AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAntibiotics & lice cuts: The Global Salmon Initiative says salmon farmers in Canada, Chile, Norway and Tasmania cut antibiotic use 68% since 2013, medicinal sea-lice treatments 79%, and fishmeal/fish-oil use sharply—while mortality remains a key challenge. Shrimp rebound with a scar: Indonesia’s shrimp exports are starting to recover after the “radioactive shrimp” FDA-linked crisis, but 2026 totals are still expected to sit at a multi-year low. Feed pressure & sourcing risk: A new analysis warns FAO’s push to expand aquaculture could pull tens of millions of tonnes of wild fish into feed systems, raising alarms for overfished fisheries and coastal communities. Policy & compliance: Nigeria’s aquaculture sector groups are urging standardisation as the federal government sets up a technical committee on feed, value addition and research; Malaysia also rolled out new Good Aquaculture Practice codes plus an AMR awareness kit. Climate hit on farms: South Gyeongsang, South Korea reports millions of farmed fish, abalone and sea squirts lost to high water temperatures. Regulatory access: Maine held a public hearing on a proposed marine algae lease, showing how aquaculture expansion keeps running through local permitting.
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