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Ontario aquaculture valued at C$65M in 2024 – rainbow trout dominant species
Aquaculture North America
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August 29, 2025
Aquaculture played a crucial role in Ontario’s economy in 2024, bringing in an estimated total gross value of C$65.8 million (US$47.9 million). Rainbow trout remained the dominant species. This according to the University of Guelph’s Ontario...
Newfoundland salmon producers stunned by timing of new aquaculture requirements
Undercurrent News
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August 29, 2025
Atlantic salmon farmers in Newfoundland and Labrador say they were blindsided to learn last week that sweeping new aquaculture regulations issued by the Canadian province have been in force since Aug. 7, despite having been consulted on the policy...
Expanding aquaculture opportunities for U.S. soybean farmers
Brownfield Ag News
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News Expanding aquaculture opportunities for U.S. soybean farmers August 29, 2025 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: Crops, News The research director for the Soy Aquaculture Alliance says the industry’s rapid expansion is an opportunity to increase...
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu Launches Seaweed-Shrimp Integration Model for Coastal Aquaculture
Krishi Jagran
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August 29, 2025
Home News Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu launched an innovative Seaweed-Shrimp Integration Model to boost coastal aquaculture and empower women farmers. The initiative, developed by ICAR-CIBA with SERP, aims to enhance income and promote...
Aquaculture Stewardship Council grants timely reprieve on sustainable feed requirements
Undercurrent News
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August 29, 2025
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has approved a variance allowing aquaculture farms more breathing room to meet its aquafeed standard. The decision comes after industry complaints about difficulties sourcing sufficient ASC-certified feed....
Fisheries Ministry Seeks $1.6 Billion from Danantara for Coastal Aquaculture Revitalization
The Jakarta Globe
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Jakarta. Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has requested Rp 26 trillion ($1.6 billion) in funding from state wealth fund Danantara to support a large-scale aquaculture revitalization project along the northern coast of Java. The...
Deep Trekker ROVs Leveraged by Maine DMR Aquaculture Division
Ocean News & Technology - Florida
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August 28, 2025
DMR has received $51,024 from MAIC to purchase the new ROV. While the older ROV, a 2009 model acquired from a separate DMR bureau in 2023, provided significant time savings for lease site evaluations, it was beginning to fail and needed to be...
Executive Agency for Fisheries, Aquaculture to Acquire New Patrol Boats
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAFA) will acquire new and modern patrol boats, which will support effective control in fisheries and contribute to the protection of marine resources, the Regional Information Centre in Varna...
International meeting to advance gene editing in aquaculture
The Fish Site
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The meeting is set to take place from 19 to 20 November in Puerto Varas, Chile, bringing together leading national and international experts in gene editing. Among the guest speakers are Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, cooperative extension specialist in...
Aquaculture to transform Nigeria food sector – Expert
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 27, 2025
Sustainable aquaculture could reshape Nigeria’s food security landscape, experts have said, warning that unless the country reduces its dependence on antibiotics in fish farming, the sector risks undermining both public health and long-term...
Seafood Expo Global launching aquaculture innovation pavilion
SeafoodSource
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Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is launching a new aquaculture innovation pavilion. The pavilion will debut during the next edition of the trade show, running from 21 to 23 April 2026 at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Vía venue in...
NEKMAT expands aquaculture project with RM3 million white shrimp farming
The Sun Daily
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August 28, 2025
PEKAN: The National Fishermen’s Association (NEKMAT) has expanded its aquaculture project in Badong here to include white shrimp farming this year. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the initiative is carried...
General : NEKMAT Expands Aquaculture Project To Include White Shrimp Farming
Bernama
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August 28, 2025
PEKAN, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The National Fishermen’s Association (NEKMAT) has expanded its aquaculture project in Badong here, to include white shrimp farming this year, in a move to further strengthen the country’s aquaculture industry. Minister...
DOST-Pcaarrd studying mushroom farming residues for use as tilapia feed in aquaculture
The Manila Times
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August 27, 2025
WITH mushroom farming thriving across the Bicol Region, researchers from Partido State University (ParSU) are exploring an innovative way to turn mushroom farming waste, known as spent mushroom substrate (SMS), into fish feed for tilapia...
Is seaweed aquaculture the next big crop for Florida?
UF/IFAS
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August 27, 2025
Shellfish farmers use various methods and tools to remove seaweed. The research team replicated and modified a smaller version of a seaweed tool for the work to collect macroalgal biomass. In this photo, Gabrielle Foursa uses an underwater seaweed...
Technique for mass cultivation of red seaweed developed
Taipei Times
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August 29, 2025
The Fisheries Research Institute has developed an aquaculture technique that could mass produce tetrasporophytes of red sea plume, a seaweed that could significantly reduce methane emissions from ruminants, which is in line with the nation’s goal...
Indian government funds new projects for women in aquaculture
Hatchery International
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August 26, 2025
The Government of India’s Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is providing up to 60 per cent of the cost to women working on aquaculture-related projects. These funding opportunities apply to women involved in fish farming,...
Cooke trims Nova Scotia salmon plans as regulatory hearing approaches
Undercurrent News
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August 29, 2025
Canadian seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture has scaled back its ambitions for salmon farming expansion in Nova Scotia, opting to move forward only with the plan to expand an existing site and pause applications for two new ones after years of...
EDB Drives Innovation in Agriculture and Aquaculture with Smart Tech Awareness Program
Lanka News Web
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August 26, 2025
By:Staff Writer August 26, Colombo (LNW): In a strategic move to modernize Sri Lanka’s agriculture and aquaculture sectors, the Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a series of awareness seminars promoting the adoption of smart...
Artisanal fishers welcome presidential assent to Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill 2025
Ghana News Agency
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August 26, 2025
By Laudia Sawer Tema, Aug. 26, GNA – Artisanal fishers in Ghana have commended and welcomed the Presidential Assent to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill 2025, which, among others, expanded Ghana’s Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ) from six nautical...