Ingredients company Kemin Industries has enhanced its ability to supply clients in the aquaculture industry by launching a new dedicated aquaculture division. Kemin claims the new AquaKulture division will help aqua feed companies, aqua farms and fish meal producers achieve growth, as it will provide products and solutions which will help company’s raise healthy and nutritious fish products. Kemin AquaCulture...
Prime minister Erna Solberg wants her country to develop an aquaculture industry that can deliver food and economic values within an acceptable footprint. Norway, ranked as one of the best countries for green living, will further develop the aquaculture industry to churn its economy, sustain the environment and feed the world, the country’s prime minister Erna Solberg said. The country,...
Stake in Camanor is the company's first push into South America Charoen Pokphand Foods, Thailand's largest shrimp producer, has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Brazil-based peer Camanor Produtos Marinhos for $17.5 million, taking its first step into the South American market. The deal, in which CP Foods will subscribe for roughly 4.6 million newly issued shares of Camanor,...
More are raising questions on sustainable seafood There are some easy questions to answer when ordering a meal at a Friday night fish fry. “Fried or baked?” “All-you-can-eat?” “Baked potato or fries?” But some fish-fry lovers in Madison are starting to ask a few questions of their own. Like, “Where did this fish come from?” “When was it caught?” “Is...
Sri Lanka's fisheries ministry will start a conservation program to protect lagoon eco-systems which will boost fisheries resources and eco-tourism also introduce aquaculture, expanding incomes of fisher families. Sri Lanka's ministry of fisheries said 11 metric tonnes of fish had been harvested from 10 key lagoon in 2015 and 10 metric tonnes in 2011. While capture fisheries can be doubled...
Southland Regional Development Strategy planners are still holding out hope for a large-scale aquaculture development to take place in the coming years. Aquaculture project leader Mark O'Connor said aquaculture was still a "primary focus" of the SoRDS Action Plan, despite the failure of the selected Stewart Island site to meet sustainability targets. The plan to introduce salmon farming on a...
To reduce costs and impact on wild fish stocks, carnivorous fish are increasingly fed plant-based diets in aquaculture. However, the rapid development in aquaculture fish production has not been matched by new methods that accurately can trace the food chain supply in aquaculture production. It’s one of the world’s most popular fish and demand is surging. With that comes an...
Sixteen new projects were funded by grants issued in early April The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute awarded its 2018-20 grants in early April with a goal to increase awareness of the importance of the Great Lakes to Wisconsin’s economy as well as the quality of life. These projects vary from research regarding E. coli presence on beaches to encouraging aquaculture...
SKRETTING Zambia has called on fish farmers in the country to use high quality feed to increase production. Company sales officer Mary Banda said farmers need to take advantage of Zambia’s abundant water bodies and favourable temperatures in fish farming to boost the sector. In a statement on Friday, Ms Banda said that the successful introduction of innovative fish farming...
Health officials in Canada and the United Kingdom have announced a new initiative aimed at combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock and aquaculture production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Innovet-AMR, a partnership between the UK government's Global AMR Innovation Fund and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), will fund and support research to develop new animal vaccines and other...
Obvious Ventures, Aqua-Spark and Real Ventures invest in new methods for tracking and managing aquatic populations, making aquaculture more profitable and sustainable. XpertSea, a Canadian company which develops technologies to make aquaculture more profitable and sustainable, announced today that it has raised $10 million CAD in Series A financing. The financing is a co-investment led by Obvious Ventures and Aqua-Spark, as well...
As the federal government considers bringing in new laws to govern fish farms, there is widespread skepticism that the government will act in the public interest. Tensions surrounding salmon farming are running particularly high in British Columbia where more than 100 operations dot the south and central coast. Many of the farms are located in the territory of First Nations...
