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New partnership between leading farm technology provider and welfare experts set to improve shrimp welfare in Asia
By FAI To address the need for sustainable and ethically produced shrimp, HydroNeo, a leader in smart aquaculture farm management software and tools, has announced a new partnership with shrimp welfare experts, FAI. The partnership has resulted in the integration of FAI’s well-established shrimp welfare assessment framework and technology into HydroNeo’s popular digital farm management mobile application. The collaboration will...
Andfjord Salmon Group announces solid progress at Kvalnes build-out
Aquaculture Magazine reports: All ongoing workstreams for Andfjord Salmon Group build-out at Kvalnes, Andøya, show solid progress, assured from the Norwegian company: the next two pools are starting to take shape. As of some days ago, the waterways, including inlet and outlet tunnel, had reached 73 percent completion – a noticeable increase from 57 percent in early July this year....
AKVA Group, engaged by Årdal Aqua to complete its post-smolt facility
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The world’s largest supplier of solutions and services to aquaculture celebrates its 50th anniversary Årdal Aqua has chosen Norwegian AKVA group to complete the construction of its post-smolt facility after the previous RAS supplier, Billund Aquaculture, went bankrupt. The facility in Årdal, a city in the Vestlandet region of Norway, consists of four post-smolt modules, each with...
Japfa Group announces breakthrough with successful first step in tropical eel reproduction
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The Aquaculture Research Center (ARC), a cuttingedge facility established by PT Suri Tani Pemuka (STP), a member of the Japfa Group, has reached a groundbreaking milestone in aquaculture by successfully achieving the first step in reproducing the high-value tropical eel (Anguilla bicolor), marking the first such accomplishment worldwide. This pioneering development marks a major advancement in the...
EAS Honours Bjørn Myrseth for his exceptional contributions to European – and global – aquaculture
By European Aquaculture Society (EAS) At the opening ceremony of the AQUA 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) gave its highest award - Honorary Life Membership - to Bjørn Myrseth. A pioneer of fish farming in Europe and beyond, a role model for aquaculture and one of the founding members of EAS in 1976, Bjørn is...
Improving fillet quality of Rainbow Trout
By Ridwan Ahmed and Mohamed Salem lab/ University of Maryland Do you know that the rainbow trout industry, a 4.2 billion US dollar industry, is threatened by some production challenges which results in what is termed “Downgrading” of its major product: the fillet. To downgrade a product (fillet) means that the consumers don’t like it, and as such the fillet will...
FAI partners with Egyptian Governmental Research Institute to enhance welfare of tilapia
By FAI FAI has recently announced a new working partnership with Egypt's Central Lab for Aquaculture Research (CLAR), which aims to advance fish welfare within the Egyptian tilapia sector. Further strengthening the ongoing work of FAI’s existing Tilapia Welfare Egypt project, the new partnership was formalized with FAI signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CLAR and existing Egypt-based project...
Aerbio unveils its fully operational pilot line planning the future of sustainable protein production
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Salmon feed is one of the possibilities for its development The pioneer in fermentation technology Aerbio has announced a groundbreaking achievement, their pilot line at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Limburg, Netherlands, is now fully operational. This will allow the company to step forward in the commercialization of Proton, an ultra-sustainable protein-rich ingredient, as it will define...
Vietnamese Minh Phu Seafood Corporation introduces a new product of their “Rice Shrimp 5 in 1” brand, Premium HLSO
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The Vietnamese Minh Phu Seafood Corporation introduced a new product of their “Rice Shrimp 5 in 1” brand, HLSO (Head Less Shell On), a premium shrimp that is sustainably farmed using their innovative rice-shrimp model, combining rice cultivation and shrimp raising on the same plot of land. This integrated system maximizes land use while promoting environmental sustainability....
SEA EIGHT Group transforms aquaculture practices with aquaManager‘s Advanced Software
By: aquaManager aquaManager, a pioneer in the development of innovative technology solutions for the aquaculture industry, is thrilled to announce the successful deployment of its cutting-edge management software for the SEA EIGHT Group. As a prominent leader in sole production utilizing Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), SEA EIGHT has ambitious plans for significant expansion in the coming years. Central to their...
Plenaries confirmed for the Latin American Aquaculture Congress
By LACQUA24 - VIII CLCPN - XICCA The Aquaculture in Latin America congress is the union of LACQUA 2024, THE VIII LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON NATIVE FISH FARMING AND THE XI COLOMBIAN CONGRESS ON AQUACULTURE, to be held September 24-27, 2024, at the Plaza Mayor Convention Center. The event will feature three plenary sessions each morning. Each session will focus...
New ASC interactive report reveals that improvements made in certified farms benefit ecosystems, farm workers and the health of farmed species
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has launched the “ASC Annual Impacts Report: 2023 in Review”, that highlights the wide range of environmental and social impacts delivered by the ASC program in 2023. The report is packed with facts and figures and features real-life case studies which tell the story of another year of strong growth and increased impact...