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Canada engages towards a plan to transition from open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia
Date
August 5, 2022
In order to advance innovation and support the ecological sustainability of the aquaculture sector in British Columbia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that is taking the next step to transition from open-net pen aquaculture in British Columbia coastal waters....
The Icelandic Samherji will make in the coming years a investment in aquaculture which will amount to EUR 400 million
Date
August 5, 2022
Some days ago, took place the Samherji's Annual General Meeting, where were presented the financial statements of the company for the year 2021. In his address at the Annual General Meeting, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, the CEO of the Icelandic company,...
Vietnamese Pangasius made a breakthrough in the first half of the year thanks to the increase in export prices
Date
August 5, 2022
In the first six months of 2022, Vietnamese pangasius was exported to 136 markets, earning USD 1.4 billion in value, an increase of nearly 77% over the same period in 2021 reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers...
Purchase of Indian company Eruvaka enables Skretting to offer in-house farm software and smart equipment to aquaculturists around the world
Date
August 5, 2022
Nutreco recently acquired full ownership of Eruvaka, the Vijayawada, India-based software specialist, some time after purchasing a 25% stake in 2018. This acquisition will enable Skretting's aquaculture business to offer in-house farm software and smart equipment to aquaculturists around the...
The first edition of the Global Shrimp Forum will be held between next 6 and 8 September in Utrecht, Netherlands
Date
August 5, 2022
From 6 to 8 September will be held the first edition of the Global Shrimp Forum (GSF), a fully dedicated high executive meeting place for the warm water shrimp Industry, that will take place in Utrecht, Netherlands. The expectation is...
The consumer research made in 12 countries by Aquaculture Stewardship Council reveals that health is the reason number one to buy seafood
Date
August 5, 2022
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has completed its most comprehensive consumer research to date, interviewing more than 12,000 consumers in 12 different countries about their perception and consumption of seafood. Is like that that they found out ‘number 1’ reason...
Norcod expands its grows production capacity to 3,600 tons with a new site in Nordland county, in Norway
Date
July 29, 2022
Listed Norwegian cod-farming venture has been granted permission to establish a new production location in Nesna municipality, Nord-Norge, Norway, with a total maximum allowed biomass (MAB) of 3,600 mt. The new site will be equipped with state-of-the-art aquaculture technology and...
NaturalShrimp’s Hydrenesis Technology Demonstrates Superior Performance at Hanilu Farms in Cutler, Indiana
Date
July 29, 2022
NaturalShrimp, a Biotechnology Aquaculture Company that has developed and patented the commercially operational RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System), reported the successful application of its Hydrenesis Technology at Hanilu Farms, a commercial aquaculture facility in Cutler, Indiana, in the United States. Founded...
The Scottish University of Stirling studies in Malta the possibilities of sea cucumber to clean up fish farms
Date
July 29, 2022
New research led by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, in Scottland, shows how sea cucumbers, a delicacy in Asia, can flourish by feeding and growing on organic waste released from commercial fish farms in the Mediterranean. The research...