Effective May 1, the Norwegian company Benchmark has appointed Kate Furhovden Stenerud as the new Commercial Director for salmon, while Thommy Holmvåg was promoted to the position of Commercial Lead for genetics in Norway. These changes are part of the company’s strategy to enhance its sales of genetics and health […]
Monthly Archives: May 2023
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The Aquaculture Research Institute of University of Maine, in the United States (US), has been awarded USD 2.25 million per year of congressional programmatic funding from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) for research on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems at the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center. […]
By: Bermúdez-Medranda, A. E. y Panta-Vélez, R. P.* After their death, shrimps go through a process of blackening affecting their commercial value, being the cause of greater rejection of the product in the international market the melanosis in the shrimp, which is a change of color of the surface caused […]
By: Suman Dey and Chinmaya Nanda* ICAR – Central Institute of Fisheries Education Aquaculture provides an appropriate alternative for improving fish production to address increasing fish consumption with massive livelihood benefits for societies. However, aquaculture production of India is a mere 7.1% as compared to 61.5% of China. The current […]
Following more than three years of development for the region, and in collaboration with technological partner Go Smart, an Israel-based precision farming start-up, Skretting Southern Europe has launched Skretting 360+, together with its long-term commitment to enable Mediterranean aquaculture to sustainably increase its fish production while also reducing its exposure […]
BioMar and Agronutris have signed some days ago a long-term partnership to develop the next generation of black soldier fly meals specifically designed for the needs of the aquaculture industry. After years of R&D, insect meal is now seen as a promising new ingredient on a clear pathway to being […]
Hauling fish creates natural stress on them with even a short term, ten to thirty minutes, transport requiring constant air / oxygen supply. Fish farmers have used Fresh-flo transport aerators for over 65 years to ensure their stock remains healthy during transport. With the newest enhancement, the hub inside the […]
By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* There can be no sustainable aquaculture without pathogen control. Members of the OIE are ethically obligated as a condition of their membership to submit relevant disease outbreak information in a timely and open manner. Still, shrimp pathogens’ movement across international borders has caused billions of […]
By: Sarah Cornelisse* Marketing your business and products through social media can be powerful; social media allows you to connect with consumers where and when they want. And while social media is often touted as free, it is anything but. This article enlists errors that could prevent a good outcome […]