AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDigital Farming Tools: Malaysia’s Department of Fisheries rolled out eSPeKS for online aquaculture assistance applications and AquaTrack as a digital logbook to track stocking, feed use, harvests, and calculate FCR plus costs. Shrimp Disease Shock: Bangladesh shrimp farmers in Batiaghata reported losses affecting 250 of 324 enclosures, with damage estimated at over Tk 15 crore after a disease outbreak hit bagda farms. Trade & Policy Pressure: A U.S. lawmaker introduced a bill to ban Chinese-origin seafood in Congress dining halls, citing forced-labor concerns; meanwhile North Carolina backed federal bills including a “SHRIMP Act” using portable testing to verify seafood origin. Heat Stress Mortality: South Korea’s southern coast saw unusually warm water kill 5.21 million farmed fish plus abalone and sea squirt lines, with damage topping 11.9 billion won. Industry Moves: Grieg Seafood ownership is set for a reshuffle, with Ackermans & van Haaren taking a 37.5% stake in the Grieg Aqua holding entity. Feed & Circular Economy: Entosystem’s ENVOL insect-farming project gained independent verification for greenhouse-gas reductions and is now eligible to generate and sell certified carbon credits.
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