shrimp farming News
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Umitron Receives an Asia Digital Transformation (ADX) Grant, Sponsored by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), with the Winning Submission Theme: Developing a Data Platform for Shrimp Farming in the ASEAN Region by Using IoT/AI Technologies.
Umitron K.K. (Location: Tokyo; President: Ken Fujiwara; hereinafter referred to as “Umitron”) was selected for an Asia Digital Transformation (ADX) project grant, sponsored by JETRO(Japan External Trade Organization). Umitron will lead the project to develop a data platform for shrimp farming in the ASEAN region by using IoT/AI technologies. The project aims to contribute to SDGs by ...
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Shrimp farming in Switzerland
Unlike cheese and chocolate manufacturing, shrimp farming is not commonly associated with Switzerland. Yet, Europe’s largest shrimp farm is located in Rheinfelden, Switzerland. There, SwissShrimp AG uses the enormous amount of waste heat produced by the nearby Swiss Salt Works in their brine evaporation process to heat 16 large indoor pools and farm Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeous ...
By Metrohm AG
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ASC’s First Monitoring & Evaluation Report Shows Impact of Certified Responsible Aquaculture
ASC has published its first Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) report, demonstrating for the first time the impact of certified responsible aquaculture, including clear improvements in the environmental performance of salmon farms in Norway, Canada and Chile, and shrimp farms in Vietnam. The report is a product of ASC’s measurable performance requirements, commitment to transparency, and ...
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Lallemand Animal Nutrition hosts its 2nd Aquaculture technical meeting in India
After the great success of its first aquaculture technical meeting in Bangkok in 2012, Lallemand Animal Nutrition was pleased to host in Chennai, India, the 2nd Aquaculture technical meeting dedicated to “Microbial Management at Farm level”. More than 250 participants from Europe, Latin America, Middle East and South East Asia were present on March 8th and 9th 2016 and attended ...
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Common bacteria pinned down as cause of shrimp die-off
A cause of a mysterious disease devastating shrimp farms across Asia since 2009 has been tracked back to a strain of a bacteria native to coastlines around the world. The shrimp early mortality syndrome has perplexed experts for years, in a region where roughly one million people depend on shrimp farming for survival. So far countries officially reporting the disease — also referred to as ...
By SciDev.Net
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USSEC Provides Trade and Technical Servicing to Shrimp Producers in Peru
USSEC provided technical support to commercial shrimp growers in Peru by holding multiple discussions with a feedmill representative and fish and shrimp producers about modifying diet formulations for fish and shrimp by incorporating more soybean meal derived from U.S.-grown soybeans. Visits to fish and shrimp farms and facilities by USSEC consultants Dr. John Hargreaves and Jairo Amezquita ...
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Lallemand contributes to Aquaculture Chennai-2016 Conference
Pond and gut microbial management are keys to securing shrimp farming. Lallemand Animal Nutrition, a primary producer and major supplier of probiotics and yeast derivatives, participated at AQUACULTURE CHENNAI 2016 August 23-24, 2016, in Chennai, India, as Platinum Sponsor and invited speaker. The theme of the international conference was “Reflect & Restore Tempo of Vannamei Shrimp ...
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Start-up promises to revolutionise shrimp farming
A UK start-up says it has developed a low-cost, ecological alternative to traditional shrimp farming by using bacteria as both a water filter and food for its shrimp. IKEA-like portable units using microbes and solar power to cheaply grow shrimp indoors could transform the booming aquaculture sector and prevent further environmental degradation, according to its inventors. If made available to ...
By SciDev.Net
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Rice paddies synergise with fish farming
By combining aquaculture with wet paddy farming in its coastal areas Bangladesh can meet food security and climate change issues, says a new report. The approach promises more nutritious food, without causing environmental damage, and has the potential for a 'blue-green revolution' on Bangladesh’s existing crop areas extending to about 10.14 million hectares and an additional 2.83 million ...
By SciDev.Net
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Large capacity salty water pump vertical axial flow pump for aquaculture,fish & shrimp farming
Zidong pump company have developed a new kind of FRP (glassfibre)material axial flow pumps. The Axial flow pump size from 4inch to 18inch. Flow rate from 80m3/h to 2200m3/h Pump head from 1m to 6m Pump submerged length from 1m-4.4m ZLH series pump are single-stage,vertical axial flow pump,with the liquid flowing in axial direction.The pumps are used to tranfer clean water or other liquid ...
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How To Improve The Economic Benefit Of Breeding Shrimp
The fish feed machine is an indispensable equipment to make aquatic feed pellets, Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional shrimp fish feed machine manufacturer, this article will introduce how to improve the economic benefit of breeding shrimp in detail. Feeding produced the residual bait and feces are the key to the source of water quality and sediment components. Only improving the ...
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U.S. Soybean Farmers Witness Direct Impact of Soy Checkoff’s Efforts
Ten U.S. soybean farmers participated in the United Soybean Board’s (USB’s) 2014 See for Yourself program to learn about their customers beyond the elevator and the soy checkoff’s role in marketing U.S. soy to those customers. This year, the farmers visited St. Louis, Panama and Ecuador, from Aug. 14-22. A total of 70 farmers have taken advantage of this unique opportunity over ...
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As seas rise, saltwater plants offer hope farms will survive
On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and possibly offering viable farming alternatives for a future in which rising seas have inundated countless coastal farmlands. Sea rise, one of the consequences of climate change, ...
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Omarsa: Chinese ban threatens Ecuadorian shrimp industrys growth plans
VIGO, Spain -- A suspension of shrimp imports from five Ecuadorian companies, which was announced last month by Chinese authorities, is a source of worry for the Latin American country's industry, said Sandro Coglitore, general manager at Omarsa, one of the largest shrimp processors in Ecuador. "Export to China continues from the [Ecuadorian] plants [still] approved," Coglitore told Undercurrent ...
By tru Shrimp
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Frost & Sullivan Commends Ocean Harvest Technology Ltd. for its Entrepreneurial Leadership
Based on its recent analysis of the aquaculture feed market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Ocean Harvest Technology Ltd. (OHT) with the 2012 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. OHT has positioned itself as a provider of cost-effective, eco-friendly, sustainable and natural feed products. It successfully tackles the key issues facing the industry: rising ...
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Sunflower Shrimp uses our folding frame tanks for their indoor shrimp-growing operation
Bob and Deb Daniels recently purchased three tanks for their indoor shrimp-growing business, Sunflower Shrimp, in Oxford, KS, and they sent us some fantastic pictures showing us the unique way in which they are using our Husky portable tanks. Check out their letter about their new tanks below: Bonnie, As promised, attached I have included some pictures of the Husky tanks we have ordered for ...
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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 aquaculture in Australia
Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food production sectors in the world. However, irresponsible aquaculture can negatively impact the environment as chemicals can potentially pollute the water and impact the environment. According to Calix, the industry’s key challenge is finding innovative and sustainable aquaculture solutions that contribute to food security, nutrition, livelihoods ...
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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 ...
By Nutra-Kol
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FDA ramps up refusals of shrimp with salmonella
FDA Ramps Up Refusals of Shrimp with Salmonella in September, Refusals for Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Already Exceeds Annual Totals of Last Two Years. For September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that 6 out of the 75 (8.0%) total seafood entry line refusals were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. With three months left to go in 2019, the FDA has now ...
By tru Shrimp
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