Singapore RAS has reported that it has entered into an agreement with OFS Norge and Onshore Technologies (ONTEC) for a basic design study of its planned recirculating aquaculture system in the Asian country. The company announced that it is targeting 1,000 tons per year of local farmed salmon production by 2025, with further expansion to 3,000 tons to meet the...
Minister Patuanelli takes the debate to the Agriculture Council of the European Union. The Italian Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF), Stefano Patuanelli, met a few days ago with the president and the director of the Italian Fish Farmers Association (API) to discuss, among many other issues, the measures to be applied to counteract the effects that the...
"In recent years, we have observed that the use of smart feeders in shrimp farming can optimize feed efficiency, productive yield and sustainability, with the incorporation of data management in crop management," Carlos Díaz, CEO of BioMar Group, said.Continuing with the successful entry into the shrimp feed market, the board of directors of the Danish group BioMar approved the acquisition...
Phileo by Lesaffre unveils its tilapia functional nutrition program, increasing its footprint in aquaculture Marcq-en-Baroeul, France (April 6, 2022). Gathering more than 10 years of work in the tilapia industry, Phileo by Lesaffre launches a dedicated program aiming to improve gut health and support disease prevention strategies. The Program Aquasaf Tilapia was conceived to maximize productivity, profitability and sustainability...
The local organizing team welcomes you to the 9th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health (ISAAH 9th ). The 2022 meeting theme will: “Enhancing Aquatic Animal Health towards One Health”. The event is organized by the School of Veterinary Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) and will be held between September 5th and 8th , 2022, at the Extension Center of...
Regal Springs® AG, the world’s largest vertically integrated tilapia producer, and aquaManager, the leading aquaculture technology provider, are joining forces to accelerate the development of futuristic digital automation to enhance the predictability and productivity of eco-friendly, sustainable fish farming. In an exciting announcement, Regal Springs® and aquaManager confirmed their long-term strategic collaboration, in which both companies join forces to implement...
March 30, 2022: A new study, conducted by India’s Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR) and Aker BioMarine, concluded that krill meal is a beneficial functional ingredient for Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) dietary feed. "The eight-week feeding trial revealed that inclusion of 4 to 6% krill meal in the diet can lead to higher body weight and greater survival among...
Pangasius exports to the EU bounced back after months of stagnation with more than a 40% in February There remains large room for Vietnam’s shrimp industry to strive for greater export growth in the next few years, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to a recent report of the organization, Vietnam’s shrimp export turnover is...
The 4th Ocean Forum organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), to be held from April 6-8, 2022, will aim to discuss how to move towards a sustainable ocean economy. Among all the topics and aspects to be discussed will be the social sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture value chains. "It is an opportunity to find...
The 26-27th April 2022 will take place the first edition of de A3 Scotland 2022, an inaugural, not-for-profit conference to be held in Edinburgh, with the objective of to promote investment, collaboration and innovation across Animal Health, Agritech and Aquaculture (the three A), in Scotland and around the world. This year’s theme is ‘Transition to Net Zero’. Industry, investors, scientists...
The Norwegian company Blue Ocean Technology (BOT) has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fusion Farms, a company at the forefront of Controlled Environment Aquaponics (CEAq) agricultural innovation based in Puerto Rico. One of the shared objectives is to determine collaboration options to develop and explore effluent system usage, management, integration, optimization and resilience...
The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) from the United States has announced the 2022-2023 funded New Hampshire’s research projects, focusing on development of new species for seaweed aquaculture, safe handling techniques for oyster farms, seafood nutrition equity, PFAS in marine food webs, mapping lumpfish populations and eelgrass in Great Bay. The projects represent a research investment of USD...
