The United Nations says humanitarian needs in refugee camps in Cameroon are increasing, exceeding the means available to take care of the growing number of refugees. But some of the refugees have empowered themselves by making use of resources around them to earn a living for their families. At Gado refugee camp in eastern Cameroon, 200 refugee women have developed...
European aquaculture is a vital industry employing thousands of people and generating billions of euros in turnover. But there is scope for greater development. According to the EU-funded DIVERSIFY project, European aquaculture employs 190 000 people and has a EUR 7 billion ex-farm value. But only 10 % of the seafood eaten by consumers in the bloc is actually generated...
Aquaculture researcher Dr. Karen Veverica from Auburn University will host a talk on aquaculture at UH Maui College to discuss the challenges of raising fin fish in warm, fresh water environments such as Maui. The event will be held at the Community Service Building 205, Cooperative Extension on campus Dec. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. With more than 35...
A company proposing a $56 million fish feed factory in Tasmania's north-west is reassuring the local community it will meet smell and noise restrictions. BioMar Australia hopes to set up the factory at Wesley Vale, near Devonport, producing 110,000 tonnes of aqua feed per year and creating 55 ongoing jobs. The managing director of BioMar UK, Paddy Campbell, said construction...
Anders C. Bylling is the Managing Director of Aller Aqua Qingdao and son of Hans Erik Bylling. Anders explains that the process of building a factory in China has been long. “We have had some delays along the way, but we reached our goal. Our Chinese team has worked exceptionally hard to have everything ready for the inauguration. It has...
There is huge potential for aquaculture in India and plans are afoot to promote multi-species cultivation unlike smaller countries that bank on a few species. "It has become important for India, as a signatory to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), to introduce a surveillance programme to monitor aquatic diseases, said JK Jena, deputy director general, fisheries, Delhi. Jena...
As part of an effort “to foster responsible aquaculture and seafood security” in U.S. markets, NOAA Fisheries is making $1.5 million available through the nation’s regional Interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions to fund a competitive grant program to fund aquaculture pilot projects. As part of that program, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is requesting proposals for grants totaling $450,000 in...
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and its partners are expanding next year's Top Gun entrepreneurship program to include companies in the aquaculture sector. MCED announced Monday that applications are now being accepted for Top Gun 2018, an entrepreneurship acceleration program that has helped more than 175 startups since 2009. Partnering with the University of Maine, Gulf of Maine Research...
Partners and stakeholders pose for a photo during the launch of the national aquaculture curriculum in Nairobi. The programme seeks to boost aquaculture in the country and enhance farmers' livelihoods while protecting L Victoria and its environment and natural resources. A national aquaculture curriculum has been launched to promote, boost and sustain farming of tilapia in fish ponds within the...
Pacific Trading Aquaculture has announced that from December 1st 2017 they will be changing their company name to a shortened version of the current name and re branding as PT Aqua. There are no structural or physical changes to the company’s activities or products other than the new rebranded name. Head offices will remain in Ireland with operational hubs in...
Culturing and raising Asian sea bass (lates calcarifer) are expensive due to the limited supply and high market demand of fish meal, which is a vital protein source for this high-priced fish. Asian sea bass, known in the Philippines as "apahap," lives in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats. It is one of the many fish species cultured in Southeast Asia...
The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Seafood for the Future program and partners have been awarded $147,737 as part of the 2017 Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative, the aquarium announced Tuesday. Led by the aquarium, the project will involve the creation of a video series, and interactive and educational web-based content as part of a multi-channel communications strategy to educate the public...
