In a landmark opinion filed on January 13th, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled unanimously (9-0) to reject a group of environmental organizations arguments and upheld a permit granted to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for the farming of Pacific Steelhead trout. The Wild Fish Conservancy, Centre for Food Safety, Centre for Biological Diversity,...
This year 2022, the Norwegian company Stolt Sea Farm celebrates its 50th anniversary having successfully built a global presence and become a leader in its sector. The company was established in Norway in 1972 and now has operations in five countries, with presence also in Spain, Portugal, Iceland and France. During its 50-year history, Stolt Sea Farm has been dedicated...
Following the first tests of industrial prototypes, the European Union (EU)-funded Biogears project has concluded that it is possible to manufacture bio-strings for mussel and algae culture as an innovative solution for environmentally friendly offshore aquaculture. The initiative aims to provide Europe's aquaculture sector with bio-based ropes that contribute to a more sustainable activity. Launched in 2019, the Biogears consortium...
According to a report by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang, in 2021, the province's total seafood production is estimated at 339,082 tons, exceeding 4.98% of the plan, up 4.24% over the same period. In which, aquaculture production is 271,257 tons, exceeding 6.7% of the plan, increasing by 5.01% over the same period; fishing output was...
Philippine Undersecretary for Agribusiness and Fisheries, Cheryl Natividad-Caballero, reported that for the first three quarters of 2021, the fisheries industry produced 3,118,525.02 MT. Among the three sub-sectors, 50.88 percent of the total production came from aquaculture, 26.88 percent from municipal fisheries, and 22.24 percent from commercial fisheries. The figure obtained in the first three quarters of 2021 was 1.94 percent...
A few days ago, the official groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Ghana National Aquaculture Center, which will be located in Amrahia, in the Greater Accra Region, and will receive an investment of 9.8 million euros. The ceremony was attended by Ghana's Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD), Mavis Hawa Koomson. As reported, the construction of the center...
A new research paper has concluded there has been no impact on wild fish stocks from Scottish salmon farms. Author Martin Jaffa, an aquaculture expert who specialises in the interaction between wild and farmed fish, said the research should end the “scapegoating of the salmon farming industry as the cause of population declines in wild salmon”. The peer-reviewed study, which...
Under the patronage of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (MEWA), the National Fisheries Development Program have organized the Saudi International Marine Exhibition and Conference (SIMEC) from January 30th, until February 1st, 2022. The event consist of an exhibition where various representatives of the marine and fisheries field in United Arab Emirates (UAE) come together to meet and...
Leading provider of applied genetics services to the aquaculture industry, Benchmark Genetics, continues to strengthen its core genetics team by hiring Grazyella Yoshida as Senior Geneticist and Hans Ekvall as Junior Geneticist. Both positions are located at the head office in Bergen. Grazyella Yoshida received her MSc in Animal Science from the Brazilian University of Maringa in 2014 and her...
The 40th edition of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America will take place as planned from March 13 through March 15, 2022 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). Diversified Communications, organizer of the event, continues to update the Expo’s health & safety measures following the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), public health officials, federal,...
The technology-driven sustainable aquaculture company Kings Infra Venture Limited has set a world record in the growth of pond-based aquaculture of L Vannamei by harvesting shrimps weighing 80 gm (210 mm). This species is commonly known as the whiteleg shrimp are native of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The maximun size which can grow in the natural ocean habitat at an...
Dutch turbot farmer Seafarm has become the first in the world to achieve the ASC Flatfish certification against the rigorous standards of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). Based in the the Dutch province of Zeeland, the company has been producing farmed seafood for decades, and take a ‘whole circle’ approach to farming turbot, from breeding to selling the fish in...
