Editorial

Veramaris’ certified sustainable algae oil innovation gives new opportunities to improve fish health, welfare, quality, and productivity. Join their 1-hour webinar and discover how Norwegian farmers are leading the way in specifying higher levels of EPA & DHA Omega-3 sourced from algae to improve aquaculture sustainability and productivity. Information source: […]

BioMar takes another important step to expand its global footprint within shrimp feed. By acquiring majority ownership of the Viet-Uc feed business, BioMar is ready to pursue a position within high-end shrimp feed in Vietnam, creating synergy with BioMar’s existing shrimp businesses in LATAM. Information source: BioMar / press release […]

The University of Maryland (UMD) was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to explore genomic selection as a method of increasing fillet quality and yield in rainbow trout. Rainbow trout represents a $100 million industry in fish sales […]

The development of effective microbial management strategies to reduce disease outbreaks in aquaculture is often hindered by limited knowledge of microbiology in fish and shrimp farms. New research published* by the Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET, Ghent University) in collaboration with INVE Aquaculture, the Advanced Nutrition business area […]

Singapore-based agrifood tech company Nutrition Technologies opens its first industrial-scale insect protein factory in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. Information Source: Nutrition Technologies / press release Since 2014, Nutrition Technologies has been using black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) to turn low-grade food waste and organic by-products into proteins and oils as […]

COVID-19 has caused “widespread upheaval” for the whole fishing and aquaculture industry around the world, the UN deputy agriculture chief said recently, launching a new report that assesses the toll the pandemic has taken on the sector. Written by: United Nation News / staff “Production has been disrupted, supply chains […]

Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, which forms part of the Cadman Capital Group’s Aquaculture portfolio, has announced the successful hatching of its first run of European clawed lobsters for 2021, a progression that has been achieved almost three months earlier than initially expected. Information source: Orkney Shellfish Hatchery/press release The hatchery, which is located on the pristine waters of Orkney, Scotland, announced […]

Sokalsky brings banking and digital transformation experience to Canadian company changing the way seafood is grown and traded. Information source: XpertSea / press release XpertSea, a Canadian company transforming how seafood is farmed and traded, announced the expansion of its management team with the addition of financial industry veteran Katie […]

Hideyoshi Segovia-Uno has been promoted to General Manager at Spring Genetics, Benchmark Genetics USA’s tilapia business, with effect from 12.02.21 Information source: Benchmark Genetics / press release With more than 15 years of experience in tilapia production, processing, and commercialization in Latin America and the USA, Hideyoshi joined Spring Genetics […]

Earth Ocean Farms is pleased to announce that they have achieved the comprehensive BAP Processing Plant standard for their modern plant in La Paz Mexico. This internationally recognized standard covers the full scope of seafood processing including food safety and quality for the plant which processes Totoaba and Pacific Red […]