An investigation into Chinese feed businesses, has found them very interested in acquiring fishmeal assets overseas to feed growing demand in China.

Gorjan Nikolik, senior industry analyst for Rabobank, presenting at the GAA GOAL Conference in Vancouver in October, looked at the role of fishmeal as a crucial marine protein for the culture of many fish species.

Mexico is to invest more than MXN 3 billion ($166 million) in the fisheries and aquaculture sector this year, according to the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa).

The latest models indicate that a strong El Niño will weaken with a transition to ENSO-neutral during the late spring or early summer, though the exact timing of the transition is difficult to predict.

The location of Marine Harvest Scotland’s first feed plant is likely to be revealed “within the next month”, according to the company’s new MD, Ben Hadfield.

An audit by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) has found irregularities in the weighing systems of two fish processing plants, resulting in the temporary suspension of production.

Nutreco has completed the acquisition of trace mineral company Micronutrients, following regulatory clearance. The acquisition enables Trouw Nutrition, to further strengthen its Selko feed additives product portfolio.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) has welcomed NOAA’s release of the final Gulf Aquaculture Rule, recognising it as the first step to realizing offshore aquaculture development and growth in federal waters.

Devi Seafoods, one of the largest shrimp processors and exporters in India, plans to open a 50,000-metric-ton-a-year shrimp feed mill in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in March 2016.

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Research by Nofima into outbreaks of the salmon diseases PD (pancreas disease) and HSMB (heart and skeletal muscle inflammation) has shown that mortality can be halved through the optimum use of feed.

USSEC has been working with Vietnamese fish farmers to substitute formulated feeds for trash fish in the production of advanced marine juveniles.

The province of Benguela in Angola, is to start exporting fishmeal to China, following a request to a factory in Baía Farta.

Impulso Industrial Alternativo, SA, which specialises in engineering, architecture, aquaculture and consulting, has teamed up with the University of Oviedo to undertake a pilot project to optimise feeding systems in aquaculture by determining the biomass of fish in real time, using 3D imaging and machine vision.

Aman Feed Limited, part of the Aman Group, is to sign an agreement with Tamim Agro for floating fish feed production and supply.

The Ocean Stewards Institute has welcomed NOAA’s release of the Final Rule to Implement the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico.

AFIA has appointed Leah Wilkinson as VP and made several changes to staff titles to bring in the New Year.

EWOS has been awarded NOK 3 million (USD 335,000) to research the effects of health feed on salmon farmed in arctic regions.

Novatek is developing its aquaculture feed division in Zambia, with the upgrading of a fish feed plant to treble output.

Five years after starting to sell fishmeal to China, Mexican shipments to the country have almost doubled expectations, with producers exporting around 215,000 metric tons in 2015.