By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* Perhaps the single largest biosecurity gap, right after not ensuring that broodstock are clean, in dealing with AHPNS is the continued pond side growthout of bacteria without appropriate quality control and oversight. This poses a serious biosecurity risk: AHPNS causing bacteria thrive under these conditions. […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
By: Sarah Cornelisse* How many people use the computer through which you access your business’s financial accounts? Have you shared your Facebook password with an employee so that they can post to the business’s page? Have you ever clicked on a link in an email even though you weren’t sure […]
The biotechnology aquaculture company NaturalShrimp, developer of the first shrimp-focused commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), has signed a licensing agreement with Niterra (formerly NGK Spark Plug) that allows for the trial use of the company’s patented shrimp growing technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, NaturalShrimp will provide Niterra […]
Last June 12, representatives Kat Cammack, Ed Case and Mike Ezell reintroduced in the 118th Congress of the United States (US), the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act in a new attempt to obtain its approval. The platform Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) “commends Representatives […]
By: Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D.* Vicepresident. CIDEEA / Senior Fisheries & Aquaculture Advisor, AWJ Innovation. Let’s imagine that we are a large company that decides today to start producing shrimp, and not just a few tons, but several tens of thousands of tons, which is the trend for aquaculture […]
By: Philip Buike* I was asked recently: Why is it that relatively few large, established aquaculture production companies are involved in new RAS operations compared to the number of projects being promoted by operations with relatively little prior experience in the business? Introductory Note I would like to thank Mr. […]
Falcon Bidco, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, signed an agreement a few days ago with NTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norway’s SalMar and Frøy, whereby it will purchase NTS’s entire stake in Frøy, a leading integrated aqua service competence and […]
The award-winning aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has secured an investment from Earth Capital Limited (ECL) to grow its current portfolio of products and markets. This is how the Dundee, United Kingdom (UK), based supplier of global aquaculture solutions has raised over GBP 10 million since its series A investment […]
By: Alejandro Flores* After almost 40 years of uninterrupted professional service in academia, in aquaculture production and as an international civil servant, the time has come for retirement, at least from FAO…. Farewell! On this occasion I would like to take the opportunity of this valued space, to talk about […]
Tilapia could be stocked in very small ponds at high densities and still thrive. Backyard aquaculture systems (BAS) are gaining importance as a source of food and economic input for rural families in Mexico. Here is presented a bioeconomic model of BAS developed for tilapia production at a low scale […]