National Prawn Company,Al-Laith, KSA and BASF, Ludwighafen, Germany have signed an agreement on collaboration in the field of algae technology.

While the global demand for fish is climbing faster than current resources can meet, aquaculture remains a largely underdeveloped industry in African, Caribbean and Pacific regions. However, experts speaking at the 32nd Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Brussels Briefing last week noted the “significant potential” of the sector across ACP (Groupe des Etats d\'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique) regions if the right policies are in place

An Israeli aquafeed mill with an installed capacity of 24,000 metric tonnes was inaugurated at Prampram, near Tema in Ghana. At this stage, the $5 million production facility is running at between 1,000 and 1,400 tonnes of feed a month for local and export markets

Acquisition supports Cargill\'s strategy to expand its aquaculture business in key growth regions

Cermaq has received a second competitive bid for EWOS which is being considered along with the original offer from Altor and Bain Capital

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) carried out an unannounced audit at the Narong Seafood Co. Ltd. shrimp processing plant in Samutsakorn, Thailand, in mid-June. As a result of the audit, the organization recommends that the plant maintain its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification

On the publication of a peer-reviewed scientific paper confirming the lack of evidence of negative impacts on wild salmon stocks from fish farming, The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) said it is now time to think of coastal communities and for all sides in the divisive debate to work together to create badly-needed jobs and economic activity in peripheral areas

Feed safety schemes are becoming an important feature of the global feed chain. For improving transparency and comparison at all stages within it, representatives of the feed industry have created an international platform of cooperation called the Feed Schemes Observatory (FSO)

The ALLER AQUA group is upgrading its Research & Development department: Florian Nagel, an aquafeed nutritionist, becomes new Research Manager of the newly founded ALLER AQUA Research GmbH.

Brazil is collaborating with Norway to modernize and up-scale its aquaculture industry. The objectives are reduced deforestation in the Amazon, less CO2 emissions and increased food security for the population in a developing country

Many children are exposed to harsh and hazardous working conditions that harm their health and learning abilities

The agreement reached by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council on the next Common Agricultural Policy has been welcomed by FEFAC

The World Ocean Council (WOC) effort to improve ocean business community engagement in marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean policy in the US shifts into high gear with the appointment of Leslie-Ann McGee as WOC Programs Director

Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) has had a devastating impact on shrimp production in Southeast Asia. Daniel Gruenberg, CEO of Acquestra (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (formerly Sea Garden Foods) believes he may have found an answer through a feeding strategy

Tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to prize-winning research at UiB and Uni Research

China Fishery Group Ltd., a unit of Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd., has increased its offer for Peruvian fishmeal and oil producer, Copeinca ASA , to approximately $790 million

New Global Energy will implement OriginOil\'s water sanitizing and algae production technology as part of its strategy to acquire and restart shuttered fish farms in the Coachella Valley region of Southern California

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a project that aims to develop the ASC Feed Standard. ASC is now inviting experts from the aquafeed industry to join a working group and actively contribute to the future of responsible aquaculture feed

Animal and aquatic feed company Chubu Shiryo Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, has formed a joint venture aquafeed company in Anqiu, Shangdong, China with Weifang Sanhui Food Co. Ltd. and Three Links International Trading Co., Ltd. of China.

Following the termination of the Cermaq process,the world\'s largest producer of farmed salmon said it would focus its resources on the development of green field feed capacity in Norway