The good news for aquaculture investors is that Australia is one of only a few developed countries that is perfectly suited for aquaculture, and novel alternatives using bacteria and insects have begun to appear to replace contentious animal proteins in fish food, said a visiting global aquaculture expert. Gorjan Nikolik, […]
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A project to assess the relative merits of coastal planning systems in different regions in Norway, with a particular focus on aquaculture, has been initiated by Nofima. Norway: Norwegian municipalities have adopted a variety of approaches to coastal planning, with varying degrees of success, and Nofima’s scientists have now conducted […]
Legune Station lies on the far north coast of the Northern Territory, perched just east of the West Australian border, where the black clay flats between the legendary Victoria and Keep river estuaries sprawl. Australia: As jabiru, brolgas and agile wallabies gather in the early morning around two new dams […]
Surrounded by department ministers and industry representatives, Premier Dwight Ball took to the podium in Gander this morning to roll out the province’s plan to support sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry. Canada: Having contributed $276-million to the economy last year, it was announced at the summit, the plan is […]
ADM Animal Nutrition expands global distribution of specialty ingredients with product registrations in over 25 countries. ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), announced today that PROPLEX DY, a high-quality protein source for swine, poultry and aquaculture, has been approved for registration in the Philippines […]
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said private and public sector investments are required if the aquaculture sector is to develop in a viable manner and promised to promote such investments. Dr. Minnis’ comments came during his address at the opening session of the Fifth Meeting of ACP (Africa, Caribbean and […]
A company in one of China’s leading seafood producing regions has announced what it claims is the first major installation of a solar panels on a seawater aquaculture facility. Fangcheng Gang Xi Jiang Energy Co. in Guangxi Province has added 80 megawatts’ worth of panels on the roofs of shrimp […]
A new joint venture between a Wall Street firm and a Norwegian lender plans to make millions available for medium- and large-scale fishing and fish farming projects. The effort between New York City-based Simpler Funding and Oslo, Norway’s Lighthouse Finance will bring the seafood sector access to an estimated $300 […]
The tiny crustaceans attach themselves to salmon and feed on them, killing or rendering them unsuitable for dinner tables Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe. A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world. The tiny lice […]