The Pennsylvania Farm Show is highlighting aquaculture, an emerging industry in the state. According to National Aquaculture Association, farmed fish can help satisfy the growing worldwide demand for seafood and protect wild populations from depletion. “A lot of the aquaculture sector in PA is sports fish like trout. There’s some bass farms that grow for stocking,” said Paul Nickerson of...
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) has projected shrimp exports to continue gathering momentum this year, particularly in the EU and China. Vietnam’s shrimp export value was estimated at 3.8 billion USD in 2017, up 22 percent from 2016. The EU was the top importer of Vietnamese shrimp, totaling more than 780 million USD worth of the...
The new report from Healthcare Market Reports has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of healthcare industries. The use of genetic and biotechnological techniques in fisheries and aquaculture has expanded massively since the publication of the successful and popular first edition of this book in 2003. Following the structure of the first edition, this carefully revised...
Auburn University researcher Cova Arias has developed a vaccine that may save catfish from one of the deadliest diseases afflicting them -- and save catfish farmers a lot of money. (Contributed) After more than seven years of research and testing, Cova Arias knows the vaccine she developed and patented to immunize catfish against columnaris disease works in a laboratory. She...
Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, today announced it has acquired Pacifico Aquaculture ("Pacifico"), a leader in sustainable ocean-raised aquaculture. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2010 and based in Baja California, Mexico, Pacifico is the world's first and only producer of ocean-raised striped bass. Pacifico's striped bass is prized by...
Expected value of the produce is around Rs. 5,500 crore The State Government has decided to achieve self sufficiency in fish seed production by targeting production of 70 crore fry/fingerlings over the next five years. It proposes to diversify production methods with cage culture, pen culture and re-circulatory aqua culture system known for saving water through recycling besides enhancing the...
Seafood production in Iran annually accounts for close to 10% of the average value of agro exports. Iran exported some 68,000 tons of seafood worth $228 million during the eight months to Nov. 21, registering a 26% and 41% increase in weight and value respectively compared with the corresponding period of last year, the director general of Seafood Quality Improvement,...
Vannamei production to be scaled up based on success of zero-salt technique The State Government has launched an ambitious programme to promote fish culture for achieving self-sufficiency. But, little is known about the initiatives launched for cultivation of shrimp and Vannamei on an experimental basis. Faced with acute shortage of availability of varieties of prawn, the Fisheries Department has launched...
Ways to sustainably grow Nova Scotia's fish and seafood industry to ensure the province remains Canada's top exporter will be discussed at the 20th annual Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister's conference. Nova Scotia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell will meet with harvesters, processors and exporters at the Halifax Convention Centre, Feb. 22-23, to share knowledge and hear from experts in...
The Brazilian aquaculture association Peixe BR criticized the temporary suspension of fish and shellfish exports to the European Union (EU) self-imposed by the Brazilian government. The entity which represents more than half of the Brazilian production of farmed fish argued that “without doubt, this is bad news, but it can't be said that it is unexpected or that it has...
A group of five students from the National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) who completed a six-month training and internship programme at Golden Corporation Sdn Bhd received certificates at an event held by the company at its production facility in Kampong Serambangun, Tutong District to celebrate them for completing the training programme. The internship training is the result of collaboration agreement...
Private fish breeding farms are expected to start getting baby fish (fingerlings) and shrimp larvae at subsidised and much lower prices than market price from the hatchery of the Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh by the beginning of next year, said an official. He also said that several measures have been taken to protect the strategic reserve of fish...
