In the first quarter of this year, FAO presented the biennial report “SOFIA 2022” with the analysis and relevant conclusions of the information collected in 2020. In this article, Aquaculture Magazine editors summarize the “key messages” the World Agency is sending with this report. In the first quarter of this year, FAO presented the biennial report “SOFIA 2022” with the...
By: The fishmonger * At the time of authoring this article The Fishmonger has been reminded (thanks Facebook!) of being in London in 2013 at the Human Evolution Conference where Sir David Attenborough and Professor Michael Crawford and many other notables spoke about the past and future as it relates to human evolution. So much has happened since 2013 but...
By: Ph.D Stephen G. Newman* Recently I passed my 40-year mark working with the international aquaculture community. I have heavily focused on shrimp culture over 30 of these years as I have always had a soft spot for shrimp (eating them). The industry has changed considerably since I first became involved. In my early days, I learned from a handful...
By: Sarah Cornelisse* You may be familiar with the saying, “you cannot manage what you don’t measure.” As with all aspects of your business, this applies to your digital marketing activities as well. To measure digital marketing performance and determine its success you must understand analytics. You need to decide whether or not you are meeting your social media, marketing,...
by Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D. President, World Aquaculture Society (WAS) After long waiting for a rescheduling and many fears faced, the World Aquaculture Conference WA2021 will finally take place in Merida, from May 24 to 27, 2022. I do not think I can put into words what this event means… Personally, it is the culmination of more than 20...
Aquabounty, the world leader in innovative land-based farms and genetic engineering, is taking on the challenge of growing salmon using genetic biotechnology, but also with a recirculating system for indoor aquaculture. They are building a new facility to achieve tons of sustainable production to meet the rapidly growing global demand for high-quality seafood. Currently, AquaBounty operates two facilities, a small...
