By Aquaculture Magazine Editorial Team Over the past two decades, global shrimp farming has grown substantially due to rising demand driven by population and income growth, while wild shrimp supply stagnates. This growth is mainly in Litopenaeus vannamei, with production surpassing Penaeus monodon, especially in Indonesia. Interviews with farmers revealed that L. vannamei farms benefit from the economics of scale,...
By IRTA Our story begins at IRTA 25 years ago, allowing us to reach our current proposal, integrated by IRTA and INGESOM, into a Comprehensive Service Platform aimed at promoting aquaculture using RAS technology. We focus on facilitating the conditions to generate knowledge that can be easily transferred from research institutions to the industry. Our story begins at IRTA 25...
By Arya Singh, Nayan Chouhan, Vivek Chauhan and Bhavesh Choudhary Probiotics have emerged as a promising tool in this endeavor, offering a natural and sustainable approach to enhance growth, boost immunity, and mitigate disease. However, integrating probiotics into aquaculture practices comes with its own set of challenges and considerations that necessitate careful attention and strategic planning. Introduction Probiotic use in...
By FishProf The FishProf has found that being a seafood consumer sucks! At high profile hotels and restaurants, he is lied to; in retail shops he is cheated; he is ignored by governments who are limiting commercial fishing to create elitist recreational fishing and in many countries the industry has no customer vision to create excellence! It’s time for Global...
By Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, with an abundance of natural resources, suitable conditions for the development of species in temperate, semi-tropical and tropical waters; it also has a vast expanse of arid land that can be used for aquaculture, professionals, research institutions and great academic exchange and cooperation programs. In...
* By Seafood Consumer Association and FishProf The World Health Organization (WHO) regards illness due to contaminated food as one of the most widespread health problems in the contemporary world. The Seafood Consumer Association (SCA) agree with the 10 Golden Rules that will help all consumers eliminate them. For infants, immunocompromised people, pregnant women and the elderly, the consequences can...
