USA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding import refusals for last month through October 24, 2017. Over the first three weeks of October, the FDA reports that 4 of the 63 (6.4%) total seafood entry line refusals were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. The FDA has now reported refusing 69 entry lines...
Ecuador: After almost 25 years as General Manager in Alimentsa, Roberto Boloña (age 68) has chosen to step down and leave the position to his natural successor Vice-General Manager Danny Velez. In connection with the recent acquisition of 70% of the shares in Alimentsa, BioMar Group appoints Danny Velez as General Manager. Danny Velez has for more than 25 years...
USA: The award is part of $9.3 million NOAA has slated to help spur the development and growth of shellfish, finfish and seaweed aquaculture businesses. University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Professor Daniel Benetti has been awarded a $967,000 Florida Sea Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The award is part of...
China: A group of Chinese businessmen is expected to arrive here this week to check on the possibility of investing in aquaculture, particularly in the rearing of high-value export commodity fish. The businessmen are expected to arrive on November 23 to check on the five mariculture parks in the province for the possibility of establishing hatcheries for high-value species of...
India: (PTI Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said the role of middlemen should be reduced to ensure that economic benefits from both capture fisheries and aquaculture reach fishermen and those involved in fish farming. "Currently, much of the economic benefits from capture fisheries and aquaculture are not going to the farmers," the Vice President said, inaugurating the 11th Indian...
A tiny regional school tucked away in bushland in South Australia's south-east is hoping to become a model for sustainable living with a 100 per cent solar-powered trout farm. Kangaroo Inn Area School, about 40km north of Millicent, has begun a major renewable energy project that will see its students construct solar panels to be attached to a battery storage...
Representatives from 17 Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture companies visited HCM City from November 7-15 to explore business opportunities and promote co-operation on sustainable aquaculture. The companies also took part in a Norway - Việt Nam seminar on fisheries processing and aquaculture organised in the city on November 13-14. The seminar was attended by more than 120 representatives from the Directorate...
The recent escape of 160,000 Atlantic salmon raised in Pacific Ocean pens and environmental concerns about the impact of fish farms on wild populations have prompted a new look at inland aquaculture. Less than a mile from where British Columbia’s Nimpkish River flows into the Pacific Ocean, dozens of Atlantic salmon swirl around in a 12ft (3.6m)-deep tank that resembles...
Domestic demand for farmed fish in Myanmar has risen substantially over the past 10 years, with many small-scale fish farms emerging across the Ayeyarwady region. That’s led to a budding economy of aquaculture-related businesses along the value chain as well as more innovative uses of new farming methods and technology. Between 2004 and 2014, fish production in the Ayeyarwady Delta...
Introduction Real Case – Increased Production at Swiss RAS Plant The Effect of Ozone Removal of Colloidal Solids, Dissolved Organic Compounds and Nitrite Disinfection The Importance of System Design Reliability Monitoring and Measurement Individual Dosing per Culture Tank Low Life-Cycle Costs Most of the studies investigating the use of ozone for enhancing the quality of water in recirculating aquaculture systems...
In 1973, the Department of Marine Resources began leasing state-owned waters to aquaculture businesses. Today, Maine is the largest marine aquaculture state in the U.S. The University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research provides resources as well as research to those farming the sea. A few hundred yards away in Franklin is the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center....
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced 32 research grants totaling $9.3 million for projects around the U.S. to further develop the nation’s marine and coastal aquaculture industry. “This country, with its abundant coastline, should not have to import billions of pounds of seafood each year,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “These grants will promote aquaculture projects that...
