Collaborative research between Benchmark Genetics and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit (AAHRU) in Auburn, Alabama, has been awarded the USDA-ARS Southeast Area Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. The award recognized the pioneering work on selection for improved disease resistance in Nile tilapia. This pioneering […]
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The new edition of the HavExpo International Fair was held in the port city of Bergen, Norway, from May 10 to 12. The city, considered the local capital of aquaculture, received more than 330 domestic and foreign exhibitors and 15,000 attendees, who were able to learn about the latest news […]
Qatar Airways Cargo has reported that 95% of the so-called PES (perishable seafood) traveling on board it’s from Scandinavia, especially from Norway, is salmon. In 2021, it transported a shocking 1.3 million tons of salmon, worth EUR 8.57 billion. To achieve this, the aviation company operates six B777 cargo services […]
The Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company (CP Foods) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation with Uoriki, Japan’s No.1 fresh fish retailer, engaging wholesales and retails of fresh seafood products from Japan and enabling Thai people to easily access a variety of Japanese premium fish. […]
Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces sea bream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance announced some days ago. The farm, which consists of circular cages off the coast of Qurayyat about 100 kilometers south of Muscat, is Oman’s first […]
The 10th edition of Seafood Expo Asia will take place from 14 to 16 September at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, in Singapore. Diversified Communications, organizers of the world’s leading seafood trade expositions, announced the return of its in-person event, Seafood Expo Asia, to the Asian market. The […]
Prime Aquaculture FZE, a subsidiary of Emirates National Aquaculture LLC, recently signed an MoU with Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) to build the region’s first shrimp RAS farm. The innovative marine shrimp farm, expected to be completed by Q1 2023, will aid in the cultivation of marine shrimp and significantly […]
The Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company (CP Foods) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation with Uoriki, Japan’s No.1 fresh fish retailer, engaging wholesales and retails of fresh seafood products from Japan and enabling Thai people to easily access a variety of Japanese premium fish. […]
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) released a study highlighting that the boom in aquaculture and seafood trade experienced in recent years in the Black Sea region is being threatened by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The war may hinder […]
AquaBounty, a land-based salmon producer innovating to enhance productivity and sustainability in aquaculture, celebrated breaking ground on the construction of its first 10,000 metric ton Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio. AquaBounty was joined at the groundbreaking event by partners CRB, Innovasea, local and government officials, and key Ohio economic […]