By: Aker BioMarine ASA A recently published study conducted by LABOMAR (the Marine Sciences Institute in NE Brazil), Spring Genetics Tilapia in Miami, and Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS evaluated whether krill meal in the diet impacted reproductive performance of Nile tilapia and the quality and quantity of offspring. The study concluded that krill meal inclusion resulted in positive effects on...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Volare’s products will reduce the CO2 emissions and reliance on wild fish in aquaculture. The global leader in aquafeed solutions Skretting and Volare, a Finnish insect ingredient producer, agreed recently on a commercial collaboration where the first one has secured a substantial capacity in Volare's forthcoming industrial factory in the European country for their Norwegian salmon feeds....
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The members of the Stakeholder Committee of the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) met recently at its center in Brittany to deliver their conclusions on the referral ‘Research for sustainable and innovative marine aquaculture’. After 18 months of exchanges, hearings and analysis, the committee members have formulated recommendations for Ifremer and other marine...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The world’s seafood leader Thai Union Group has launched in Boston, in the United States (US), an innovative program to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the shrimp supply chain. The pilot program has a target of producing 1,000 metric tons of processed shrimp that is both lower impact and meets the highest product quality standards....
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Sea6 Energy, a technology pioneer in the Blue Economy, has launched the world's first large-scale mechanized tropical seaweed farm off Ekas, on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. The one-square-kilometer seaweed farm marks a significant milestone in establishing the scalability of sustainable tropical seaweed cultivation for the production of large industrial applications such as biofertilizers, bioplastics, and the...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: A well-developed conference program based on the theme “Increasing seafood consumption through aquaculture development using an environmental, social, governance and health framework” will soon be announced for the SeaWorld, Gold Coast event between 14-17 May 2024 (www.aquacultureconference.com.au). Two of the recent confirmations are of the highest order. Firstly, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will...
By ADM: ADM is a leader in global nutrition that creates and combines ingredients and flavors for food and beverages, supplements, animal feed, and more. The Chicago-based company has offices, factories, and research centers all around the globe, where science-backed solutions are ideated and developed to address the challenges currently facing the nutrition industry. Always underpinned by the key pillars...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Last 5th of March at Co Chien Industrial Zone, in the Vietnamese province of Vinh Long, the Dutch company De Heus organized the grand opening ceremony of its new shrimp feed mill. Spanning an area of 29,300 square meters, De Heus Vinh Long Shrimp Feed Mill has an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons, featuring five production...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: It will be led by senior lawyer Katherine Hawes (also known as The Fish Lawyer) of Aquarius Lawyers The organizers of Aqua Farm 2024 -the Global International Conference on Aquaculture that will be held in the Sea World Resort, Gold Coast, Australia, from 14 to 17 May- have announced the second of its workshops approved for the...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Cuna Del Mar, Builders Vision, Xcelerate Aqua and the Maine Penobscot Indian Nation have already received significant support A few days ago, the coalition between the companies Cuna Del Mar, Builders Vision and Xcelerate Aqua together with the Maine Penobscot Indian Nation was announced for the development of a supply of Atlantic salmon broodstock and eggs in...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: At North Atlantic Seafood Forum celebrated in Bergen some days ago, SalMar launched an ambitious innovation and R&D initiative, Salmon Living Lab, calling upon industry leaders, NGOs, academia, and other people “who live by and with the salmon” to come together to share and learn. Among other things, the initiative will also lead to building of an...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: FAI and Ethical Seafood Research (ESR) have announced a new partnership to launch the Tilapia Welfare Project in Egypt. Egypt is the top tilapia producer in Africa so this collaboration marks a significant milestone in addressing a previously overlooked aspect of animal welfare within the country’s aquaculture sector. “Research carried out last year revealed tilapia welfare is...
