The International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI), a not-for-profit organization created by seafood and gender issues specialists, highlights gender imbalance in the industry, sheds light on women’s real contribution in the industry, and promotes greater gender diversity and inclusiveness. For its third edition the WSI video competition […]
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Generally the most important task for aquaculture farmers is to maximize feed output while minimizing wasted feed. When feed is wasted, farm profitability, FCR, and local environment are all negatively impacted. Similarly, underfeeding slows farm growth. Currently, aquaculture addresses this balance by relying heavily on human intuition and interpretations of […]
After recently adopting an innovative new feed formula, Salmon Group, a Norwegian cooperative of small and medium sized salmon producers, announced that it would stop using Brazilian soy products in its fish feed last month. The Cooperative’s Purchasing and Feed Manager stated that the “change we are making to the […]
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) has selected five aquaculture pilot projects to receive funding. Through these pilot projects, emphasis is being placed on promising but less commercially developed technologies for finfish and shellfish, and other industry needs like increased permitting efficiency. As part of its efforts to foster […]
With the development of a new production facility and key partnerships, South Australia-based Eyre Peninsula Seafoods is embarking on a ground-breaking initiative to significantly increase the export of South Australian mussels throughout South East Asia and China. Eyre Peninsula Seafoods (EPS) was created in 2016 and is represented by three […]
The Future of Fish Feed (F3) announced on September 3 that its third contest— “F3 Challenge – Carnivore Edition” — is now open to companies that produce and sell “fish-free” feed for farm-raised carnivorous species. Contest registration is open until April 30, 2020. A US$35,000 prize will be awarded in […]
The aquaculture feed industry is made up of a multitude of larger and smaller feed manufacturers with very different scientific and technical capabilities and logistical and financial resources. The large number of aquatic species and life stages cultivated, the diversity of production systems used and the broad number of feed […]
Written by: Monica Jain / TechCrunch.com (abstract) Seafood has blown past its iceberg lettuce stage and entered trendy greens territory, with eaters loading up on oceanic superfoods and falling in love with previously unknown species as fast as daters swipe right. Even inland-dwelling locavores can easily satisfy their seafood cravings. What […]
With Chinese exports to the US dwindling, India can step in to fill the gap Written by: V Sajeev Kumar / The Hindu Business Line India could emerge as the next big exporter of Tilapia fish to the US because of the imposition of 30 percent tariff on the Chinese […]
Can healthy fish be produced using clean energy in aquaculture and without ‘pollution horrors’? Novaton of Switzerland believes so. Written by: Issam Kabbani / Government Europa News Novaton, a Swiss multi-innovation company, combines clean technologies with clean energy in aquaculture to build and operate smart cleantech aquaculture farms. Chairwoman and co-founder […]