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Aquaculture production in Vietnam’s Soc Trang province to increase by more than 5% in 2021
Date
February 2, 2022
According to a report by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang, in 2021, the province's total seafood production is estimated at 339,082 tons, exceeding 4.98% of the plan, up 4.24% over the same period. In which,...
51% of fish produced in the Philippines comes from aquaculture
Date
February 2, 2022
Philippine Undersecretary for Agribusiness and Fisheries, Cheryl Natividad-Caballero, reported that for the first three quarters of 2021, the fisheries industry produced 3,118,525.02 MT. Among the three sub-sectors, 50.88 percent of the total production came from aquaculture, 26.88 percent from municipal...
Ghana begins construction of its new National Aquaculture Center
Date
February 2, 2022
A few days ago, the official groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Ghana National Aquaculture Center, which will be located in Amrahia, in the Greater Accra Region, and will receive an investment of 9.8 million euros. The ceremony was...
Research concludes that Scottish salmon farms have no impact on wild fish
Date
February 2, 2022
A new research paper has concluded there has been no impact on wild fish stocks from Scottish salmon farms. Author Martin Jaffa, an aquaculture expert who specialises in the interaction between wild and farmed fish, said the research should end...
The Saudi International Marine Exhibition & Conference host representatives of the aquaculture sector
Date
February 2, 2022
Under the patronage of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (MEWA), the National Fisheries Development Program have organized the Saudi International Marine Exhibition and Conference (SIMEC) from January 30th, until February 1st, 2022. The event consist of an...
Two new assets of Benchmark to strengthen core genetics team
Date
February 2, 2022
Leading provider of applied genetics services to the aquaculture industry, Benchmark Genetics, continues to strengthen its core genetics team by hiring Grazyella Yoshida as Senior Geneticist and Hans Ekvall as Junior Geneticist. Both positions are located at the head office...
Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America confirms it will hold its in-person edition on March 13-15
Date
January 21, 2022
The 40th edition of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America will take place as planned from March 13 through March 15, 2022 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). Diversified Communications, organizer of the event, continues to update...
The Indian aquaculture company Kings Infra manages to harvest 80 gram shrimp
Date
January 21, 2022
The technology-driven sustainable aquaculture company Kings Infra Venture Limited has set a world record in the growth of pond-based aquaculture of L Vannamei by harvesting shrimps weighing 80 gm (210 mm). This species is commonly known as the whiteleg shrimp...
Dutch company Seafarm, the first in the world to achieve ASC certification for turbot farming
Date
January 21, 2022
Dutch turbot farmer Seafarm has become the first in the world to achieve the ASC Flatfish certification against the rigorous standards of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). Based in the the Dutch province of Zeeland, the company has been producing...