Understanding the risks that climate change poses on different culture systems in different locations is important to enable the design of targeted adaptation and resilience building actions. We present an aquaculture climate risk assessment framework, applied to the aquaculture sector of the Sultanate of Oman, that identifies the sensitivity and exposure of different components of the sector to climate change...
Feed can account for 50 to 80% of operating costs in aquaculture production, and generally protein components account for more than two-thirds of fish feed costs. Therefore, given the declining production of fishmeal worldwide, sustainable alternatives to replace the feed source need to be found and produced. Here we present the results of a successful replacement of fishmeal in diets...
By: Alejandro Flores* The new Mesoamerican Committee, which includes the national fisheries and aquaculture authorities of Mexico and Central American countries, as well as national and regional associations of artisanal fishers, small aquaculture enterprises, and civil society organizations, was sponsored by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. In the framework of the International Year of Artisanal...
By: Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D.* Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) President I arrived in Rome to participate in the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) for the fifth time, with great expectations of what might happen in this 35th edition of COFI. The hybrid event allows progress in an agenda dominated by the celebrating of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and...
By: Marco Linné Unzueta* On September 7-8, 2022, the Conference of Agricultural Cooperators of the Americas 2022, an iconic event of the Americas region, brought together key industry decision-makers to discuss a variety of future trends and strategies with internationally recognized speakers, subject matter experts, leading U.S. producers and industry specialists. On September 7 and 8, 2022, the United States...
Patrick Waty, CEO of INVE Aquaculture, spoke with Aquaculture Magazine about his vision for the future of global aquaculture in the coming years and INVE’s undeniable contribution to the development and growth of the industry. Population growth and the resulting increase in food demand have drawn attention to aquaculture and its tremendous potential to make an important contribution as a...
