The third edition of the Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability was held in the city of Puerto Varas, Los Lagos region, Chile, from October 12 to 14, with the slogan “One mission, one region: Fishing with a future”. The event was organized by the Mexican Council for […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
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Dutch-based Royal Van Beest Group has reported its acquisition of Spain-based Sling Supply International (Slingsintt), a company dedicated to the design, manufacture, testing and certification of lifting solutions in a wide range of industries. This acquisition, the group explained, makes a significant contribution to Van Beest’s mission to be a […]
The origin of seafood is important to consumers and importers alike. Element profiling has been brought into play as a potential tool to improve seafood traceability. Results are presented here that demonstrate the potential of a traceability database for shrimp aquaculture products from predominant producing countries. Most of the production […]
The vibrios carrying the PirA and PirB toxin genes cause acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in cultivated shrimp, significantly affecting the yield. The use of probiotic strains is a promising strategy to prevent vibriosis in shrimp cultures. Here we presented results indicating that the preventive use of probiotic strains with […]
During its annual meeting held on last September 28-29, the members of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) elected new officers, two new Executive Committee members and two new Board members. Ian Roberts, Director of Communications (Scotland, Ireland, Canada) at Mowi, will serve as the new Chair of the CAIA […]
Cermaq has terminated the purchase of 689 tons of MAB worth NOK 134 million in response to the Norwegian government’s opening of the possibility of returning the permits purchased at fixed prices in 2022. This action had its origin in the proposed income tax on aquaculture resources in the northern […]
The Olpheel range is launched to support performance and animal welfare in aquaculture, aiming challenges like stress reduction, supporting the animals’ natural defenses and metabolism, or stimulating appetite and feed intake. Combining a specific olfactory mode of action and plant extracts synergies, the use of the Olpheel range reduces for […]
Understanding the risks that climate change poses on different culture systems in different locations is important to enable the design of targeted adaptation and resilience building actions. We present an aquaculture climate risk assessment framework, applied to the aquaculture sector of the Sultanate of Oman, that identifies the sensitivity and […]
Atarraya’s AI-powered, ‘plug and play’ Shrimpbox farming technology will create up to 65 new jobs by late 2025 and help further establish the State of Indiana as the United States’ agtech capital INDIANAPOLIS — September 21, 2022 — Atarraya, creator of Shrimpbox, the first sustainable ‘plug-and-play’ shrimp farming technology, today announced plans to establish […]
Feed can account for 50 to 80% of operating costs in aquaculture production, and generally protein components account for more than two-thirds of fish feed costs. Therefore, given the declining production of fishmeal worldwide, sustainable alternatives to replace the feed source need to be found and produced. Here we present […]