aquaculture industry Articles
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Emerging Trends in the Aquaculture Industry
The first installment in the series “Happy Fish – How Aquaculture Operators are Growing Better Fish.” It’s important for any aquaculture business to stay on top of the leading industry trends in order to be successful. However, it can be daunting to to know where to start or who to turn to for advice. After all, time and money is a precious ...
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A conceptual framework for the sustainability assessment procedures of the shrimp aquaculture industry in coastal Bangladesh
Shrimp aquaculture is now establishing itself as an important aquaculture industry in coastal Bangladesh. However, the benefit of this industry is concentrated to only the interests of a specific group of people who contribute a significant amount of foreign earnings to the nation, while the present development process is posing a challenge to the coastal sustainability, as well as the industry ...
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Skretting produces sustainable fish food with the help of BESTMIX Recipe Management - Case Study
Skretting, the global aquafeed division of Nutreco, provides innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions and services to the aquaculture industry. This global player has production facilities in 18 countries on five continents. In 2022, the company produced and supplied more than 3 million tons of high-quality feed for more than 60 species of fish and crustaceans. For Skretting, R&D is ...
By BESTMIX
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Current Challenges and Trends in NetPen Systems
The second installment in the series “Happy Fish - How Aquaculture Operators are Growing Better Fish.” This section outlines some of the current challenges and trends in NetPen Systems, otherwise known as open ocean systems. The global aquaculture industry is still young. It’s growing at nearly twice the rate of agriculture, and it supplies over 60 percent of the seafood we ...
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Management and Prevention of Stress in Aquaculture with a Focus on Farmed Shrimp
Introduction: Over the last twenty years commercial aquaculture has experienced spectacular growth. A significant component of the fish and shrimp based protein that humans consume, especially in first world countries, is now provided by these activities. Many species have gone from small-scale regional production to large-scale global production. Concomitant with this rapid growth there also has ...
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Sea Grant's role: sharing with the community the goal of fostering ecologically-sound, and economically-viable, aquaculture
US aquaculture is one of the fastest growing segments of US agriculture; however, as aquaculture expands, a number of environmental, regulatory, and socioeconomic concerns threaten to constrain further development of the industry. This presents unique challenges to the Sea Grant network. Although Sea Grant encourages the commercial development of aquaculture, it must work with local communities ...
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Processing and Application of Floating and Sinking Fish Feed
In virtue of mature processing technology and unique advantages in fish farming, extruded floating and sinking fish feed has become the most ideal fish feed in modern aquaculture industry. With the further development of fish farming industry, extruded fish feeds have obtained more and more wide applications in virtue of unique advantages including high nutrient, good palatability, strong ...
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Monitoring Ozone (in the air) in Hatchery & Fish Farm Ozone Injection Systems
Hatcheries, fish farms and such in the aquaculture industry require clean water to maintain a high survival rate while rearing aquatic animals. Contaminated water increases the risk of infection which in turn can compromise production. A common way to disinfect water is by generating ozone on-site with an ozone generator, which is commonly inside an ozone generator room. For human safety, the ...
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How Has The Design Of Fish Feed Extruders Evolved In Time?
Fish feed extruders have come to be a crucial tool in the aquaculture industry, enabling fish farmers to produce high-grade feed that is customized to the nutritional requirements of the fish they are raising. Gradually, the layout of fish feed extruders has actually advanced significantly, driven by advances in innovation and a growing understanding of the needs of the aquaculture ...
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7 ways to safely deploy new systems for your hatchery
AI, IoT, ROV, M2M. These are some acronyms that have been hurled around in the corporate world, which in recent years have made their way to the waters of the aquaculture industry. Have you been thinking of betting your money on deploying a high-tech equipment in your hatchery facility? Here are a few pointers that can help you cut the risks associated with high-tech adoption, stack the odds in ...
