Archivos mensuales: enero 2023
By: Miguel Sepulveda, Marine Biologist * Kappaphycus alvarezii, a species cultivated in at least 30 countries, is the main raw material for obtaining kappa carrageenan, an odorless, tasteless powder widely used in the food and cosmetics industry. In 2017, Brazil imported about 2,500 tons of Carrageenan valued at USD 22 […]
The Global Shrimp Forum has announced the opening of registration for its second annual event. The forum, which takes place between 5th-7th September at the Van der Valk Hotel, Utrecht (Netherlands) will welcome over 400 high-level executives from across the globe, representing the entire shrimp value chain, farmers, feed companies, […]
Leading Netherlands-based shrimp importer Klaas Puul is teaming up with Nutreco -owned Skretting, the largest shrimp feed manufacturer in Ecuador, and Dutch sustainable feed ingredient suppliers Protix and Veramaris to supply supermarkets across Europe with more sustainable shrimp produced in Latin America. Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the […]
By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* Consumers are being sold on systems that might deal with some aspects of sustainability, i.e., water quality and quality of the production environment, but that do not deal with the movement of pathogens between populations. So, at the risk of being repetitive, what is the […]
By: The Fishmonger* The Fishmonger has been looking at other protein markets to consider what they are doing in this space and has concluded that working on your brand will create dividends well into the future. The Fishmonger has been looking at other protein markets to consider what they are […]
The Seagriculture Conference is the leading annual seaweed industry event held in alternating locations since 2012. Now, they members are launching an online edition called Seagriculture Asia-Pacific 2023, that will be dedicated to the seaweed industry in that region. The event will take place on 8 and 9 February, and […]
By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* It appears that many in the field that advocate the control of vibrios either in the environment or through the gut do not understand the concept of “viable but nonculturable” (VBNC). This is not a new idea although we continue to learn more about it. […]
By: Angkasa Putra* Indonesia itself has the largest aquaculture production potential in the world. Based on data from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (2021), since 2010 aquaculture production, has exceeded capture fisheries production. Until 2019, aquaculture contributed about 68.4% of Indonesia’s total fishery production, with an average growth […]
The Superior Court of the State of Washington, in the United States (US) granted some days ago the motion filed by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific against the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Hilary Franz, the Commissioner of Public Lands, to extend the deadline to safely harvest steelhead trout […]