Canadian aquaculture farmers are increasingly important contributors to the Canadian economy, particularly in smaller coastal and rural communities. Surging global consumer demand for high-quality and sustainably-sourced seafood products is making aquaculture one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. With exports valued at $1 billion in 2016, fish and seafood are […]
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By mutual agreement, Virbac and the other shareholders of Centrovet have decided to postpone the option to buy the Chilean aquaculture specialist for three years, under the same pricing conditions. Virbac, which has held a 51% stake in Centrovet-the leading animal health and aquaculture company in Chile-since November 2012, announced […]
The first AQUAEXCEL2020 industry brokerage event “FROM RESEARCH INNOVATION TO INDUSTRY APPLICATION” brought together researchers and aquaculture industry representatives during the Aquaculture Europe 2017 conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 19 October 2017. This forum for engagement and exchange was hosted by the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform and AquaTT, […]
Farmed Fish to Overtake Wild Caught by 2030 Fish is a healthy source of animal protein, as it is high in essential nutrients, including unsaturated fats. In 2013, 17% of global animal protein consumption came from fish (UN, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016). The present world population […]
USA: For Gary Wood the phrase, “the road less traveled” really is a way of life. Tucked away off Old Highway 80, just outside Gila Bend, is Arizona’s Desert Sweet Shrimp farm. That’s right, a shrimp farm about 300 miles from the ocean. “The hotter it is, the faster they […]
USA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information regarding import refusals for last month through October 24, 2017. Over the first three weeks of October, the FDA reports that 4 of the 63 (6.4%) total seafood entry line refusals were of shrimp for reasons related to banned […]
Ecuador: After almost 25 years as General Manager in Alimentsa, Roberto Boloña (age 68) has chosen to step down and leave the position to his natural successor Vice-General Manager Danny Velez. In connection with the recent acquisition of 70% of the shares in Alimentsa, BioMar Group appoints Danny Velez as […]
USA: The award is part of $9.3 million NOAA has slated to help spur the development and growth of shellfish, finfish and seaweed aquaculture businesses. University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Professor Daniel Benetti has been awarded a $967,000 Florida Sea Grant from the National […]
China: A group of Chinese businessmen is expected to arrive here this week to check on the possibility of investing in aquaculture, particularly in the rearing of high-value export commodity fish. The businessmen are expected to arrive on November 23 to check on the five mariculture parks in the province […]
India: (PTI Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said the role of middlemen should be reduced to ensure that economic benefits from both capture fisheries and aquaculture reach fishermen and those involved in fish farming. “Currently, much of the economic benefits from capture fisheries and aquaculture are not going to […]