Lower anti-dumping duty and opening up of market by the US buyers has allowed Indian exporters to send more products to the USA Eclipsing 60 other countries of the world, India has emerged as the largest exporter of shrimp, a major seafood export item, to the United States of America. US imported more than 32 per cent of shrimps it...
From lab to farm to table. After years of over harvest and disease decimating North Carolina’s oyster population, research and aquaculture are seen as keys to rebuilding an industry with important economic and environmental possibilities. Chances are, if you've had oysters on the half-shell, you’ve eaten what is called a triploid. Triploids are grown in hatcheries and then tended to...
Jeong-Yeol Lee has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. With more than 40 years of professional experience in aquaculture, Dr....
Govt to frame policy to help it flourish in a disciplined manner. A new form of fish farming, known as cage culture, is expanding in flowing water of rivers and canals in various parts of the country, raising hopes for an increased production of fish. Fishes, mostly tilapia, are now farmed in nearly 6,000 cages in rivers where such farming...
State Secretary for Fisheries Mbarka Bouaida recently held talks with several senior Japanese officials focusing on developing cooperation between the two nations in the realm of aquaculture. During her visit to Japan this past week, Bouaida met with several senior Japanese officials to learn about Japanese techniques in the areas of aquaculture and fisheries, said a release by the National...
With increasing demands on its food production networks, Seychelles has announced that it will inject life back into the aquaculture industry by opening a new facility in Providence in August. While tourism accounts for the bulk of the growth seen in the Seychellois economy since independence in 1976, fishing has surpassed the GDP contribution of tourism, and canned tuna now...
A Norwegian fish farm has been hit hard by tiny jellyfish. In northern Norway, at the western side of the Ryggefjord fjord, lies a fish farm with two large open-net pens floating some 200 meters above the seafloor. Run by salmon farming juggernaut Cermaq, the operation has been churning out Atlantic salmon since 1999. But times may be changing for...
Northern Indiana and southwest Michigan are well known for their rich soil and rolling acres of corn, soybeans or other grains. Now, one couple wants to put the region on the map for a different type of farming. This month's Made in Michiana is taking you to Hoosier Shrimp Farm in Walkerton, where that couple is raising shrimp in an...
Myanmar shrimp and prawn exporters are facing a growing shortage of supplies due to the erosion of their natural habitats and unsuccessful breeding techniques, according to a report analysing exports to Japan supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). A lack of preservation of fishery resources in Myanmar has led to a decline in wild supplies of fish and...
Soybean growers recently had a chance to see first hand how Nebraska beans create new opportunities underwater. Nebraska Soybean Board members and staff recently attended an aquaculture event in Mexico. They learned how American soybeans are incorporated into fish diets and feed additives. As consumer demand for seafood rises, so does the need for farm-fed fish. Soybean meal is a...
The 2018 Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference is coming back to Marshfield this year. Coordinators say registration is now open for the event, which will be held March 2-3 at Hotel Marshfield. The conference will be preceded by a workshop meant to teacher farmers how to comply with state aquaculture regulations. The two-day forum will feature more than 20 vendors, a silent...
The CEO of the Canadian company that lost its salmon farm lease with Washington state after a net pen collapse last August speaks out. "If the industry's done, then 180 good working people are out of jobs." Those are the words from Glenn B. Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture, owner of the Atlantic salmon net pen that collapsed last August...
