Given its high-value export orientated nature, local government support and expansion opportunities, aquaculture has seen rapid growth in South Africa. According to Kennett Sinclair, partner at Africa focused private equity manager Exeo Capital, aquaculture continues to gain popularity globally, as wild-caught fish numbers decrease due to stricter regulated marine activity, climate change effects and trading regulations. Sinclair says that it...
Russians love fish – it’s one of the few distinctly Asian traits of its otherwise European culture. When the first fast food eateries began to appear in the 1990s following the fall of the Soviet Union, Planet Sushi took the market by storm and can now be found across the country and in the other countries of the Commonwealth of...
Study finds retention of protein and calories in feed similar for major aquaculture and livestock species. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future found that, contrary to widely held assumptions, farmed fish and shrimp convert protein and calories in feed to edible seafood at rates similar to livestock...
More than 40 innovations to be exhibited at Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture. The UAE will promote innovations in aquaculture and urban farming to ensure food security, a top official told Gulf News on Thursday. “Aquaculture and urban farming have a lot of potential in the UAE,” said Mariam Al Muhairi, Minister of State for Food Security, on the...
Myanmar has taken its first major step towards developing a sustainable aquaculture industry that will meet domestic dietary needs and support the country’s fishery exports business at a time when wild fish stocks are declining rapidly. “The fisheries sector is one of the most important for our ministry, contributing to the protein needs of our people as well as our...
In a science classroom the size of a commercial garage, high school students are clipping back the wild, lush plants growing out of a tank of water. Their harvest is delicious: Peppery greens, spicy watercress, and robust lettuce. All of this bounty comes from small pots of soil suspended on styrofoam in a tank of water that is rich with...
The research project, which is aimed at growing Welsh businesses in the aquaculture sector, has been given a £1.4m EU funding boost. The funding was announced last week by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford. The Smartaqua project, which has secured £2m in funding, will see scientists from Swansea University’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR) work in tandem with Welsh businesses...
Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum will return to Taipei World Trade Center in the upcoming summer, featuring the latest technologies and equipment, and serving as an one-stop platform for professionals in the industry. The ocean covers 70 percent of the surface of our planet and its natural resources redeem the land's insufficiency of the food products. However, over exploitation of...
Cargill opened its first feed mill dedicated to fish species in India. The mill is located in the city of Vijayawada and was acquired from Mulpuri Foods & Feeds. The acquisition is part of Cargill’s plan to bring farmers safe, high-quality aqua feed solutions. It also marks an important step in Cargill’s work to develop its aqua feed business in...
Nicholas Romano has been appointed professor of aquaculture for the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In this position, he will develop a productive research program with an emphasis on emerging freshwater production technologies for catfish, as well as production techniques for other commercially viable fish species in Arkansas. The UAPB Aquaculture/Fisheries Center...
With the adverse effects of climate change that continue to diminish the fisheries sector and the growing demand for marine resources, the Department of Marine Resources in St. Kitts is taking a closer look at aquaculture as a possible solution. At a national consultation on the aquaculture sector held Jan. 30 at the NEMA headquarters, various experts in the field...
The new report from Food and Beverage Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of food and beverage industries. Manipulation of the microbial gut content of farmed fishes and crustaceans can have a marked effect on their general health, growth, and quality. Expertly covering the science behind the use of prebiotics and probiotics this...
