New evidence shows seafood from aquaculture can help feed the future global population while substantially reducing one of the biggest environmental impacts of meat production — land use — without requiring people to entirely abandon meat as a food source.

ENSO-neutral is favored through September-November 2018, with the possibility of El Niño nearing 50% by Northern Hemisphere winter 2018-19

The state government of Delta, Niger has completed construction of two fish feed mills at a total cost of approximately $1.6 million (N574.6 million). The mills are located in two council areas of the state: Ekpan in Uvwie Local Government Area and Aliosimi Owanta in Ika North East Local Government Area of the state. According to Mary Iyasere, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, the idea behind the projects was to increase interest in fish farming among the youth population.

A leading Chinese brokerage firm is betting on 20-to 30-percent compound sales growth for aquafeed leader Guangdong Haid. China’s coastal fishing ban has driven an expansion in aquaculture and mariculture, resulting in growth in fish feed demand, and the industry has begun to embrace higher-quality products and more formulated feeds, according to a report on the sector.

Aller Aqua has announced the launch of its new Aller Aqua Zambia website. The new website provides easy access to detailed information in English about the new factory in Zambia, Aller Aqua product ranges and commitments to the local community. \"This new website provides easy access to information about our feed ranges specifically formulated for tilapia and catfish farmed in the region. At the same time, with this new website, we provide information on our initiatives to support the farmers and how we invest in the local community; how we grow together.\"

The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society has announced it is calling for papers for a forthcoming Functional Aquafeed Special Issue. The aim of the special issue is to collect original research articles, opinion articles, review articles, as well as short communications on aquafeeds that showcase the most recent activities and R&D developments made by the industry and academic institutions.

A group of researchers led by Nofima is currently examining how different types of quality can increase the value of salmon products. The ‘Qualidiff’ project is examining both how different customer groups demand different quality attributes and how the emphasis on these can enhance value creation and profitability. “Quality isn’t just about how salmon tastes. It can be about how much and what type of fat it contains, or about the color, cut and packaging. But quality can also be linked to ecolabels, origin or brands.\"

Cargill has extended its reporting on aquaculture with the release of a new report that includes all 17 of the company’s dedicated aqua feed facilities in 12 countries, covering 80 percent of its total aquafeed production footprint of nearly 1.5 million tonnes. The company has also expanded its reporting to include more species. “After a decade of reporting on the sustainability of our salmon feed, we are now addressing feed for shrimp, tilapia and other species. It’s important for us to support our customers with sustainability insights and to continue managing the impacts of our operations across the value chain.\"

FEFANA has published its “EU Code of practice on voluntary labelling particulars (claims) for feed additives and premixtures.” FEFANA has developed its Code in order to achieve a common approach amongst Feed Business Operators (FBOs), which can also be recognized by the authorities, to foster transparency, fair competition and predictability. “Our FEFANA EU Code of Practice illustrates best industry practice for the management of voluntary labelling particulars for feed additives and premixtures to achieve clear and harmonized information to product users.\"

Eruvaka is an India-based company that develops connected devices and mobile-based decision tools to help aquaculture farmers reduce risk and increase productivity.

A candidate for local elections in Borneo is planning to help tilapia farmers produce better fish fry and feed. “Our tilapia farmers rely on imported food and the supply sometimes is disrupted and price also affected. If we can have our own farmers producing the fish fry and food, we can have a complete and sustainable supply chain for the tilapia industry,” he said after releasing 2,000 tilapia fry at Kampung Paroh’s cage fish farm.

The government of Pakistan has released Rs 1,011.04 million under Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2017-18 for different research and developmental projects of Ministry of National food Security and Research. In order to promote aqua feed production in the country to promote the aquaculture in the country, an amount of Rs 40.174 million (approximately $350,000) had been released for aqua feed production in Pakistan for commercially important cultureable fishes.

A 40-foot container of Tilapia fish feed imported from Vietnam by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is sitting idle at the Morobe Fisheries Authority storage facility at the Malahang Industrial area in Lae. “These feeds are still in the container and are yet to be sold to the farmers. It is almost three months since we were issued the fish feed by NFA, but nothing has been sold as yet. We are ready to conduct awareness if necessary funding is made available.\"

Cargill announced the opening of a shrimp-focused Technology Application Center (TAC) in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam. The center is designed to help aquaculture farmers access the latest innovations and apply the best possible solutions to grow healthy seafood and increase their profits. Covering 1.2 hectares, the center will have 15 ponds, a training facility and a research station. “Our Technology Application Center will apply shrimp farming knowledge and technology from around the world within the local framework. In Vietnam, this means helping farmers address challenges such as disease in shrimp farming and complement current farming practices with new techniques and improved feed for a more efficient shrimp farming industry.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental New Animal Drug Application (NADA) submitted by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The supplemental NADA requested FDA approval to raise AquAdvantage Salmon – a product under an application previously approved in 2015 – at a land-based contained facility near Albany, Indiana. While the Indiana facility is approved for production, the company is prohibited from importing the eggs necessary for producing genetically engineered (GE) salmon at the facility because of a requirement in FDA’s current appropriations law.

The BioMar Group R&D team has begun its second year of operations at ATC Patagonia. Research capacity reached 75% during 2017 with a total of 12 projects in 3 species (Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout and Coho Salmon) at different life stages and in some cases reaching harvest size. As part of a network of research, the ATC Patagonia facility is used by researchers from BioMar’s R&D base in Trondheim, Norway. \"One of the positive externalities that we hoped to achieve by increasing investment in research in Chile was to bring our researchers closer to our customers, and this expectation was achieved with success.\"

GlobalVetLINK (GVL®) is hosting VFD Audit Process Q&A, a free webinar to help the industry better understand the VFD inspection process, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (CDT). The VFD Audit webinar will address the inspection process, documentation concerns, challenges with implementation, and the FDA’s responses to questions from the industry.

Nutreco’s recently released 2017 Sustainability Report shows the company is on track with its 2020 targets focused around the four pillars of ingredients, operations, nutritional solutions and commitment. This year’s Sustainability Report highlights four of the company’s community development projects around the world supported by its global divisions Skretting and Trouw Nutrition. A Skretting case-study highlighted work in Ecuador to reduce lost time injuries (LTIs). The report also features information on the marine algae oil-based N3 diet, applying an ecosystem management approach to the Peruvian anchovy fishery, Zambian tilapia, and more.

KnipBio, Inc. and ICM, Inc. announced that the companies have entered into a joint development agreement and strategic collaboration to create a commercial-scale fermentation process for KnipBio’s premium single cell protein aquafeed, KnipBio Meal. The companies will explore new fermentation processes using ethanol and ethanol production process co-products. ICM, Inc. will also provide process engineering and construction plans for commercial exploitation of KnipBio’s biotechnology research. In conjunction with the JDA, ICM is making a significant resource and financial investment in KnipBio and will have representation on the company’s board of directors.



GAA has announced that Luckyfish Co. of Turkey is the world’s first company eligible to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream. Recently earning BAP certification were Luckyfish’s feed mill and processing plant in Didim, Turkey; two farms in Muğla Kazıklı Bay, located near Didim; and its hatchery in Milas, Turkey. “We are very proud to become the first Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream producer to have four-star BAP certification. This will enable us to meet market demand in Europe, North America and China as well as supporting our high standards in social welfare, environment and food safety, which are all hallmarks of the Luckyfish brand.\"