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Geomembrane Liners for Aquaculture Industry, Such as Fish Pond and Shrimp Pond
What is HDPE Geomembrane Liner? What are the applications and advantages of HDPE Geomembrane? Why it can be used as a shrimp/fish pond liner? How to choose suitable items such as shrimp/fish pond liner? And how to find a reliable supplier? The following article is a detailed introduction for your inference to choosing geomembrane liners.What Is HDPE Geomembrane? HDPE geomembrane is a new type of ...
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What Types Of Fish You Can Farm in Nigeria
Fish farming a profitable business in Nigeria, let’s now proceed to decide which specie of fish we want to farm. Below are some of the most popular fish species that is suitable for Aquaculture. 1. Catfish Even though Catfish is not the most popular fish in Nigeria, this fish species is by far the most cultivated in Nigeria. One thing good about catfish is that it is one of the easiest fish ...
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Why Choose Geomembrane Anti-seepage Membrane and other Materials for Fish Pond Culture?
At present, the aquaculture industry adopts a collectivized model for raising. It is conceivable that there must be a lot of fish and shrimp excrement in the water, and the water quality is bound to be poor. In the long run, this will definitely affect the groundwater resources of the surrounding environment. To avoid this from happening, you can lay an impermeable membrane around the pond to ...
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LG Sonic advances in lab tests for sea lice control
The LiceSonic research project, started by a European Consortium coordinated by LG Sonic to develop an environmentally friendly solution to control sea lice in open finfish production, has advanced into lab testing. The first lab tests provided positive results for the further development of an ultrasound solution to control sea lice. Problems caused by sea lice The objective of the ...
By LG Sonic
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Ultra Fine Feed Hammer Mill
About Ultra Fine Feed Hammer Mill SWFL series ultra fine feed hammer mill is a new grinding device which applies to all sizes of feed plants. It can grind all grain products such as corn, broomcorn, wheat, rice, etc. after sieving, iron removing and mixing stages. The ground products can be further processed as animal feed, especially suitable for shrimp, turtle, eel and other llittle animals. ...
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Cutting Algae Costs
Algae are not new in the aquaculture sector. In fact, algae are in many cases indispensable for the success of the aquaculture industry. The biggest hurdles for inhouse algae production in the aquaculture industry are the high costs, the labour intensiveness, and the complexity of maintaining healthy algae cultures. Traditionally, hatcheries have been using big plastic bag type systems and bubble ...
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Continuous Data Delivers Added Protection for Singapore Fish Farmers
Overview Continuous water quality monitoring in the Strait of Johor supports an early warning system that helps fish farmers in Singapore protect their aquaculture operations from harmful algal blooms. Challenge Aquaculture has become an industry of special interest in Singapore. Yet, much of the country’s farmed fish comes from coastal operations vulnerable to sudden and dramatic ...
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What Is a Fish Feed Mill As Well As Just How Does It Work?
At its core, a fish feed mill is a kind of equipment made use of in the tank farming industry to make fish feed pellets. The equipment usually takes raw materials such as fish dish, corn flour, soybean meal, and also various other ingredients, as well as processes them into high-grade pellets that can be fed to fish. In this article, we will offer a comprehensive review of what a fish feed mill ...
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Land-Based Aquaculture: Seven Tips for Investing Successfully
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, aquaculture has become the world’s fastest growing food-producing industry, currently producing over 50 percent of consumed seafood worldwide. Out of all existing aquaculture methods, Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), a land-based aquaculture technology, offers significant advantages. What is a Land-Based Aquaculture ...
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Aquasend’s miniDOT Guaranteed Success on Iron Chef
Aquasend’s miniDOT Clear Logger played a vital role in the success of television franchise Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend Episode 7: Battle of Live Sturgeon. How? The competitors’ challenge ingredient, sturgeon, had to be transported from Northern California and maintained prior to the episodes’ filming.Maintaining top quality and overall condition of food products when filming is a ...
By Aquasend
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