South Korea to fund shrimp farming growth in Sri Lanka
South Korea is planning to invest around £1m (US $1.2m) to help improve shrimp farming in Sri Lanka. The project will be carried out through the UN Food and Agriculture […] Continue Reading
Fish farming can feed most of world – report
AQUACULTURE has the potential to feed almost two thirds of the world’s population, according to a new report from the United Nations. The report, from the UN Marine Panel, says […] Continue Reading
Market knowledge a ‘must have’ for farmers
KNOWLEDGE of the market is a must have for anyone who wants to run an aquaculture business, said German fisheries consultant Alexander Wever, who delivered the plenary talk on the […] Continue Reading
Scots scientists drive seaweed safeguards
OBAN based researchers are advising world leaders on how to safeguard the global seaweed industry, which is now worth about $5 billion annually. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) […] Continue Reading
Huge untapped potential in aquaculture
SUSTAINABLE aquaculture will have to ‘step up’ to close the food security gap, said the EU’s fisheries commissioner, Karmenu Vella, in a message to the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) conference […] Continue Reading
We need to farm more fish says EU chief
EUROPEAN Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella has expressed his determination to support and develop aquaculture within the EU. In a prepared, but unannounced, statement he said that fish farming within Europe was starting to emerge […] Continue Reading
Ban Ki-moon keynote speaker for AquaVision
THE former secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will be keynote speaker at AquaVision 2018, to be held in Stavanger in June, it was announced today. He will address […] Continue Reading
New low for salmon fish in/fish out ratio
NEW fish in/fish out ratios for salmonids are below one for the first time, according to IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation. The salmon farming industry has been criticised in the […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, September 22
HIGH COST OF ASIAN FISH POACHERS MALAYSIA’S Fisheries Department has said that the country loses nearly a million tonnes of seafood each year to poachers. So in a bid to combat the […] Continue Reading