Australia’s Salmon Tasmania has launched a series of videos aimed at raising awareness of the realities of the salmon farming industry. In the videos – “honest and unscripted”- it talks to salmon farm workers and asks them about the most common misconceptions in a series of “simple but frank” interviews, […]
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Some weeks ago, Thai Union Group has been ranked number one in the world in the food industry on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), further validating the progress made under its global sustainability strategy, SeaChange®. The group, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, has now been listed for […]
The EU aquaculture industry is a politically prioritized industry as shown in the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy. However, while a lot of attention has been paid to the economic importance and environmental impact from the aquaculture sector, there has been less focus on the social dimension. This article presents […]
By: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. FAO* The historic castles, churches and pastel-coloured port towns lining the shores of the small volcanic island of Procida in the Bay of Naples have earned it the award of the 2022 Italian Capital of Culture. It is the rich and dynamic marine […]
In the 1990s, a US market for European sea bass was almost nonexistent. Since the turn of the century, imports have grown from zero to almost 10,000 metric tons. From 2015 when the quantities became more significant, the species entered the large whitefish market, although with a significant price premium […]
• Another research reveals this specie represents the cleanest fishery in the world Scientists from Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Brazil (Labomar) and Aker BioMarine, has concluded that krill meal is an effective functional ingredient for shrimp feed that can mitigate some of the challenges related to the stagnating supply […]
Working with scientists and farmers in Brazil, Thailand and China, the international food animal solutions company FAI Farms (FAI) has launched an online application for fish farmers around the world in an effort to improve welfare and profitability, beginning with tilapia farms, named Tilapia Welfare App. Now, the company is […]
Existing pilot and commercial facilities demonstrate that offshore aquaculture is technically feasible, and that it can improve growing conditions and farmed animal health under some conditions. Moreover, because offshore aquaculture occurs in ecological contexts that differ significantly from nearshore contexts, different kinds of ecological risks may also arise as the […]
Focusing on the role of youth in the development of aquaculture, the Aquafest IPB 2022 Student Conference was held according to the theme, “The Role of Students in Aquaculture Development” Focusing on the role of youth in the development of aquaculture, the Aquafest IPB 2022 Student Conference was held according […]
New technology resulting from a pioneering research and development project led by Irish company Impact-9 could lead to huge growth in seafood production at exposed offshore sites. According to the company, the offshore wind turbines could also be used as salmon farms and generate more than GBP 4.2 billion (about […]