By Gabriel Luna* Let’s review Ecuadorian shrimp exports up until July of 2024. The year started with 3 low volume months of about 200 million lbs in January, February, and March. Volume then picked up, from the uncoordinated coincidental synchronization of farm seeding in December of 2023. This is normal and happens usually due to the desire to harvest in...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Cooke United States (USA) announced the celebration of the first 20 years of aquaculture operations in Maine to supply fresh Atlantic salmon to grocery stores and restaurants throughout New England and the United States. The 20th anniversary includes the rollout of a refreshed brand logo from Cooke Aquaculture USA to Cooke USA, matching Cooke’s company-wide initiative to...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Andfjord Holding, announced a few days ago that the Norwegian company for sustainable salmon production has completed a block transaction with the international Group based in Portugal with over 230 years of know-how in the food business, Jeronimo Martins Agro-Alimentar (JMA), involving the sale of 2,000,000 shares in Andfjord Salmon Group. The transaction, they said, serves strategic...
By Aquaculture Europe 2025 The theme of the conference is “Aquaculture for Everyone. Invest in your planet” Following the resounding success of AQUA 2024 in Denmark, the Aquaculture Europe 2025 event, organized by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) is set to be held in Valencia, Spain, from September 22 to 25, 2025. This highly anticipated event will bring together industry...
By MiAlgae Leading the charge in sustainable Omega-3s, MiAlgae expands to meet surging global demand. MiAlgae, a leading innovator in biotechnology, has secured £14 million in funding to accelerate its operations and scale production. The company has successfully reached commercial-scale of its sustainable marine Omega-3 product, NaturAlgae, at its demonstrator site in Scotland. Over the past 30 years, global aquaculture...
By FAI A total of 68 shrimp farmers in a major sector of Honduran aquaculture successfully completed shrimp welfare training recently, helping to raise health and welfare standards to new heights. Facilitated by global aquaculture welfare expert FAI, the two-day course was held in Choluteca for Grupo Granjas Marinas S.A de C.V (GGM), a Honduran company dedicated to the sustainable...
By Aker BioMarine Next week, our CEO Matts Johansen will be traveling to New York to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, a premier event that gathers some of the world’s most influential leaders, visionaries, and changemakers. This year’s event promises to be a pivotal moment in addressing the most pressing global challenges and exploring groundbreaking solutions that will drive sustainable progress for the future....
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The company's CEO believes that the shrimp industry has the potential to surpass the sustainability achievements seen in the salmon sector. Carlos Diaz, CEO of the international company Biomar, participated at the recently celebrated Global Shrimp Forum (GSF) 2024 with a fresh perspective on the aquaculture industry's future. Diaz gave a forward-looking perspective by comparing shrimp and...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Asia-Pacific produces over 90% of the world’s farmed aquatic foods Recently was launched in Bangkok, Thailand, the Aquadapt project, created by the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific and FutureFish with the support of the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The research project aims to promote sustainable aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region and help develop greener...
By dsm-firmenich dsm-firmenich is delighted to announce the opening of its new Animal Nutrition & Health premix and additives manufacturing plant in Sadat City, Egypt. Formally inaugurated on 12 September 2024, the facility reflects the company’s commitment to meet increasing demand from mid-range and large livestock farms and feed millers for premixes and innovative feed additives. The new production unit...
By Ace Aquatec Aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec is expanding the presence of their products into Oceania, as New Zealand-based king salmon producer Mount Cook Alpine Salmon continues to see enormous benefits from their award-winning A-BIOMASS® camera at their site in Mount Cook. A-BIOMASS® is an advanced underwater camera designed to bring more efficiency and precision to biomass measurement and...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: An innovative water sampling method projected to slash biosecurity costs and protect Australia’s USD 220 million shrimp farm industry from pathogens will be put to the test by James Cook University (JCU) researchers. In a landmark Queensland project, researchers will use environmental DNA (eDNA) samples taken from water in prawn farm ponds to test for the presence...
