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Russia partially withdraws sanctions against imported broodstock
The Russian Economic Development Ministry has published a draft bill proposing to withdraw African Clarius catfish (Clarias gariepinus) under the 2014 food embargo. If approved, in theory, the bill could help other fish farms to battle for foreign broodstock. Russia completely banned the import of broodstock among other food and agricultural products on Aug. 7, 2014. The goal was to limit ...
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Women in Benchmark, who make a difference in aquaculture: Rosana Estevez
This month our Salmon Ova Quality Manager, Rosana Estévez talks, about why aquaculture is a much more attractive industry for women than it used to be and what diversity means to her. What attracted you to the aquaculture industry? Aquaculture is an industry that, despite having developed over many years, still has room for innovation with sustainability as its ultimate goal. Science is ...
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Benchmark Genetics expands genetic support services to the global aquaculture
The updated portfolio includes high-density arrays and genotyping services for a wide range of farmed aquaculture species and medium-density solutions for others at an affordable price. The offering capitalizes on Benchmark’s large-scale genotyping within its salmon and shrimp breeding programs, with their services including high-density array genotyping – tissue sample to data ...
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Maturation diets for shrimp
In recent years, shrimp culture has become one of the most important aquaculture industries in the world. Current production levels reach over three million tonnes per year, corresponding to a market volume of over US$10 billion (FAO 2008). However, even with this expansion in the production there are some unknowns. One of the problems with shrimp (and other crustacean) culture is broodstock ...
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New product line with enhanced genetic improvements
In 2024 Benchmark Genetics launched a new optimised Salmon Ova Product Line with refined selection methods designed to elevate genetic performance with enhanced selection intensity of traits for salmon growth and robustness. Our new product line offers high genetic potential for freshwater and seawater growth performance, high resistance to specific diseases, including IPN and CMS, and solid ...
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Geir OlavMelingen: A year of customer-focused strategy
We have now closed our financial year and as we move towards the end of 2023, I want to look back at this year’s highlights, changes in our teams’ structure, and events we participated in. Firstly, my role has changed twice this year, on the 1st of June I started as Head of Genetics following four years in Commercial Director roles at Benchmark. Then as part of our continuous ...
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Lockheed Martin´s Technology-Infused Mobile Fish Pen Named A Top 25 Invention By TIME Magazine
You've heard the old saying — there are plenty of fish in the sea — however, this may not always be the case. The inability of wild fisheries to supply the burgeoning demand for healthful and protein-rich seafood has given rise to a robust aquaculture industry that has helped alleviate the threat of overfishing in the world's oceans. But raising fish in ponds and pens, while ...
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