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. […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]