There is a growing recognition of the challenges associated with ensuring good nutrition for all without compromising the environment. This is particularly true for aquaculture, given the reliance on marine extraction for key feed ingredients, yet at the same time it delivers key nutrients such as omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. This review will consider progress in transitioning away...
Increasing per capita demand for seafood is predicted over coming decades despite static fisheries supply. The Aquaculture Adoption Index considers national production relative to consumption and may be predictive of nations where supply instability may occur or, where uptake could benefit food security. Introduction Increasing per capita demand for seafood (here, covering all aquatic foods produced in freshwater, brackish and...
The shrimp feed industry is constantly looking for opportunities to minimize the dependency on expensive fish meal and to keep the industry profitable and sustainable. In this sense we present a work that investigated the optimal levels of fish meal (FML) and dietary methionine (Met) required for maximum growth performance of juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei with economic efficiency. Industrially compounded shrimp...
By: Philip Buike* Home grown shrimp is currently one of the hottest topics in the European Aquaculture sector, this article attempts to explain why this has come about, where the major development is occurring, what technologies are currently being employed and finally, what are the future prospects for this novel industry. The back story Without doubt, the culture of warm...
If ever durable products were required, it is probably most visible in the fishing and aquaculture industries. Your underwater cages and mooring systems need shackles, bolts and other mooring accessories that are below surface, but above standard. That is why the Green Pin® aquaculture products are the top choice for fish farmers. If ever durable products were required, it is...
By: Miguel Sepulveda, Marine Biologist * Kappaphycus alvarezii, a species cultivated in at least 30 countries, is the main raw material for obtaining kappa carrageenan, an odorless, tasteless powder widely used in the food and cosmetics industry. In 2017, Brazil imported about 2,500 tons of Carrageenan valued at USD 22 million. This article analyses the potential that the Brazilian coast...
