The AquaNederland trade fair to be held in a few days will serve as the framework for the signing of a collaboration agreement between the companies Searious BV and Cirtec, which will enable the sustainable manufacture of exotic leather with the structure of a water snake. The companies based in Beetgumermolen and Purmerend, respectively, will contribute their experience and know-how...
World-leading genetic scientists from Canada's Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) have partnered with Baja Mexico-based Earth Ocean Farms (EOF) to unlock the genetic mysteries of the valuable Pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru) with the goal of increasing productivity and promoting faster growth. The development of this customized breeding program is the first of its kind for Pacific red snapper. The...
Officials at Houston, Texas-based U.S. company Reef Industries said they are "proud" of their Permalon, a uniquely designed high-density polyethylene geomembrane that is ideal for the most demanding containment applications, such as irrigation and aquaculture liners and stormwater tank liners. According to studies conducted by Reef, no material offers a better balance of properties or proven performance and reliable durability...
The 4th Ocean Forum organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), to be held from April 6-8, 2022, will aim to discuss how to move towards a sustainable ocean economy. Among all the topics and aspects to be discussed will be the social sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture value chains. "It is an opportunity to find...
Israeli company AquaMaof has signed an agreement with Atacama Yellowtail SpA (AYT) for the construction of a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) farm to produce 900 tons per year of lemonfish (Seriola lalandi) in the Coquimbo region of northern Chile. After its first phase, the plant's production is expected to double to 1,800 tons. The initial investment will be US$25 million,...
Indonesia's Director General of Aquaculture, Tb Haeru Rahayu, recently explained that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will cooperate with the Aceh Tamiang Regency in Ace province in revitalizing traditional shrimp ponds. The ultimate goal of the initiative is for domestic shrimp production to reach 2 million tons by 2024. This was explained by the head of the...
An international consortium led by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), from the University of Porto (UP), Portugal, has succeeded in producing the first high-fidelity genome of the mackerel. The discovery has just been revealed in an article published in the scientific journal Gigabyte and was possible thanks to the use of new generation technologies for genome...
The saudi company Red Sea Development, known as TRSDC, will begin test production on its planned aquaculture project by the second quarter of this year 2022. The sustainable tourism developer will try “a number of fish species,” Ventures Director Michael Slage said, but the focus will be to farm native species that are difficult to obtain using traditional methods. The...
Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has reported an operating EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of NOK 102 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and an EBIT per kg of NOK 9.43. The corresponding figures for the same quarter last year were NOK 17 million and NOK 5.05. Demand for salmon increased significantly during the fourth quarter and the first...
The global company BioMar has announced that its facility in Brande, Denmark, significantly scales up the inclusion of microalgae into their raw material portfolio. The use of microalgae in the flagship product line produced in Brande enables BioMar to ramp up the sustainability criteria as this ingredient contributes to a reduced dependency on wild fish stocks. The expansion of an...
The Greek Ministry of Environment gave a few days ago the go-ahead to the architectural study for the project 'Construction of a land-based shrimp aquaculture unit', which is planned to be located in the outer management area of the municipality of Kea, in the Agia Marina area (in the locality of Paouras) of the Kea-Kythnos Regional Unit, and which is...
According to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in 2021, the Vietnamese pangasius market has positive growth signals in the US, European, and Chinese markets along with a number of other small potential markets such as Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Colombia, Thailand, among others. Up to this point, VASEP forecasts that pangasius export turnover in 2021 is estimated at...
