The Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company (CP Foods) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation with Uoriki, Japan's No.1 fresh fish retailer, engaging wholesales and retails of fresh seafood products from Japan and enabling Thai people to easily access a variety of Japanese premium fish. CEO of CP Foods, Prasit Boondoungprasert, and Uoriki President, Masayuki...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) released a study highlighting that the boom in aquaculture and seafood trade experienced in recent years in the Black Sea region is being threatened by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The war may hinder this growth and threatens to disrupt seafood trade and supply...
AquaBounty, a land-based salmon producer innovating to enhance productivity and sustainability in aquaculture, celebrated breaking ground on the construction of its first 10,000 metric ton Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio. AquaBounty was joined at the groundbreaking event by partners CRB, Innovasea, local and government officials, and key Ohio economic development leaders. AquaBounty expects the project cost to be in...
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director, Eduardo Gongona, and Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 Chairperson Regional Director, Remia Aparri, hosted a consultation meeting with the Aquaculture Sector. Among others, the principals’ issues raised by the production sector were the need for nurseries to sustain fish cages and the shortage in fry supply. FMA 11 is a major...
Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, announced some days ago that it has begun installing a complete real-time environmental monitoring system at Grieg Seafood’s new Red Island farm site in Newfoundland on Canada’s Placentia Bay. The system will provide baseline data on dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll, blue-green algae and turbidity levels at...
The new edition of Aquaculture UK, to be held May 3-5 in Aviemore, Scotland, is expecting record attendance, the organizers said. For three days, the city will once again be the focus of attention for the international aquaculture community after four years of inactivity caused by the covid pandemic. Normally, the meeting is held every two years. The international exhibition,...
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) have announced that are joining forces to improve the aquaculture sector in Europe and ensure it is better recognized at a political level. The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ASC’s booth at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, held between April 26...
The European Market Observatory for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Eumofa) recently published a study analyzing the production and market trends of corvina at EU level, focusing on the price structure in the supply chain in Greece, Italy and Spain. The study revealed that, in 2019, 68% of the world production of corvina came from aquaculture activities. The percentage rises to...
Portuguese scientists recently published the article 'Potential for Coastal and Offshore Aquaculture in Portugal: Insights from Physico-Chemical and Oceanographic Conditions', based on information obtained by the 'Aquimar - Marine Knowledge in Support of Aquaculture' project. The study has revealed that there is a wide variety of species that can be considered for aquaculture production and gives clues as to why...
Vietnam's shrimp exports experienced an energetic first quarter of this year with export revenue of nearly USD 955 million, up 44% over the same period last year, has reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Positive results in the first quarter of this year promise a good year for shrimp exports nationwide. Although there are still concerns...
International company Skretting announced that AquaVision 2022 will take place next June 13-15 in Stavanger, Norway. Leaders from the global aquaculture industry will gather in the city to gain inspiration and insight into the future of blue and sustainable food, they said in a press release. Registration for the leading international aquaculture business conference has already begun. At the meeting,...
The organization expands to welcome partner members from supply chain. A new poll has revealed that a majority of Scots who live near salmon farms support the sector. Residents said that salmon farms provide jobs for local people, help to improve the local economy, and provide a high-quality product that Scotland can be proud of. The work was commissioned by...
