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A Pacific bluefin tuna sold for $323,000. Can the species be saved?
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January 16, 2018
A single Pacific bluefin tuna sold for 36.45 million yen, or $323,111, during the famed New Year auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market last Friday, Jan. 5. The sale took place amid ongoing concerns over the dire status of stocks...
Indian White Shrimp gets full marks in farming trials
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January 16, 2018
Scientists at the Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) have completed farming trials on Indian White Shrimp (Penaeus indicus) in all the maritime States in the country, including Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, establishing the species as prime alternative to...
Aquaculture Market Will Reach USD 209.42 Billion in 2021
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January 16, 2018
According to the report, global aquaculture market was valued at USD 156.27 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 209.42 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.0% between 2016 and 2021. In terms of volume, the...
Aquaculture is the new money earner
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January 16, 2018
I read in two recent issues about the proposed licence for mechanical kelp harvesting in Bantry Bay being passed and the Marine Harvest licence for 12 new salmon cages also passed subject to conditions. Salmon farming has a huge environmental...
Aquaculture facility opening in August will ensure strong fish supplies year-round in Seychelles
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January 16, 2018
Aquaculture will return to Seychelles in August with the completion of a new facility at Providence – an industrial zone – on the eastern coast of the main island of Mahe. A top official from the Seychelles Fishing Authority, Aubrey...
Aquaculture standards and Certification bodies help southeast Asia´s Aquaculture industry to become more sustainable
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January 16, 2018
As Southeast Asia’s aquaculture industry moves to greater production and extra-regional exports, they face an issue of critical importance. USSEC’s Southeast Asia Aquaculture Program has identified that there are still many in the aquaculture industry that are either unaware of...
Galway-led fish farming project to improve efficiency
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January 11, 2018
A project led by NUI Galway and Athlone Institute of Technology is set to improve production efficiencies and management of farmed fish at several inland freshwater sites. The project, called ECOAQUA, has received almost €350k in funding from the European...
Genome Atlantic receives $750K to develop partnerships, leverage funds and expertise
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January 11, 2018
Since being founded in 2000, Genome Atlantic has enabled over $90 million and 1,500 person years of employment in genomics research and development (R&D) in Atlantic Canada. With a $750,000 non-repayable loan through the federal government’s Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency...
Phu Yen pours over 2.1 trillion VND into aquaculture
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January 11, 2018
Authorities in the central coastal province of Phu Yen will spend nearly 2.12 VND trillion (93 million USD) developing aquaculture from now until 2025. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Huu The, the master plan on...