its effects on growth performance, hemato-biochemical and antioxidant-related parameters, and histopathological changes. In this sense, YSE could be […]
Monthly Archives: June 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just released the ‘Food Outlook’ report, in which it reveals that it expects global fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 to increase by 1.5% to 184.6 million tons. With its projections, FAO explains that growth in the aquaculture sector […]
Preparations for smolt release has progressed according to plan during the first quarter and subsequent months, and the Norwegia company Andfjord Salmon plans to release smolt in its first pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, June 2022. It is important to note that this pool is a large flow-through pond below sea […]
Guoxin 1, the first of a new class of vessels that is expected to revolutionize fish farming, was commissioned just a few days ago. The size of an oil tanker, it is a 100,000 dwt vessel that, according to the Qingdao Guoxin Development Group, will produce more than 3,700 tons […]
The European Commission (EC) has adopted some days ago its Partnership Agreement with France, laying down an investment strategy worth EUR 18.4 billion in cohesion policy funding for the period 2021-2027. Of this total, around EUR 567 million from the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund will facilitate the ecological […]
The company of Dutch origin Royal DSM, global purpose-led science-based, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Prodap, a Brazilian animal nutrition and technology company that combines technology offerings, consulting services, and customized nutritional solutions to drive efficiency and sustainability in animal farming. The transaction, which remains subject to […]
Thai Union Group has published its ninth annual Sustainability Report, that outlines the progress that the company has made through SeaChange, the Company’s sustainability strategy. There were a number of significant achievements, as the Company further strengthened its sustainability efforts. Those successes included completing Thai Union’s first greenhouse gas inventory […]
A few days ago, INVE Aquaculture, the company that is part of Benchmark Holding, invited its customers in Thailand to the event ‘Artemia in Aquaculture – A broad overview of the Artemia situation worldwide’. The event took place at the Suntara Wellness Resort & Hotel, in Chachoengsao, and it saw […]
The Vietnamese company Minh Phu Seafood Corp has announced that aims at accounting for 25% of the world shrimp market share by 2045. This goal is projected to be achieved by Minh Phu through short, medium and long-term strategies, particularly the 2021-2025 strategy with the key objective being building a […]
Some days ago, the Barramundi Group has announced that has plans for AUD 300 million (near USD 217) development near their Cone Bay operations off the coast of Derby, in Australia. This expansion would see the development of 13 new leases across Buccaneer Archipelago, which would increase their Kimberley barramundi […]