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The Center for Aquaculture Technologies in Canada acquires new facility for service offerings expansion
Date
March 14, 2020
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has finalized a deal with Elanco Animal Health Incorporated to acquire a 46,000 square foot aquatic animal research facility in Victoria, Prince Edward Island. The acquisition, which includes expansive, purpose-built, wet and dry lab...
Fish farms turn to AI, recirculating systems to scale up sustainable aquaculture
Date
February 28, 2020
A smart floating fish farm has launched in Singapore, with high-tech solutions that can be scaled up in the region. How do recirculating aquaculture systems help relieve pressure on overfished and increasingly polluted oceans? Written by: Neo Chai Chin / eco-business.com...
University of Edinburgh: Genetic resistance to a lethal virus found in key farmed fish species
Date
February 28, 2020
Resistance to a deadly disease that is affecting the second most farmed fish in the world has been found to be mainly due to differences in genes between families of the same fish. Information source: University of Edinburgh press release The breakthrough could help protect stocks of...
Skretting and Veramaris announce further collaboration as French supermarket Auchan launches sustainable super-nutritious trout
Date
February 27, 2020
Coming just days after Skretting and Veramaris announced they had supported Supermarché Match to launch sustainably raised trout, the two companies have today revealed another breakthrough in bringing sustainable seafood to market. Information source: Skretting - Veramaris press release French retail group...
Coronavirus fears force cancellation of Aquafeed Horizons conference
Date
February 26, 2020
Organizers of Aquafeed Horizons 2020 conference, the specialized conference for aquaculture feed professionals due to take place March 24, 2020 in Bangkok, have cancelled the meeting. Information source: Aquafeed press release “This was a very difficult decision, and we waited...
Commercial Seaweed Market to Receive Tailwinds, with Surge in Industrial Usage, Says Fact.MR
Date
February 20, 2020
The presence of various nutritional and medicinal properties in seaweed is likely to boost the overall commercial seaweed market by 2X. While seaweeds are mostly grown in coastal regions, their increasing end-use is promoting the cultivation of seaweed in other...
“A healthy human future depends on healthy oceans”, says World Economic Forum
Date
February 19, 2020
In the face of growing concern over the environmental and health costs of land-based food production, it’s high time to put a spotlight on the role that the ocean and blue food can play in the wider food systems transformation....
Latest info update on AFRAQ 2020 – Alexandria, Egypt
Date
February 18, 2020
Information source: WAS press release Aquaculture Africa 2020 or “AFRAQ2020” will be held in Alexandria City, Egypt on 28th November to 1st December 2020. The conference will be hosted at the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina, one of the most fascinating touristic...
Ecuadorian National Chamber of Aquaculture calls to not underestimate the resilience capacity of the Chinese Market
Date
February 17, 2020
The Executive President of the National Chamber of Aquaculture, representing the shrimp sector of Ecuador, stated that, with the end of holidays in China, domestic trade will begin to show signs of recovery, reactivating the demand for shrimp very soon....