After a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference ended with governments and heads of state endorsing a new political declaration to save marine ecosystems. Among the commitments reached by the representatives were to produce better-informed ocean management, restore fish stocks, and mobilize action for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture to achieve sufficient, safe...
The Indian headquarters of the international company Benchmark Genetics has reported the hiring of Balachandar Jayaraman as its new Technical Sales Manager for India, who will now be responsible for sales and technical support in that Asian country and neighboring countries. The new Benchmark executive has more than 28 years of experience in the shrimp farming business in India, Bangladesh,...
Andfjord Salmon, Skretting Norway and Sortland-based Zooca have signed a letter of intent that facilitates the provision of a specifically designed salmon feed for Andfjord Salmon and a long-term cooperation to increase the utilization of the zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus in salmon feed. Andfjord Salmon is the first salmon farmer in the world that uses a commercially developed feed that contains...
Thanks to the collaboration of Regal Springs, one of the world’s largest tilapia producers, with aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec, the company is introducing in-water, high welfare stunning solutions into their main processing facilities in the coming months after successful trials in Mexico. The pilot Humane Stunner Universal System (HSU) for tilapia allowed Regal Springs to experience first-hand the huge...
The Scottish Salmon Company has announced it will rename its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland. The company was acquired by Bakkafrost in 2019, and the corporate focus for the past two years has been to align the businesses and develop its core capabilities in Scotland. “The renaming of the Scottish operations will ensure that the Group operates as ‘One...
Blue Aqua International, a global leader in shrimp aquaculture technology, announced an investment of SGD 8.8 million from Muscat Investment House in its subsidiary, Blue Aqua Singapore –the farming arm under the group. The investment will help boost Blue Aqua Singapore’s expansion to grow its operations in high-tech trout farming, ramping up distribution, and aquafeed manufacturing; in support of Singapore’s...
Aquaculture disease management and dynamic dosing expert Aqua Pharma are joining forces with microbial fingerprinting experts Kytos to develop SEATRU –a unique new service platform offering shrimp farmers worldwide effective microbial control through precise dosing recommendations. The initiative was set to start in last June with a two-year research project based in Indonesia with local partner eFishery, the world’s largest...
Ocean Harvest announced some days ago the addition of Bruno Sardenberg as Director of Production and Acting Technical Director to its leadership team. This latest appointment by the region’s leading technology-enabled aquaculture startup bolsters Ocean Harvest’s capabilities as it develops its inaugural commercial-scale land-based salmon farm in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sardenberg previously served as Director of Aquaculture...
A few days ago, the Scientific Committee that provides support to the new edition of the International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA), which is held every year in Chile, was presented in an online meeting. During the meeting it was informed that the XIV ISGA, to be held between November 27 and December 2 in the city of Puerto...
OTAQ Group, an expert in marine technology solutions for the global aquaculture and offshore energy industries, has announced that it has been appointed as the new technology supplier to Chilean company Salmones Antartica S.A. (SASA), for integrated water quality measurement equipment to various farming sites, over a complete farming cycle. “SASA is a highly respected salmon producer internationally, and an...
The American company Atlantic Sea Farms has announced that the 27 partner farmers, representing nine working Maine harbors, have harvested more line grown domestic kelp than ever at just under 1 million pounds during the 2022 harvest season. "We're thrilled and proud", they said. For them, this number is revolutionary because with this year's record-breaking harvest, Atlantic Sea Farms kelp...
Significant growth in aquaculture has driven global fisheries and aquaculture production to a record high as aquatic foods make an increasingly critical contribution to food security and nutrition in the 21st century, according to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a few days ago. The 2022 edition of ‘The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’...
