The members of the companies BioSort and Cermaq had reported that, for the very first time, they have tested a sorting mechanism that will sort the fish in a net pen to provide customized follow-up for the fish. The iFarm project is a collaboration between the technology company BioSort and salmon farmer Cermaq, with ScaleAQ as the main supplier of...
This new volume of The Shrimp Book is complementary to the first, bringing together new knowledge, new technologies, new perspectives and new ideas from 98 international authors, from both academia and industry. While Volume I was conceived from the academic experience, this new volume originates from the farming experience. There are six parts. Part I on sustainability and insurance, is...
The CEO of the company highlighted the completion of their first pool at Kvalnes and successful verification of the laminar water flow technology. Some days ago, the Norwegian Parliament's (the Storting's) Standing Committee on Business and Industry visited Andfjord Salmon at Kvalnes. “The committee is interested and engaged, and understands the value of innovation here at Andøya,” explained Martin Rasmussen,...
The investor Prospero, funded by the United Kingdom, has partnered with Kalahari GeoEnergy to implement a project to develop direct applications of geothermal heat in Zambia. The first project of this partnership is the development of aquaculture farms, by setting up a geothermally heated aquaculture complex. The two partners are focusing on aquaculture first, with the goal of helping to...
The two international shrimp genetics suppliers announce their merger to create "Blue Genetics Global" a new player tailor-made to meet the major challenges of key players in the shrimp industry around the world. Blue Genetics Mexico, a subsidiary of Groupe Grimaud (one of the world leaders in multispecies animal genetic selection based in France, 490 M€ of turnover, 2100 employees),...
Gathering more than 10 years of work in the tilapia industry, Phileo by Lesaffre launches a dedicated program aiming to improve gut health and support disease prevention strategies. The Program Aquasaf Tilapia was conceived to maximize productivity, profitability and sustainability of tilapia farming using Phileo’s functional yeast probiotics and postbiotics. To build the program, Phileo draws on knowledge from more...
The organizers of the Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo have confirmed that the 24th edition of the event will be held between August 24 and 26 of this year. The Tokyo International Exhibition Center 'Tokyo Big Sight' East Hall will host the fair, which this time will be joined by a new event, the Fish Next Technology Expo. This...
On March 22, 2022, Syndel’s tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) fish anesthetic Syncaine ® received a Marketing Authorization from the United Kingdom’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). Syncaine ®, formally known as Tricaine-S and Aqualife TMS, is manufactured at Syndel’s new US production facility. Since its initial US FDA approval in 1997, Syndel’s Tricaine has become a recognized and highly regarded fish anesthetic...
In a two-day “kick-off” event, the operations department of the Norwegian company Salmon Evolution has announced that is now ready to accept smolt at the Indre Harøy fish farm. At the end of March, the first 100 000 smolts are due to be introduced to the first of the 12 tanks at the onshore fish farm in western Norway. All...
Singapore RAS has reported that it has entered into an agreement with OFS Norge and Onshore Technologies (ONTEC) for a basic design study of its planned recirculating aquaculture system in the Asian country. The company announced that it is targeting 1,000 tons per year of local farmed salmon production by 2025, with further expansion to 3,000 tons to meet the...
Minister Patuanelli takes the debate to the Agriculture Council of the European Union. The Italian Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF), Stefano Patuanelli, met a few days ago with the president and the director of the Italian Fish Farmers Association (API) to discuss, among many other issues, the measures to be applied to counteract the effects that the...
"In recent years, we have observed that the use of smart feeders in shrimp farming can optimize feed efficiency, productive yield and sustainability, with the incorporation of data management in crop management," Carlos Díaz, CEO of BioMar Group, said.Continuing with the successful entry into the shrimp feed market, the board of directors of the Danish group BioMar approved the acquisition...
