Written by the Editorial Team of Aquaculture Magazine Feed-food competition is a current but unsustainable practice in aquaculture, where resources are allocated to feed humans to animal feed instead. This study analyzes feed-food competition in aquaculture using natural trophic levels (TLs) and species-specific human-edible protein conversion ratios (HePCRs). In the future, the role of aquaculture in circular food systems will...
Written by the Editorial Team of Aquaculture Magazine One of the main challenges for the expansion of shrimp culture is securing the supply of balanced feeds, which in turn can represent more than 50% of the production costs. In this context, here are presented findings that contributes to a better understanding on the physiological effects produced during compensatory growth in...
By: The Fishmonger The Fishmonger was invited to a seminar recently by CI&T, an information technology and software development company with expertise in the automotive, hi-tech, financial, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, life sciences and healthcare industries. It was a learning experience that is important to share with you all and just like all industries, there is a “language” to understand!...
By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* The global shrimp farming community has seen significant growth over the last three decades, with more than 5 million MTs being produced annually in 2022-2023. Currently, Ecuadorian shrimp farms are 52 producing around 25% of this total and are doing so at a lower cost than any other countries seem to be able to. Their...
By: Sarah Cornelisse* What would you consider as a crisis for your business? Mislabeled product? A product recall? An employee injury? Death of an employee or customer? A claim regarding health or nutrition lacking scientific backing? A crisis can take many forms. When it comes to crisis management, social media has altered the context and tactics used when responding to...
By: Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D.* In the last edition, we discussed the three key issues for the development of open water aquaculture: technology, investment and operating costs, as well as the market. Today, we will discuss some factors to consider and/or strategies we can adopt to boost mariculture globally. There is a need to work hard on governance issues...
