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Reef Industries, proud of the unique design of its high-density polyethylene geomembrane Permalon
Date
March 11, 2022
Officials at Houston, Texas-based U.S. company Reef Industries said they are "proud" of their Permalon, a uniquely designed high-density polyethylene geomembrane that is ideal for the most demanding containment applications, such as irrigation and aquaculture liners and stormwater tank liners....
UNCTAD’s 4th Oceans Forum to discuss progress towards a sustainable ocean economy
Date
March 10, 2022
The 4th Ocean Forum organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), to be held from April 6-8, 2022, will aim to discuss how to move towards a sustainable ocean economy. Among all the topics and aspects...
Israeli company AquaMaof signs a contract for the construction of a plant lemonfish in Chile to produce 900 tons of lemonfish
Date
March 10, 2022
Israeli company AquaMaof has signed an agreement with Atacama Yellowtail SpA (AYT) for the construction of a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) farm to produce 900 tons per year of lemonfish (Seriola lalandi) in the Coquimbo region of northern Chile. After...
Indonesian government pushes for the renovation of shrimp farming ponds in Aceh province
Date
March 10, 2022
Indonesia's Director General of Aquaculture, Tb Haeru Rahayu, recently explained that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will cooperate with the Aceh Tamiang Regency in Ace province in revitalizing traditional shrimp ponds. The ultimate goal of the initiative...
CIIMAR Portuguese researchers unveil the mackerel genome
Date
March 3, 2022
An international consortium led by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), from the University of Porto (UP), Portugal, has succeeded in producing the first high-fidelity genome of the mackerel. The discovery has just been revealed in an...
Saudi tourism developer TRSDC to start desert aquaculture tests in April
Date
March 3, 2022
The saudi company Red Sea Development, known as TRSDC, will begin test production on its planned aquaculture project by the second quarter of this year 2022. The sustainable tourism developer will try “a number of fish species,” Ventures Director Michael...
Demand for NRS salmon increased significantly during the fourth quarter and the first quarter of 2022
Date
March 2, 2022
Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) has reported an operating EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of NOK 102 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and an EBIT per kg of NOK 9.43. The corresponding figures for the same quarter last...
BioMar scales up the inclusion of microalgae into the raw material portfolio of their facility in Brande
Date
March 2, 2022
The global company BioMar has announced that its facility in Brande, Denmark, significantly scales up the inclusion of microalgae into their raw material portfolio. The use of microalgae in the flagship product line produced in Brande enables BioMar to ramp...
Greek Ministry of Environment approves construction of new shrimp production unit on land
Date
March 2, 2022
The Greek Ministry of Environment gave a few days ago the go-ahead to the architectural study for the project 'Construction of a land-based shrimp aquaculture unit', which is planned to be located in the outer management area of the municipality...