BioMar joined Ocean Panel and committed to giving 100% effort in the actions to make seafood more sustainable such as the adoption of alternative raw materials, minimizing inefficiencies in the feed supply chain and best practices.
Three hundred selected pictures, taken over the last ten years in 18 countries by Laurent Bellec, show how the industry has evolved in recent years and constitute a historical database.
The new facility enabled the production capacity of feed block diets to increase tenfold and further expand in the Norwegian market with PTAqua as its distributor in the region.
A consultation on the guidance document that provides relevant information necessary for the safety evaluation of feed ingredients is open until December 31, 2020.
Benchmark celebrated its 20th anniversary in a year in which the company undertook a restructuring program to refocus on its core aquaculture areas and achieve financial solidity.
The collaboration will allow Nutreco to expand its learning about RAS and continue Skretting’s development of the feed tailored for RAS systems.
Chinese Haid Group subsidiary started the construction of a $20-million feed mill with a capacity of 200,000 tons per year in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam.
At their 19th annual meeting, both organizations decided to strengthen their collaboration on critical issues to ensure safe, nutritious and sustainable feed and food.
The Aquaponics Association released a sign-on statement to express its view against a lawsuit that is attempting to strip organic eligibility from hydroponics and other container-based agriculture.
Philippine researchers at SEAFDEC/AQD are testing green “spaghetti algae,” Chaetomorpha linum, in fish and shrimp feeds as part of a broader move to reduce the cost of aquafeeds.
The company has shared the concept with several seafood industry bodies that will combine their collective expertise and resources to design a marketing and media strategy.
Turkish BioMar’s joint venture, BioMar-Sagun, appointed Yasemin İşsever as new managing director to lead the business in the country.
The company opened a new extrusion line at its Ecuadorian facility that will bring the factory close to 200,000 tons of total production capacity and introduced a new high-end shrimp diet.
UK-based Rothamsted Research signed a collaboration agreement with Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. to support Rothamsted’s flagship program to develop omega-3 oils in Camelina sativa.
BioMar’s joint venture with Tongwei in Wuxi, China has received the first Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification in China with trout and turbot as declared species.
Existing feed mill operators who currently manufacture diets for terrestrial animals have expressed some interest in expanding their businesses to include a line for producing aquafeeds to support the development of aquaculture in the region.
The diet, that showed 58% higher weight gain percentages and a higher amount of DHA in tilapia filets than those fed on conventional feeds, will be tested in rainbow trout.
According to experts, a collaborative approach with the agriculture sector – specifically around plant biotechnology – is key to the sustainability of aquaculture.
The new facility, called The Bubble, will enable Skretting ARC scientists to not only observe biological changes in aquaculture species but also understand the mechanisms behind.
The Peruvian Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) announced that the second anchovy fishing season will start on November 12.
