NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving a major problem in the global and domestic supply of fresh shrimp. How NaturalShrimp is revolutionizing the shrimp aquaculture industry NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving a major problem in the global and domestic supply of...
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) is expected to launch the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs Programme this year as part of moves to make fish farming a viable industry in Ghana. The Deputy Minister of MoFAD, Mr Francis Ato Cudjoe who made this known Thursday at a stakeholders’ workshop to disseminate results of Zonation of the Volta...
A single Pacific bluefin tuna sold for 36.45 million yen, or $323,111, during the famed New Year auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market last Friday, Jan. 5. The sale took place amid ongoing concerns over the dire status of stocks of the species, Thunnus orientalis, which are now at 2.6 percent of pre-fishing levels. An international agreement reached in September...
Scientists at the Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) have completed farming trials on Indian White Shrimp (Penaeus indicus) in all the maritime States in the country, including Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, establishing the species as prime alternative to the exotic vannammei. A team of scientists led by CIBA Director K.K. Vijayan will share their findings on Indian White...
According to the report, global aquaculture market was valued at USD 156.27 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 209.42 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.0% between 2016 and 2021. In terms of volume, the global demand for aquaculture stood at 71,190-kilo tons in 2015. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish,...
I read in two recent issues about the proposed licence for mechanical kelp harvesting in Bantry Bay being passed and the Marine Harvest licence for 12 new salmon cages also passed subject to conditions. Salmon farming has a huge environmental impact, but is being promoted by the government as a major export, whereas seaweed farming licences – which is intrinsically...
Aquaculture will return to Seychelles in August with the completion of a new facility at Providence – an industrial zone – on the eastern coast of the main island of Mahe. A top official from the Seychelles Fishing Authority, Aubrey Lesperance said aquaculture is one step towards guaranteeing food security for the island nation. “There is currently a lot of...
As Southeast Asia’s aquaculture industry moves to greater production and extra-regional exports, they face an issue of critical importance. USSEC’s Southeast Asia Aquaculture Program has identified that there are still many in the aquaculture industry that are either unaware of or not paying attention to the international movement by buyers to purchase only certified product. Buyer pressure helped put standards...
A project led by NUI Galway and Athlone Institute of Technology is set to improve production efficiencies and management of farmed fish at several inland freshwater sites. The project, called ECOAQUA, has received almost €350k in funding from the European Commission. This project is expected to give us new information, new methods, and increased awareness in this area. Led by...
Since being founded in 2000, Genome Atlantic has enabled over $90 million and 1,500 person years of employment in genomics research and development (R&D) in Atlantic Canada. With a $750,000 non-repayable loan through the federal government’s Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) announced on Wednesday, the Halifax-based not-for-profit corporation hopes to develop more partnerships and increase the level of private funding....
Authorities in the central coastal province of Phu Yen will spend nearly 2.12 VND trillion (93 million USD) developing aquaculture from now until 2025. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Huu The, the master plan on fisheries development by 2025 with a vision toward 2030 will involve aquaculture, harvest and processing and building infrastructure for fishing...
Scientists from NUI Galway and Athlone Institute of Technology involved in two year-project Environmental conflicts over fish farming may be reduced if new EU-funded research on land-based aquaculture bears fruit. The two-year project involving scientists from NUI Galway (NUIG) and Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) aims to apply new technology to rearing fish in freshwater sites inland. Funding has proved...
