fish farming News
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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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Siberia’s hatchery for the largest river fish gene pool
Russian authorities rolled out plans to establish a gene pool of all fish in the Yakutia Republic within a single hatchery, which will likely become the world’s biggest gene pool of river fish, in one place. For instance, the Yakutia Republic is the world’s largest country subdivision with an area of 3.083 million km, comparable to the territory of India. Yakutia’s total river ...
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Fish Feed Extruder Machine Can Make Floating Fish Food Pellets
Fish feed on organic materials or feed prepared for survival. For fish farmers, it is crucial to ensure that the fish can get all the food they need in terms of quantity and quality. In fact, feed accounts for almost 50% of the total production cost. Therefore, farmers need to spend a lot of time and energy to determine the correct feed. Here, floating fish feed machine can solve many problems ...
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Fish supplies face rising threat from algal blooms
Toxic algal blooms that can kill fish – and sometimes humans – cause severe economic losses and are an increasing danger to food supplies. The threat has increased dramatically, not because the quantity of algae is necessarily increasing, but because humankind is relying more and more on aquaculture to provide fish. There has been a 16-fold increase in fish farming since 1985. ...
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How Phytoplankton and Harmful Algal Blooms Affect Fish Health
Phytoplankton are microorganisms that influence the entire aquatic food chain. Due to photosynthesis, they are also a huge consumer of carbon dioxide (CO2), and are the main oxygen producers in most aquatic environments. The right balance of phytoplankton is extremely beneficial and necessary for fish health; however, an overabundance of these microorganisms can be deadly. This article will look ...
By Aquasend
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Jiangsu Province Farm is World`s First BAP-Certified Topmouth Culter and Oriental River Prawn Farm
Add two more species of finfish and shellfish to the list of species represented by the industry-leading Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program. China’s Jiangsu Kuntai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. has earned BAP certification for its farm producing topmouth culter (Culter alburnus) and Oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), the Global Aquaculture ...
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Sustainable Farming of Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Pacific Bluefin Tuna has been listed as overfished since 2013 but in 2017 NOAA Fisheries released that there was no longer a risk of extinction. Since then, measures have been taken to increase Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock by cracking down on illegal fishing practices and implementing more sustainable aqua farming practices. Traditional Farming Practices In the past, farming of Pacific Bluefin ...
By Aquasend
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Bluegrove acquires SEALAB
Bluegrove, with its subsidiary CageEye AS, has acquired fellow aquatech company SEALAB to combine their sensor technologies and create an open platform for integration with other suppliers. “By bringing together two of the world leaders in aquaculture sensor technology, we will deliver solutions that improve the welfare of farmed fish and raise productivity levels in the salmon farming ...
By NorseAqua AS
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Two New Public Consultations Launched on New Developments for ASC Programme
ASC has today (August 3, 2020) launched two public consultations, allowing stakeholders and consumers to have their say on important developments for the programme. To contribute to Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) module, click here. To provide your feedback on Certification and Accreditation Requirements (CAR) review, click here. The consultations are seeking feedback on two separate ...
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ASC Standards Translated for Farmers in Indonesia, World’s Second Largest Farmed Fish Producer
ASC has translated its Shrimp, Tilapia, and Tropical Marine Finfish Standards and related guidance documents into Indonesian to help more farmers in the country work towards more responsible practices. Indonesia is the world’s second largest producer of farmed fish, making it a vital country for ASC’s mission to improve aquaculture practices. As well as the full standards, audit ...
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ASC Responds to Fish Welfare Report
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has today responded to a report about animal welfare standards in the aquaculture industry. The ASC standards include a number of requirements for animal welfare. By choosing seafood with the ASC logo, consumers reward environmentally and socially responsible farmers who are required to treat their animals, as well as their staff and their neighbours and the ...
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Advanced digital tools reduce risk and improve efficiency
The tide is shifting for the aquaculture industry. The global demand for fish production and the uncertainty of offshore aquaculture is a cause of great concern. As a result, it is critical to implement sustainable inland fish farms utilizing recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to increase fish production to meet this global demand. The “tidal shift” for the ...
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COVID-19: Fish and Seafood Classified as Essential Services
OTTAWA, ON: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) would like to commend the federal government for their collaborative hard work to support the fish and seafood sector, especially in light of today’s recognition of the Canadian fish and seafood industries as essential services as announced by the latest COVID-19 guidance. “Our ...
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Weda on the fish market - Aquaculture
Our representative, Acquabenessere Srl., is presenting Weda´s full range of underwater cleaners at the AQUAFARM PORDENONE trade exhibition February 19-20. The land based fish farming industry is a rapidly growing market worldwide. The need for bottom cleaning of the fish tanks has opened up a new market for Weda cleaners of various sizes and specifications. We wish Giacomo and Serena of ...
By Weda AB
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Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture
Conservation and environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging a January decision by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) permitting Cooke Aquaculture to rear domesticated steelhead in Puget Sound net pens. State agencies failed to evaluate the scientific evidence that these fish feedlots would harm federally-listed steelhead, salmon, and Southern Resident killer whales, ...
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Tips For Catfish Farming Fish Feed Pellet Plant Supplier
Many farmers like raising fish on the market, because the cost of raising fish is relatively low. You can raise a lot of fish at one time, and when you sell it later, you can sell it at a good price. Therefore, current farmers like raising fish very much. How can you raise the catfish to get the maximum yield, and can you raise the catfish to fatten? Our company Fusmar Machinery is a professional ...
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Tips For Catfish Farming Floating Fish Feed Machine
Our company Fusmar Machinery is a professional floating fish feed machine manufacturer, today we will tell you about the tips for catfish farming. Many farmers like raising fish on the market, because the cost of raising fish is relatively low. You can raise a lot of fish at one time, and when you sell it later, you can sell it at a good price. Therefore, current farmers like raising fish very ...
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Floating Fish Feed Pellet Machine Tips For Tilapia Farming
Tilapia is a very popular fish since it is so popular, the economic value is not low, so many farmers think tilapia is a good choice. Many people know that it is very popular in the market, and the market saturation is far from enough. Although this kind of fish is relatively profitable, the cultivation conditions are also relatively harsh. Therefore, if people want to make money by raising ...
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AlgaPrime DHA Expands into Custom Feed by BioMar Supplied to Salmon Group, the Largest Network of Local, Family-Owned Fish Farming and Aquaculture Companies
Corbion, the global market leader in algae-based ingredients, and BioMar, the leading innovator in sustainable aquaculture feeds, announced a new feed partnership with the Norwegian-based Salmon Group, the world's largest network of local, family-owned fish farming and aquaculture companies. Salmon Group represents 44 Norwegian fish farmers and 12% of all fish feed sold to salmon and trout farms ...
By Corbion
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Weda in the Fish farming industry
Weda has entered the Fish Farming Industry with some installations in on-land fish farming tanks. So far in Norway and Spain and discussions are made with farms in other countries. We visited the Aquanor exhibition in Trondheim, Norway recently and were impressed by the technological development within this industry. Based on comments by exhibitors at the show It seems like the market for ...
By Weda AB
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