Bangladesh lags behind most other countries in adoption of modern technologies for shrimp farming and utilisation of economic potential, experts said. The coastal districts of Bagerhat, Cox's Bazar, Khulna and Satkhira have the potential to become the wealthiest areas of Bangladesh if the opportunities in shrimp and prawn aquaculture are properly explored, they said. A collaboration of the government, investors,...
Neovia announces the acquisition of 100% interest in Epicore, a North American company specialised in the manufacture of larval feed and probiotics on the global aquaculture market and, more specifically, shrimp. Through the complementarity of the expertise of the two companies and Neovia’s international R&D network, Neovia intends to develop its aquaculture business and offer new natural and sustainable solutions...
The Mekong Delta province of Long An plans to increase its aquatic farming area by 200 hectares to approximately 9,200 hectares and expects to produce 52,550 tonnes of aquatic products this year. To this end, the province will tighten management on commercial aquatic farming and announce a list of freshwater aquatic species included in the province’s policies to support the...
The Provincial Government is urging the public to review their draft environmental assessment for the Grieg Aquaculture Project in Placentia Bay. In November, Environment Minister Eddie Joyce announced that Grieg NL Nurseries and Grieg NL Seafarms would have to provide an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of their environmental assessment. A committee has prepared a draft of the guidelines...
That the salmon is a staple today is thanks to a robust fish farming industry that has expanded at rapid speed in recent decades in Norway, where in 2016 around 1.18 million metric tonnes were produced. The Salmon is touted as Norway’s all-time greatest conqueror, a fish that has, in the shadow of the first Norwegian oil rigs, spawned a...
New research released by the federal government says there are minimal risks of farmed Atlantic salmon from British Columbia's Discovery Islands transferring a deadly viral disease to wild sockeye making their way to the Fraser River. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said Wednesday the findings are the first in a series of investigations to assess the risk of pathogen...
A report, 'Development of fisheries and aquaculture in Vidarbha: Study and action plan', based on extensive research was released by state chief secretary Sumeet Mallick at a programme organized by Vidarbha. Development Board and Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU) at divisional commissioner office here on Tuesday. Divisional commissioner and MAFSU VC Anoop Kumar along with state's senior cabinet...
Organic Aquaculture Product Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017 - 2025 Organic aquaculture depicts farming of marine animals by adhering the organic practices. Further, it also includes prohibition of use of synthetic chemicals and pesticides and the use of only organic feed during organic aquaculture farming. Concerning on the goal of organic agriculture, the...
Investing in clean technology for our fisheries and aquaculture industries helps protect our environment, while increasing competitiveness and creating jobs for Canadians. Today, Karen Ludwig, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard launched a new program that will provide up to $20 million over...
Aquaculture businesses — and provincial governments — are probably hoping it’s a disease that doesn’t spread. In late November, a pathogenic variety of infectious salmon anemia was found in a Newfoundland fish farming operation. It’s not all that unusual: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency lists case of infectious salmon disease online, and since January of last year has identified three...
Cooke Aquaculture signed deal Tuesday to acquire Omega Protein Corp., adding 1,000 employees to its workforce. New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture got even bigger on Tuesday, with its acquisition of a Houston, Texas company and its workforce of 1,000 people. Cooke Aquaculture acquired Omega Protein Corp. in a $500 million USD deal — approximately $650 million (Canadian) — in...
Wild salmon swimming past B.C. fish farms are at high risk of picking up a virus that causes weakness and affects their ability to reach spawning grounds according to new groundbreaking research published this week in the scientific journal PLOS One (Public Library of Science One). The study found the percentage of wild salmon infected with piscine reovirus (PRV) was...
