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Thai Union Group welcomes yellow 'Good Alternative' rating for Thai farmed shrimp

The Thai Union Group welcomed the yellow "Good Alternative" rating for Thai farmed shrimp given earlier this month by Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, which evaluates the ecological sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood commonly found in the US marketplace.

China halts Ecuador shrimp imports on coronavirus risk

China has banned imports from three Ecuadorean shrimp producers following the detection of coronavirus in recent shipments, Reuters reported.

Japan discovers new stem cell breakthrough in aquaculture production

Japanese researchers have succeeded in a technique that could pave the way for the mass production and preservation of endangered fish species.
Thai Union Group welcomes yellow 'Good Alternative' rating for Thai farmed shrimp
China halts Ecuador shrimp imports on coronavirus risk
Japan discovers new stem cell breakthrough in aquaculture production
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
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Monday, December 14, 2020
Philippine government gives US$10-million boost to aquaculture sector
The Department of Agriculture is allocating half a billion pesos (~US$10.4 million; 1 peso = US$0.021) to further develop the local aquaculture industry and contribute to food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Philippine Star reported.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Vietnam's Ca Mau province expands shrimp production in rice fields
Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has expanded the area for cultivating giant river prawns and rice in the same rice fields, according to the country's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Aquaculture farmers should use biofloc technology carefully, Indian experts say
The unscientific manner of practicing biofloc fish farming technology by many farmers may cause harm to their ventures, say experts from India's ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA).
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Singapore study discovers possibility COVID-19 can survive in frozen chicken, pork, and fish
Local researchers in Singapore have found that the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is able to survive on frozen chicken, pork, fish in high amounts for as long as three weeks at refrigeration temperature, The Straits Times Singapore reported.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Vietnam's Minh Phu to appeal against US anti-dumping tariffs on frozen shrimp
Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company (JSC) has opposed the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s application of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp exports, and would appeal against the decision, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Vietnam's seafood exports contraction slow
Vietnamese seafood exports recorded US$6.03 billion in the first three quarters of 2020, down 3% from a year earlier, indicating recovery as the contraction was less than in the previous two quarters, Nhan Dan reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Japfa, Hendrix Genetics form shrimp broodstock joint venture
Singapore-listed agri-food company Japfa has entered into a US$1.4-million joint venture with Europe's Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture (HGA) to set up a shrimp broodstock multiplication centre in Indonesia, the former said in a filing to Singapore Exchange (SGX) last Friday, DealStreetAsia reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Japan plans new bureau to boost agri-food exports
Japan plans to set up a new bureau next year to significantly increase the country's exports of agricultural products, farm minister Kotaro Nogami announced at a recent press conference as part of restructuring of the ministry to take effect in the next fiscal year starting April 2021, Japan Today reported.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Australia to make agri export process easier, faster
Australia has allotted A$328 million to boost its agri-food exports through reforms in the export process, including eliminating red tape.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Thai Union to invest in four food tech companies
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
India to commercialise bacteriophage therapy for aquaculture
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
First batch of Vietnamese shrimp exported to EU under new trade agreement
Vietnam shipped the first batch of frozen shrimp exports to several countries in the European Union under EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which took effect on Aug. 1.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Malaysian university commercialises local, biogenic fish feed
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has signed a licensing and commercialisation agreement with Iman Insani Sdn Bhd for biogenic fish feed, Borneo Post Online reported.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Vietnam pangasius exporters hit by COVID-19, saltwater intrusion
Basa, Tra or Panga (pangasius) fish farming has been hit by a double whammy of COVID-19 and prolonged saltwater intrusion in rivers in the Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) region, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
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