After a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference ended with governments and heads of state endorsing a new political declaration to save marine ecosystems. Among the commitments reached by the representatives were to produce better-informed ocean management, restore fish stocks, and mobilize […]
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The Indian headquarters of the international company Benchmark Genetics has reported the hiring of Balachandar Jayaraman as its new Technical Sales Manager for India, who will now be responsible for sales and technical support in that Asian country and neighboring countries. The new Benchmark executive has more than 28 years […]
Andfjord Salmon, Skretting Norway and Sortland-based Zooca have signed a letter of intent that facilitates the provision of a specifically designed salmon feed for Andfjord Salmon and a long-term cooperation to increase the utilization of the zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus in salmon feed. Andfjord Salmon is the first salmon farmer in […]
Thanks to the collaboration of Regal Springs, one of the world’s largest tilapia producers, with aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec, the company is introducing in-water, high welfare stunning solutions into their main processing facilities in the coming months after successful trials in Mexico. The pilot Humane Stunner Universal System (HSU) […]
By: The fishmonger * At the time of authoring this article The Fishmonger has been reminded (thanks Facebook!) of being in London in 2013 at the Human Evolution Conference where Sir David Attenborough and Professor Michael Crawford and many other notables spoke about the past and future as it relates […]
By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* Recently I passed my 40-year mark working with the international aquaculture community. I have heavily focused on shrimp culture over 30 of these years as I have always had a soft spot for shrimp (eating them). The industry has changed considerably since I first became […]
The Scottish Salmon Company has announced it will rename its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland. The company was acquired by Bakkafrost in 2019, and the corporate focus for the past two years has been to align the businesses and develop its core capabilities in Scotland. “The renaming of the […]
Blue Aqua International, a global leader in shrimp aquaculture technology, announced an investment of SGD 8.8 million from Muscat Investment House in its subsidiary, Blue Aqua Singapore –the farming arm under the group. The investment will help boost Blue Aqua Singapore’s expansion to grow its operations in high-tech trout farming, […]
Aquaculture disease management and dynamic dosing expert Aqua Pharma are joining forces with microbial fingerprinting experts Kytos to develop SEATRU –a unique new service platform offering shrimp farmers worldwide effective microbial control through precise dosing recommendations. The initiative was set to start in last June with a two-year research project […]
Ocean Harvest announced some days ago the addition of Bruno Sardenberg as Director of Production and Acting Technical Director to its leadership team. This latest appointment by the region’s leading technology-enabled aquaculture startup bolsters Ocean Harvest’s capabilities as it develops its inaugural commercial-scale land-based salmon farm in Abu Dhabi, United […]