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The lead scientist behind ‘game-changing’ research targeted at improving the economy of aquaculture has said that he believes his team can cut mortality rates in half. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are developing tech to reduce the high mortality rates that ‘plague’ the aquaculture industry. The team, headed by […]

Transparency in food labels is set to emerge as one of the most significant food trends next year, as consumers become more conscientious about food safety. In the United States, trust is the primary factor that influences customers to buy products and what motivates companies to be more straightforward with […]

Aquaculture is an occupation in which fishing farming is practiced in the different cultures such as marine water, freshwater, and brackish water. Different spices of fish are cultivated and harvested in an ideal condition through aquaculture. These fish are further commercialized for different applications such as food industry, dietary supplement […]

The Economic Development Commission will sponsor a forum to discuss the use of coastal waters for cultivating seafood such as shellfish on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the La Grua Center in the borough. Over the past few month, the topic has become a controversial one as a group […]

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Shrimp farmers now enjoy full protection from the government against potential harvest failure caused by diseases, fungus or even natural disasters. Under a new insurance scheme worked out by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, the government will pay for the entire premium, rather […]

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) announced the White Book on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh on January 14. The bilingual book, in Vietnamese and English, has five chapters, providing detailed information about Vietnam’s fishery […]

Urging the scientific community to reach out to the society, a top official has stressed the need to focus on refining technologies to improve the forecasting system in fisheries sector. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and Director General of the Indian Council for Agricultural […]

NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving a major problem in the global and domestic supply of fresh shrimp. How NaturalShrimp is revolutionizing the shrimp aquaculture industry NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHMP) and its patent-pending Vibrio Suppression Technology is at the forefront of solving […]

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) is expected to launch the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs Programme this year as part of moves to make fish farming a viable industry in Ghana. The Deputy Minister of MoFAD, Mr Francis Ato Cudjoe who made this known Thursday at a […]