In the first quarter of 2022, Vietnam's shrimp exports to South Korea gave a positive signal reaching nearly USD 104 million, up 52% over the same period last year, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. Korea is the third largest whiteleg shrimp export market of Vietnam (after the US and Japan). This is a positive signal for...
The Portuguese company Sparos, through Pacific Trading Aquaculture (PTAqua) well-established distribution platform, will give access to tailored feeds to the fish hatcheries. Thanks a to a new partnership, more fish hatcheries will now have easy access to tailored feeds by SPAROS, through Pacific Trading Aquaculture (PTAqua) well-established distribution platform thanks to their alliance. The bespoke feed products are aimed at...
Prime Aquaculture FZE, a subsidiary of Emirates National Aquaculture LLC, recently signed an MoU with Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) to build the region’s first shrimp RAS farm. The innovative marine shrimp farm, expected to be completed by Q1 2023, will aid in the cultivation of marine shrimp and significantly increase output in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet...
The Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company (CP Foods) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation with Uoriki, Japan's No.1 fresh fish retailer, engaging wholesales and retails of fresh seafood products from Japan and enabling Thai people to easily access a variety of Japanese premium fish. CEO of CP Foods, Prasit Boondoungprasert, and Uoriki President, Masayuki...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) released a study highlighting that the boom in aquaculture and seafood trade experienced in recent years in the Black Sea region is being threatened by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The war may hinder this growth and threatens to disrupt seafood trade and supply...
AquaBounty, a land-based salmon producer innovating to enhance productivity and sustainability in aquaculture, celebrated breaking ground on the construction of its first 10,000 metric ton Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio. AquaBounty was joined at the groundbreaking event by partners CRB, Innovasea, local and government officials, and key Ohio economic development leaders. AquaBounty expects the project cost to be in...
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director, Eduardo Gongona, and Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 Chairperson Regional Director, Remia Aparri, hosted a consultation meeting with the Aquaculture Sector. Among others, the principals’ issues raised by the production sector were the need for nurseries to sustain fish cages and the shortage in fry supply. FMA 11 is a major...
Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, announced some days ago that it has begun installing a complete real-time environmental monitoring system at Grieg Seafood’s new Red Island farm site in Newfoundland on Canada’s Placentia Bay. The system will provide baseline data on dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll, blue-green algae and turbidity levels at...
The new edition of Aquaculture UK, to be held May 3-5 in Aviemore, Scotland, is expecting record attendance, the organizers said. For three days, the city will once again be the focus of attention for the international aquaculture community after four years of inactivity caused by the covid pandemic. Normally, the meeting is held every two years. The international exhibition,...
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) have announced that are joining forces to improve the aquaculture sector in Europe and ensure it is better recognized at a political level. The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ASC’s booth at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, held between April 26...
The European Market Observatory for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Eumofa) recently published a study analyzing the production and market trends of corvina at EU level, focusing on the price structure in the supply chain in Greece, Italy and Spain. The study revealed that, in 2019, 68% of the world production of corvina came from aquaculture activities. The percentage rises to...
Portuguese scientists recently published the article 'Potential for Coastal and Offshore Aquaculture in Portugal: Insights from Physico-Chemical and Oceanographic Conditions', based on information obtained by the 'Aquimar - Marine Knowledge in Support of Aquaculture' project. The study has revealed that there is a wide variety of species that can be considered for aquaculture production and gives clues as to why...
