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By: Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D. Senior Fisheries & Aquaculture Advisor, AWJ Innovation Recently, in a discussion group, the topic of what is needed to consolidate mariculture on a global scale was raised. Many of us agreed that the future, not only of aquaculture but of the world’s food supply, […]

Aquaculture industry is considered by financial institutions as high risk due to failures caused by epizootics, natural disasters, and poor planning and monitoring. Bioeconomic modeling should be used in aquaculture to plan, monitor and determine cost effectiveness and risk to reduce uncertainty and increase profits from ongoing or new projects. […]

Emerging research on aquaculture governance has pointed to the conundrum of negative global environmental effects from economic incentives for aquaculture production to shift from more highly regulated to less regulated countries. There is evidence that regulatory costs, along with other challenges related to live fish markets, have contributed to the […]

Industrialized aquaculture is an essential trend for aquaculture development in China, owing to its considerable advantages in lower water consumption, higher productivity and sustainability. Here is a review of the current status and solutions for the development of industrialized aquaculture in China. China is the world’s largest aquaculture producer: In […]

Inland shrimp farmers in Alabama, USA, supplement Mg2+ at the start of each production cycle to reach concentrations >20 mg/L at 1 to 11 g/L salinities. However, this concentration may not be high enough for larger shrimp in the later phase of the production cycle. Therefore, two field trials were […]

The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented economic shock in current times. Subsequent shelter-at-home orders and the shutdown of restaurants and other traditional marketing channels resulted in an unprecedented external shock to seafood markets. Here are the results from research on seafood consumer shopping behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Generation Z, a generational cohort whose members value the sustainability of their purchasing decisions, may have unique opinions regarding sustainable seafood, given their sustainability values. Therefore, it is important to know Generation Z experiences with seafood and how they perceive the role of seafood to feed people while sustaining the […]

Aquaculture is expanding and intensifying globally, with implications for environmental, livelihood, food security and nutrition impacts. Here we present an integration of 45 country-level indicators to examine the social, economic, governance and environmental conditions shaping aquaculture development across 150 countries and four identified archetypes of aquaculture through cluster analysis. Understanding […]

Accumulations of ammonia and nitrite are commonly observed in outdoor lined ponds, and elevated concentrations of these compounds during shrimp culture in a zero-water exchange system can cause shrimp mortality. Here are presented findings that enable estimations of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) removal and oxygen net primary production (NPP) rates […]

By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* Predicting the future is typically laden with risk. There are however a few safe bets. Perhaps the safest prediction is that the output of high quality protein from the global aquaculture industry will continue to increase over the next several decades. There are few who […]