WorldFish commits USD 1 million in 2020 to new research into aquatic foods – with Africa a top priority

Penang, Malaysia.- Responding to the global call to action for sustainable transformation of food systems amid the growing climate crisis, WorldFish has pledged USD 1 ...

Iron availability in seawater, key for explaining the amount and distribution of fish in the oceans

Barcelona, Spain.- Iron-poor oceanic regions have lower levels of fishing due to the difficulties of the fish to survive in an environment with an insufficient ...

Developing zero-carbon aquaculture through data science

New Zealand.- A collaboration led by Victoria University of Wellington has received $13 million in funding to help New Zealand transition to a zero-carbon society ...

EU provides €40 million to boost sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

Oslo, Norway.- Today the EU, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ...

Vietnam uses IPRS to further its pangasius industry

In 2015, USSEC introduced the In Pond Raceway System (IPRS) to Vietnam’s aquaculture industry in the Mekong Delta provinces. Proconco was the first feed company ...

LACQUA19 is very close

Dear LACQUA19 participants, there is less and less time left for these three days of activities around aquaculture to begin. Remember that LACQUA19 will be ...

From wood to fish feed: How to transform forestry residues into animal feed

The continued demand for food rich in protein and nutrition has highlighted the importance of fisheries and aquaculture. A report by the UN’s Food and ...

Fish more tolerant than expected to low oxygen events

UK.- Fish may be more tolerant than previously thought to periods of low oxygen in the oceans, new research shows. The surprising discovery, from research ...

More omega-3 in salmon through breeding

Norway.- A new doctorate shows it is possible to change the fatty acid composition of farmed salmon through breeding. It can further help to utilise ...

Shrimp exports to China went up

Vietnam.- Vietnamese shrimp exports to China rose by 10% to nearly US$47 million in June 2019. In the first six months of 2019, exports to ...