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Canadian Aquaculture Giant Gobbles Up Last American Bait Fish Grinder as Major Decision Looms
Date
November 23, 2017
In case you haven’t heard, a multinational fish farming company (Cooke Inc.) has made a deal to purchase Omega Protein Inc. and take them into the private sector. While the ink is not dry on this deal, it is obvious...
Experts call for better dissemination of research
Date
November 23, 2017
A better mechanism is needed for effective dissemination of aquaculture technologies and good practices among aqua farmers, experts participating in the 11th Indian fisheries and aquaculture forum have opined. In his address, World Food Prize laureate M Vijaya Gupta Aquaculture...
Tapping into global markets for Canadian farmed fish and seafood
Date
November 23, 2017
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...
Aquaculture: Virbac postpones its option to buy Centrovet for three years
Date
November 23, 2017
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...
Making Science Count for Sustainable Aquaculture
Date
November 23, 2017
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...
Monitoring Fisheries and Aquaculture
Date
November 23, 2017
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...
A Desert Shrimp farm that fell on hard times is back in business
Date
November 21, 2017
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...
Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejected from China and Vietnam in October
Date
November 21, 2017
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...
BioMar appoints new General Manager in Ecuador
Date
November 21, 2017
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...