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There is a growing recognition of the challenges associated with ensuring good nutrition for all without compromising the environment. This is particularly true for aquaculture, given the reliance on marine extraction for key feed ingredients, yet at the same time it delivers key nutrients such as omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated […]

Increasing per capita demand for seafood is predicted over coming decades despite static fisheries supply. The Aquaculture Adoption Index considers national production relative to consumption and may be predictive of nations where supply instability may occur or, where uptake could benefit food security. Introduction Increasing per capita demand for seafood […]

The shrimp feed industry is constantly looking for opportunities to minimize the dependency on expensive fish meal and to keep the industry profitable and sustainable. In this sense we present a work that investigated the optimal levels of fish meal (FML) and dietary methionine (Met) required for maximum growth performance […]

By: Philip Buike* Home grown shrimp is currently one of the hottest topics in the European Aquaculture sector, this article attempts to explain why this has come about, where the major development is occurring, what technologies are currently being employed and finally, what are the future prospects for this novel […]

If ever durable products were required, it is probably most visible in the fishing and aquaculture industries. Your underwater cages and mooring systems need shackles, bolts and other mooring accessories that are below surface, but above standard. That is why the Green Pin® aquaculture products are the top choice for […]

By: Miguel Sepulveda, Marine Biologist * Kappaphycus alvarezii, a species cultivated in at least 30 countries, is the main raw material for obtaining kappa carrageenan, an odorless, tasteless powder widely used in the food and cosmetics industry. In 2017, Brazil imported about 2,500 tons of Carrageenan valued at USD 22 […]

By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* Consumers are being sold on systems that might deal with some aspects of sustainability, i.e., water quality and quality of the production environment, but that do not deal with the movement of pathogens between populations. So, at the risk of being repetitive, what is the […]

By: The Fishmonger* The Fishmonger has been looking at other protein markets to consider what they are doing in this space and has concluded that working on your brand will create dividends well into the future. The Fishmonger has been looking at other protein markets to consider what they are […]

By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* It appears that many in the field that advocate the control of vibrios either in the environment or through the gut do not understand the concept of “viable but nonculturable” (VBNC). This is not a new idea although we continue to learn more about it. […]

By: Angkasa Putra* Indonesia itself has the largest aquaculture production potential in the world. Based on data from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (2021), since 2010 aquaculture production, has exceeded capture fisheries production. Until 2019, aquaculture contributed about 68.4% of Indonesia’s total fishery production, with an average growth […]