At FARM 2025 in Jakarta, Genics CEO Melony Sellars urged Indonesian shrimp farmers to strengthen biosecurity and testing practices, emphasizing prevention, accurate diagnostics, and shared responsibility across the supply chain, to protect the industry from global disease threats.
Aquafeed.com spoke with Ecuador's National Chamber of Aquaculture to analyze the productive and commercial evolution of the shrimp sector, the technical and economic challenges it faces, and the role of AquaExpo as a global meeting point for the shrimp industry.
Head of ESG at CJ Selecta advocates for the international standardization of carbon footprints.
At FARM 2025 in Jakarta, Albert Tacon urged the shrimp industry to strengthen sustainability and self-reliance by improving feed and water management, reducing dependence on imported ingredients, and fostering closer collaboration between feed companies and farmers to build a more resilient and inclusive aquaculture sector.
The company is exploring bioactive compounds from sugar kelp as novel feed additives to boost salmon health and resilience.
FARM 2025 brought together stakeholders from across Indonesia’s shrimp value chain, creating a milestone platform to share knowledge, strengthen collaboration, and shape solutions for the industry’s future.
Microplastics pose emerging risks to fish health through immune disruption, microbiome changes, and organ accumulation, underscoring the need for further research and industry-wide mitigation strategies.
With farmed shrimp production increasing, aquafeed demand continues to grow, driving innovation in alternative ingredients to ensure supply resilience and sustainability.
The Swedish startup is developing a fungi-based protein ingredient to reduce dependency on fishmeal and soy in aquafeed.
At the Global Shrimp Forum, a panel highlighted how Brazil and Mexico are charting a different path from leading exporters, focusing on resilient, domestically anchored shrimp markets.
The company will invest in an aquafeed plant this year as the country launches its Tilapia and Catfish Friday campaign, with feed availability and pricing taking center stage at the campaign’s launch.
The rebalancing of global shrimp trade was already in motion before tariffs, which are now accelerating rather than driving the shift, according to Willem van der Pijl.
Fisheries engineer and Labomar professor Alberto Nunes has built a career at the intersection of academia and industry, leading R&D projects on shrimp nutrition and aquafeeds while addressing Brazil’s aquaculture challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth.
Kevin Fitzsimmons reflects on aquaculture’s evolution, the pressing challenges of sustainable feeds, and how the F3 Challenge is accelerating the adoption of alternative ingredients across the industry.
Tulio Merino, Manager of the SNA (Peruvian National Aquaculture Society), analyzes the current situation of aquaculture in Peru.
Governments, research institutions, and international organizations are stepping up efforts to strengthen the aquaculture industry in Africa through targeted training, collaborative workshops, and innovative organizational models.
Dr. Patricio Dantagnan analyzes the future of fish feed in modern aquaculture and the need to move toward sustainable, precision-based solutions.
The conference broke previous records, with 1,847 registered attendees from 79 countries and 77 booths, where brisk business was conducted.
At the 2025 Indonesian Aquafeed Conference, Dominique Bureau emphasized that evidence-based functional nutrition can be a key tool to improve fish health, production efficiency, and farm profitability in aquaculture.
Faced with a widening gap between fish supply and demand, and a heavy reliance on imports, nations like Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria are implementing strategic programs to bolster their domestic aquaculture industries.