After twice needing to postpone a planned series of courses in Chile, the program will now be offered live-streamed online in January. Presented in English, but simultaneous translation into Spanish will still be available – participants can choose either English or Spanish audio. Information source: Food Stream Australia / press release The program is still offered in cooperation with the...
After six years of research, a team of scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz has developed a cost-effective new aquaculture feed that eliminates conventional fish meal and fish oil ingredients while also providing better fish weight gain and higher nutritional value in the filet for humans. The new fish-free feed is the first to demonstrate across-the-board gains in...
The seafood industry delivers a high protein food with one of the lowest environmental footprints and yet it is still overshadowed by a history of unsustainable practices. The industry has come a long way over the last two decades by adopting responsible farming practices, to creating sustainable feeds. It has a positive environmental story and the time might just be...
UNITRON PTE. LTD. is making it even easier to access ocean environmental data with the release of the Pulse mobile application for Android users this week. Pulse initially launched for aquaculture farmers in late July with the goal of providing a high-resolution ocean map of critical environmental parameters such as water temperature, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and wave height. Pulse...
Fast, efficient, transparent: new data-driven marketplace makes shrimp trading easy for buyers and growers, changing the way we trade seafood. Unprecedented crop data and secure same-day payment means farmers and buyers can focus on what matters: growing their business and supplying quality shrimp to the world Information source: XpertSea / media release XpertSea, a Canadian technology company that makes aquaculture...
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is one of the fastest-growing food-production sectors in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), reaching an all-time record high of 114.5 million tonnes in 2018. Asian countries continue to account for the vast majority of farmed fish production, some 90 percent over the last two decades and, since 2016, aquaculture has been...
Bühler announces a game-changing shift in grinding technology in a move that is set to drive product quality, consistency, and profits in the milling industry. Information source: Bühler Group / media release Bühler is heralding a new age in milling technology with the launch of Arrius, a fully integrated grinding technology for milling wheat, durum, rye, barley, corn, and spelt....
World fish consumption has almost doubled between the 1960s and now, and some estimates suggest fish contributes to at least 50 percent of total animal protein intake in developing nations. Despite higher demand for seafood and fish, world reserves have not kept up, and aquaculture is becoming more common as a result. Written by: Myisha Majumder / Greenbiz.com Aquaculture uses...
The impact of the covid crisis experienced in the Ecuadorian shrimp market has not waived BioMar’s strategic plans for the shrimp business. Construction on a new extrusion line has continued unaffected by the pandemic and builds on four decades of BioMar experience in extrusion technology. Information source: BioMar group / media release The new line will bring the factory close...
Advances in biological sciences combined with the development of computing, data processing, and artificial intelligence are fuelling a new wave of technological innovation that will influence many sectors, including aquaculture. To accelerate this development, Skretting is proud to launch The Bubble, a new research facility forming an integral part of Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC). Information source: Skretting / press...
AquaManager, a leading aquaculture management software platform, announced today that its integrated production management and Business Intelligence (BI) solution has gone live at Yalelo Zambia and Yalelo Uganda, Africa’s top Tilapia producers. The system enables both companies to optimize their fish production while driving improvements in environmental sustainability. Both Yalelo Zambia and Yalelo Uganda operate grow-out facilities and hatcheries in...
In-Situ is pleased to introduce RDO Blue, the latest innovation in Optical Rugged Dissolved Oxygen technology, specifically designed to meet the DO-monitoring needs of the aquaculture industry. Information source: In-situ / media release RDO Blue uses In-Situ’s patented technology, an EPA-approved dissolved oxygen measurement method ideal for measuring DO and temperature in even the harshest environments. Suitable for handheld use...
