The global demand for seafood continues to increase over the years, generating the need for new technologies to improve production processes. Fish farming has emerged as an answer to satisfy seafood requirements, but also to protect oceans from overfishing, contributing to producing healthy food and guaranteeing a better feed conversion rate, resulting in a more efficient process. Dissolved oxygen availability...
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Dr. Humberto Villarreal has been a member of the World Aquaculture Society since 1989 and was elected to that Board of Directors in 2017, collaborating in the Promotions and Membership Committee and the ad-hoc committee in charge of developing the Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. He has been involved as presenter, session chair, and steering committees of multiple WAS and LACC...
By Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D. President, World Aquaculture Society (WAS) We are living extremely difficult times where our ability to adapt is more important than ever. During 2021 we had to postpone most of our events, due to COVID restrictions put in place worldwide. I am confident that our global team is taking every consideration to guarantee the safety...
By: Iván Ramírez Morales, Ph. D. Leader of R + D + i in Larvia - @larvia_ai @ivaneduramirez A competitive advantage is that distinctive characteristic which places a company in a higher relative position to compete. The clear example in the shrimp industry is related to the countries near the equator, where there are better conditions of temperature and quality...
It is often necessary to allow control of variables and high treatment replication for research to improve aquaculture production systems, but results can sometimes be difficult to translate to commercial conditions because of the added complexity of commercial environments. A collaborative three-year project ending in 2021 delivered a sustainable and profitable super-intensive shrimp farming system by developing new management and...
