The DIVERSIFY project will host a dedicated pikeperch workshop on June 27th 2018 in Nancy, France. The workshop is free to attend and open to all farmers and colleagues with professional interest in the aquaculture of pikeperch. The pikeperch is one of the six species selected for the European project DIVERSIFY, a five-year project for the diversification of the European aquaculture using new/emerging finfish species.

Google’s Country Manager to join lineup of international speakers in the ninth edition of this event, which will focus on technology and innovation as applied to shrimp farming requiremen

The 6th Global Feed & Food Congress 2019: 'The future of Feed & Food - are we ready?' will be held for the first time in the ASEAN region. The Congress will bring together leaders from the global feed and food chain in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 11-13, 2019. The theme links to the global challenge to provide safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable animal protein sources through innovative solutions to feed 9 billion people by 2050.

One of the plenary speakers at Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2018 is Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos, Aquaculture Expert from Belgium, who will give a presentation on “New insights in microbial management to make intensive aquaculture more sustainable” which is linked to the theme of APA18: \"Aquaculture innovation, sustainability and food safety.” APA18 will take place at the Taipei International Convention Center from April 23-26.

The FDA will hold a webinar to discuss the draft guidance, “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals,” which became available for public comment last month. The webinar will be held on March 6, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST).

TARS 2018, scheduled to be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from August 15-16, will focus on shrimp aquaculture in Asia. Among the topics to be addressed are the current state of Asia’s shrimp aquaculture industry, new approaches for improving shrimp production, higher level of control, productivity, and cost efficiency.

ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE18), scheduled to be held May 20–22 in Lexington, Kentucky, will provide aqua producers with a unique opportunity to participate in a global conversation about the innovations, challenges and solutions facing the feed industry. Breakout sessions will focus fishmeal-free feeds, offshore and onshore salmon farms, fillet quality, and feeding genetic potential / nutrigenomics.

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will be keynote speaker at AquaVision 2018 in Stavanger, Norway. Mr. Ban will directly address the food security challenges of the coming decades at conference, scheduled to take place June 11-13.

Wenger Manufacturing and Ottevanger Milling Engineers have organized a special seminar about the latest challenges and solutions in Petfood and Aquatic Feed production. The seminar will be held on February 27-28 in Sydney, Australia.

The Spring Edition 2018 of Showtime is now available online, and includes a preview of Victam Asia 2018, which will take place from March 27 – 29, 2018 at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

A Call for Abstracts has been released for the Percid Fish session at AQUA 2018, to be held August 25-29 in Montpellier, France. The general scope of the Percid Fish session is to open the discussion on the aquaculture of percid fish which, although quite varied, can presently be condensed into a few problematic areas, identified by stakeholders as curtailing expansion. The session will include four sub-themes, covering the most important fields and challenges facing the expansion of percid aquaculture. Abstracts are due April 10.

ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE18) will be held May 20–22 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Aquaculture session at the conference will include presentations on feeding genetic potential and nutritional solutions to achieve consistent quality of premium products.

The 9th edition of Offshore Mariculture Conferences Europe will run under the new title ‘High Energy Mariculture Europe 2018’, taking place in Corfu, Greece from October 17-19, 2018.

The agenda and abstracts for Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2018 are now available

VICTAM Asia 2018 has nearly sold out of exhibition space, with over 220 companies from 35 countries set to participate. The conference is scheduled to take place from March 27 - 29 in Bangkok, and will incorporate a series of smaller industry conferences including Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2018.

Organizers of the 2nd International Conference on Insects to Feed the World are calling for papers to be presented at the conference, which will be held in Wuhan, China from May 15-18, 2018. 

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) team will hold its annual update meeting at the Seafood Expo North American in Boston on March 11. Meeting topics include 2018 initiatives, new facility development and growth, market development, program integrity, and updates on new products from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.

As we include increasing levels of plant based ingredients in aquafeeds we also raise the risk of mycotoxin contamination. These toxins are produced as secondary metabolites by fungi and can have serious detrimental effects on fish and shrimp. Ranging from mortalities in severe cases, to economic impacts such as reduced growth, reduced immunity, decreased feed efficiency. They can be caused by a single mycotoxin, or as is more common, by a combination of mycotoxins working together synergistically.

There is a connection between drying parameters and mechanical durability of extruded feed. Research by Dr. Anders Fjeldbo Haubjerg has demonstrated that the initial phase of drying is important to avoid early and spatially uneven glass transition, following evaporative cooling.

The F3 (Future of Fish Feed) Team invites companies interested in the Fish Oil Challenge to join one of two upcoming informational webinars to discuss the contest rules, including a new change to the product criteria, how to participate as a company or team, and to answer any questions related to the contest.