Wednesday, August 7, 2024
India-based organisation achieves induced breeding, seed production of giant trevally
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) in India has succeeded in induced breeding and seed production of the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), a popular food fish that is a good ...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Heat wave in South Korea brings death to more than 200,000 livestock
A nationwide heat wave in South Korea has led to the deaths of over 257,000 livestock, the country's interior ministry said on August 5.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Turkey's fish farming faces risk of lower fish stock as fishing volume declines, expert highlights
The number of fish caught in Turkey has significantly dwindled compared to 2000, with a 50% decrease observed over the past 24 years, an expert warned.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Vietnam's shrimp exports rise amid global competition
Vietnam's shrimp exports saw growth in the first half of this year, but the market is facing increasing competition from other countries, Vietnam News reported.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
US bill introduced to prevent rapid approval of offshore fishfish aquaculture
The US representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, Mary Sattler Peltola, recently introduced the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA) legislation to help address food security in communities historically reliant on coast ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Mowi Scotland's remote operations centre now running in Fort William, Scotland, UK
A remote operations centre that will eventually control feeding at all of Mowi Scotland's mainland seawater farms is up and running at the company's office in Fort William, Scotland, the United Kingdom.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Metro Turkey launches innovative aquaponics facility for sea bass farming
Metro Turkey has announced a partnership with Hatko Aquaculture and Alpha Aqua to develop an aquaponics facility for sea bass cultivation using a recirculating aquaculture system in Mugla, Turkey, SeafoodSource reported.
Monday, August 5, 2024
EU fisheries dominate aquatic production despite global shift to aquaculture
In 2022, the European Union's aquatic animal production totalled 4.2 million tonnes with fisheries significantly contributing to this figure, as landings accounted for approximately 3.1 million tonnes, while aquaculture reached 1.1 million ...
Monday, August 5, 2024
Chile's Salmones Camanchaca slaughtered more than 10,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in Q2 2024
Major Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Camanchaca slaughtered 11,643 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in the second quarter of 2024 - almost double the figure for the same period last year.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Andhra Pradesh, India shrimp farmers blamed losses on poor seed quality from supplying hatcheries
At a recent meeting, shrimp farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, alleged that they faced severe losses in the last three years due to poor quality of seeds from Vyshnavi Hatcheries in Gudur and Munnangi Hatcheries in Nellore.
Monday, August 5, 2024
British Columbia, Canada salmon farmers upset over delayed release of draft of government framework
Salmon farmers in British Columbia, Canada, said they are disappointed and concerned that the release of a draft Transition Framework from the Canadian government's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has been delayed.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Thailand to spend US$12.7 million on controlling spread of non-indigenous tilapia
Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to spend ฿450 million (US$12.7 million) of its annual budget on dealing with the spread in watercourses of Blackchin tilapia, a non-indigenous species of fish from Africa.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Philippine agriculture to potentially get lower fund allocation
The Philippines' agriculture sector may get lower allocation under a record ₱6.352 trillion (US$109 billion) National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025, compared to other sectors, specifically, education and transport.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Strong interest in Ireland, EU-backed funding for sustainable aquaculture, according to official
There has been strong interest in a new funding scheme for sustainable aquaculture introduced recently by the Irish government, according to Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Seafood Technical Services Director Rory Campbell.
Friday, August 2, 2024
Chile's salmonid industry reports increased mortality and lower harvests in first half of 2024
The Chilean salmonid industry faced increased fish mortality and a decline in harvested biomass during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report by industry analyst AquaBench, Fishfarmingexpert report ...

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