AKVA Group has signed a contract with Icelandic Land Farmed Salmon (ILFS) by which a smolt facility will be built in Vestmannaeyjar, in a project that is starting up in this October 2022. The company reported that is delivering a facility with all production stages from hatchery to smolt, including […]
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GenoMar Genetics Group, the world’s leading tilapia breeding company, announced a few days ago the appointment of Rodrigo Zanolo as its new commercial director. Based in Brazil, he will assume responsibility for the group’s commercial activities in Latin America and Asia, including sales, marketing, customer and technical services, the company […]
What’s inside an AI company that disrupted the salmon farming industry with a technological breakthrough and six million dollars in its first external round of fundraising? Aquaculture Magazine spoke with Al Brenner (Chairman) and Stian Rognlid (CEO) about the arrival of this company on the map of the global aquaculture […]
The shellfish aquaculture industry along the U.S. West Coast is particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification (OA), given the negative effects of low pH on shellfish survival and growth. We present the results of interviews conducted with West Coast shellfish farm owners and managers in order to investigate perceptions of OA […]
The twenty-third edition of the Conxemar 2022 International Frozen Seafood Fair, held every year in the Galician city of Vigo, has seen the participation of an entrepreneurial delegation coordinated by the National Chamber of Aquaculture of Ecuador (CNA). The Ecuadorian pavilion “First Class Shrimp” has an area of 300 square […]
The third edition of the Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability was held in the city of Puerto Varas, Los Lagos region, Chile, from October 12 to 14, with the slogan “One mission, one region: Fishing with a future”. The event was organized by the Mexican Council for […]
Dutch-based Royal Van Beest Group has reported its acquisition of Spain-based Sling Supply International (Slingsintt), a company dedicated to the design, manufacture, testing and certification of lifting solutions in a wide range of industries. This acquisition, the group explained, makes a significant contribution to Van Beest’s mission to be a […]
The origin of seafood is important to consumers and importers alike. Element profiling has been brought into play as a potential tool to improve seafood traceability. Results are presented here that demonstrate the potential of a traceability database for shrimp aquaculture products from predominant producing countries. Most of the production […]
The vibrios carrying the PirA and PirB toxin genes cause acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in cultivated shrimp, significantly affecting the yield. The use of probiotic strains is a promising strategy to prevent vibriosis in shrimp cultures. Here we presented results indicating that the preventive use of probiotic strains with […]
During its annual meeting held on last September 28-29, the members of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) elected new officers, two new Executive Committee members and two new Board members. Ian Roberts, Director of Communications (Scotland, Ireland, Canada) at Mowi, will serve as the new Chair of the CAIA […]