The total global production of farmed marine shrimp increased 86% in the past 10 years, reaching more than 6.5 million tons in 2019 and a value of nearly 40 billion U.S. dollars. Much of the industry growth over the past 30 years has been achieved through horizontal expansion, that is […]
Articles
323 posts
Shrimp counting is essential for farmers to estimate and manage hatching. However, counting shrimp from images is a challenging task for several reasons, including the small size of shrimp and their transparent color, which we cannot easily see. An additional challenge to shrimp counting that is not present in shrimp […]
The global demand for seafood continues to increase over the years, generating the need for new technologies to improve production processes. Fish farming has emerged as an answer to satisfy seafood requirements, but also to protect oceans from overfishing, contributing to producing healthy food and guaranteeing a better feed conversion […]
REEF Industries, INC. was founded in 1957 and is located in Houston, Texas. Since its inception, it has been manufacturing and fabricating reinforced film laminates and composites. With over 60 years experience in the market, the brand is able to produce quality, customized, configured final products, ensuring customers’ needs are […]
Dr. Humberto Villarreal has been a member of the World Aquaculture Society since 1989 and was elected to that Board of Directors in 2017, collaborating in the Promotions and Membership Committee and the ad-hoc committee in charge of developing the Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. He has been involved as presenter, […]
By Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D. President, World Aquaculture Society (WAS) We are living extremely difficult times where our ability to adapt is more important than ever. During 2021 we had to postpone most of our events, due to COVID restrictions put in place worldwide. I am confident that our […]
By: Iván Ramírez Morales, Ph. D. Leader of R + D + i in Larvia – @larvia_ai @ivaneduramirez A competitive advantage is that distinctive characteristic which places a company in a higher relative position to compete. The clear example in the shrimp industry is related to the countries near the […]
It is often necessary to allow control of variables and high treatment replication for research to improve aquaculture production systems, but results can sometimes be difficult to translate to commercial conditions because of the added complexity of commercial environments. A collaborative three-year project ending in 2021 delivered a sustainable and […]
The developments of aquaculture engineering, mechanization and information technology and equipment construction are seriously lagging behind. Some breeding enterprises in underdeveloped areas are restricted by breeding technology and environmental conditions, breeding germplasm is degraded, enterprises lack good varieties, and aquatic products are of low quality. Aquaculture is facing huge challenges, […]
Aquaculture is one of the human activities that has accelerated the most in the last half of the century. However, climate change and other constraints will undoubtedly challenge future growth of marine aquaculture. It is, therefore, critical to anticipate new opportunities and challenges in marine aquaculture production during the Anthropocene. […]