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Ghana’s tilapia farmers face severe challenges after a decade of tremendous growth in production. Just as farmers had begun bouncing back from high fish mortality caused by the Infectious Spleen and kidney necrosis virus in Lake Volta, COVID-19 and its related lockdowns and restrictions now are slowing down the activities of […]

Individual feeds for aquaculture may contain up to 50 macro and micro ingredients to ensure the specific nutritional requirements are met. With over 1000 ingredients currently in the global portfolio, Skretting is pleased to announce that the global procurement team, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, is now at full capacity. Information source: Skretting / […]

To provide employment to people during the pandemic period, the State Government has launched a new scheme for promoting intensive aquaculture through biofloc technology in fisheries, a Minister said. Written by: editorial / DailyPioneer.com Fisheries and Animal Resources Minister Arun Sahoo said the scheme will provide livelihood support to entrepreneurs, […]

Australia’s $3 billion fisheries and aquaculture industries will receive up to six months’ warning of damaging marine heatwaves under a national forecasting system developed by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology. Written by: Mike Foley / watoday.com.au The sea surface temperature around Australia has warmed by about 1 degree since 1910, […]

The Nature Conservancy initiative seeks gains for workers, who are predominantly women, and potential new markets for carrageenan-rich product Written by: Marie-Luise Antoni / Global Aquaculture Alliance Photograph: courtesy of The Nature Conservancy The women wade out at sunrise. Waist-deep in their khangas or traditional buibui covering cloths, they tend to their […]

Small–scale aquaculture is a vital source of food and income in Myanmar. At present, it accounts for 20 percent of fish consumed, however, researchers believe with better practices it could contribute much more.   Written by: editorial / WorldFishCenter.org Photograph: WorldFish, used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license Modest improvements to the […]

HeroX, the social network for innovation and the world’s leading platform for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the crowdsourcing competition “Protecting the Natural Flavor of Catfish” that calls on the global community of solvers to offer cost-effective and innovative methods that prevent blue-green pond algae from delaying catfish harvesting. Information source: HeroX press […]

Organized by Skretting and parent company Nutreco since 1996, AquaVision brings together decision-makers from across the world. At this biennial aquaculture business conference, discussions focus on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Recent keynote speakers, including Kofi Annan, Sir Bob Geldof, Lord Sebastian Coe, and Ban Ki-moon, are among […]

Recently the NOAA Fisheries announced the selection of federal waters off southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico as the areas of focused evaluation for the first two of ten Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in the United States. Establishing these Aquaculture Opportunity Areas are part of NOAA’s responsibility under the […]

Sustainable aquaculture is a cornerstone of Canada’s fish and seafood sector, playing an important role in the country’s food security and helping drive economic growth, particularly in rural, coastal, and Indigenous communities. Information source: Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada / Press release Recently, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast […]