The company’s results in the 2020 second quarter were substantially impacted by COVID-19, the extensive lockdown measures and the decline in prices for salmon in all markets resulted in reduced profits.
The scheme will provide support to farmers and employment for youths during the pandemic.
The new website features include a “key facts” section with information on the marine ingredients industry, a “Knowledge Center” with more detailed articles and a resource center for “Studies of Interest”.
Researchers from the Hawaiian-based Ocean Era found that fishmeal and fish oil can be totally eliminated from the diet of the carnivorous marine fish kampachi with no deleterious consequences.
An increasing number of farmers are opting for floating feeds for fresh and seawater species with improvements in feeding management and zootechnical outcome.
Federal waters off Southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico were chosen based on potential to host sustainable commercial aquaculture.
HeroX opened a call on the global community of solvers for cost-effective and innovative methods that prevent blue-green pond algae from delaying catfish harvesting due to off-flavor. Winning solutions will share a $60,000 prize purse.
The Canadian government opened a public consultation for the first-ever Canadian Aquaculture Act that will provide more clarity and certainty to the local growing aquaculture industry.
Two new Norwegian projects aim to improve salmon pigmentation by understanding the genes involved in the muscle pigmentation and the interaction between feeds and salmon physiology.
The company reported that the aquaculture business in Thailand showed an impressive improvement following operational restructuring in the first half of 2020.
Researchers found that the fish farming sector generated 0.49% of anthropogenic GHG emissions and aquafeed as the main source of emissions in most systems.
Susewi, producers of microalgae to be used in aquafeeds, and Exciplex, developers of innovative technology for mycotoxin detection, are two of the startups selected for the fourth cohort of the accelerator program.
Six startups were selected to develop innovative technologies such as early detection and diagnosis of aquaculture diseases, among others.
The company, that provides collection, treatment and recovery services for animal byproducts, partnered with ASWP to promote the circular economy.
The sales volume increased by nine percent, while the revenue increased by seven percent compared to Q2 last year despite the Ecuadorean and Mediterranean market challenges.
The company has increased the feed delivery in the region in recent years and suggests improving feed logistics to face the challenges that salmon farming is facing in this area.
Chilean researchers, together with Cargill, found that alginate-encapsulated Piscirickettsia salmonis antigens incorporated in feed allow salmon to acquire an immune response similar to that of injectable vaccines.
China lifted the suspension of imports for two of the three Ecuadorean shrimp exporters banned in July. The ban for the third exporter is expected to be lifted in the coming days.
The deal means that the management team acquires the entire shareholding of FAI Farms from its parent company Benchmark, that continues to sell off its non-core assets to focus on aquaculture.
More than 25 major retailers and seafood companies and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) urged the governments of China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to take action in addressing the continued outbreak and emergence of new diseases in shrimp farms.
