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Features : UPM Freshwater Lobster Project A Model For Sustainable Aquaculture
Bernama
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June 3, 2025
It all started with a simple freshwater lobster farming project to allow Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students to apply classroom theories in a real-world setting and expose them to entrepreneurial knowledge as well as learn the importance of...
Mozambique’s wide-sweeping fisheries, aquaculture initiatives starting to bear fruit
SeafoodSource
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The East African country of Mozambique has taken several steps over the past decade to grow its fishing and aquaculture industries, and data has shown those moves have led to growth, with more expected on the way, according to a new report. The...
Lantra offers harmful algal blooms training for aquaculture
The Fish Site
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The bespoke training programme will help producers mitigate the challenges associated with HABs, which are caused by rising water temperatures, among other factors, and can lead to significant health and welfare issues for farmed fish. It aims to...
TARS 2025 to spotlight precision and innovation in shrimp aquaculture amid global challenges
The Fish Site
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Organised by Aqua Culture Asia Pacific and Corporate Media Services PL, with support from Thailand’s Department of Fisheries, speakers will share their technical and business knowledge, insights on challenges, and trending issues impacting Asia’s...
Aquaculture animal welfare code 'anti-Kiwi', Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says
RNZ
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June 1, 2025
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone SPCA calls for an animal welfare code for aquaculture to protect farmed fish It says code would help the sector access international markets where factory farming is...
DOF: Marine Fisheries Yield 1.42 Million Metric Tonnes In 2024, Backed By Over 100,000 Fishermen
Bernama
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June 3, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, June 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s marine fisheries production reached 1.42 million metric tonnes last year, supported by 112,344 marine fishermen, while aquaculture yielded 510,315 metric tonnes from 20,557 farmers. The Department of...
Auto firm honors youth innovations in marine, aquaculture, sign language tech
Manila Standard
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May 31, 2025
For the third straight year, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) renewed its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for the 8th imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate competition. The...
ChucaoTech enters Kenya with nanobubble tech to improve farming and aquaculture
Food Business Africa Magazine
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May 31, 2025
KENYA – ChucaoTech, a Chilean firm known for its patented nanobubble injection systems, has officially entered the African market, kicking off its Kenya expansion with a successful luncheon seminar held in Nairobi. The event, held on May 22, 2025,...
Act seeks to block offshore aquaculture in US EEZ
National Fisherman - Alaska
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The idea of offshore aquaculture has been floated since the passage of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980. In the last two decades in particular, many universities and private companies have experimented with submerged cages for offshore finfish...
Salmon company Huon used more than tonne of antibiotics in a fortnight, report finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
Samples of wild fish caught near a Huon Aquaculture lease in February were found to have antibiotic residue levels up to a dozen times higher than the threshold for commercially sold salmon, according to an Environment Protection Authority (EPA)...
International Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database aims to fill research gaps
Feed Strategy
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May 29, 2025
While the International Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database has made strides toward filling in research gaps for the world's aquaculture producers, the effort still needs more contributors and collaborators to help make high-quality nutrition...
Join us tomorrow, Friday, May 30 for a webinar on Hurricane Preparedness: Fisheries and Aquaculture
I News Cayman
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May 29, 2025
As a part of the CARICOM Webinar Series dedicated to 2025 Hurricane Season Preparedness, the CRFM is coordinating a webinar on Disaster Risk Preparedness in Fisheries. Joins us via Zoom Date: Friday, 30 May 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. Belize | 11:00...
'Relatively high' antibiotic trace found in wild fish during February salmon deaths, report finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
Samples of wild fish caught near a Huon Aquaculture lease in February were found to have antibiotic residue levels up to a dozen times higher than the threshold for commercially sold salmon, according to an Environment Protection Authority (EPA)...
Vietnam to invest US$23.7M in high-tech marine aquaculture to grow seafood exports
Food Business Africa Magazine
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May 29, 2025
VIETNAM – Khanh Hoa province is currently channeling around US$23.7 million (₫600 billion) into high-tech marine aquaculture as part of a strategy to reach US$1 billion (₫25.3 trillion) in seafood export revenue by 2025, according to the Vietnam...
CMFRI scientists hope tour will boost innovation in Indian aquaculture
The Fish Site
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The scientists will visit villages, demonstrating and explaining advanced aquaculture practices such as cage fish farming, marine ornamental fish farming, mussel farming, oyster farming, seaweed cultivation and innovative fish breeding...
Adopting appropriate technology stressed to promote sustainable aquaculture
Bangladesh Post
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Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday underscored the importance of adopting appropriate technologies and improved farming practices to promote sustainable aquaculture. They made the observation at a workshop on the Aquaculture Improver Programme...
NZ university explores AI to boost aquaculture sector
The Fish Site
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The programme uses AI to navigate autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to take high-quality images, collect samples, and reconstruct 3D images of species in strong water currents. Led by Professor Richard Green, head of the Computer Science and...
Njala, Oklahoma State universities launch aquaculture initiative to boost food security in Sierra Leone
SeafoodSource
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Sierra Leone-based Njala University and Oklahoma State University, which is based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A., recently launched a sustainable fish-farming project in Sierra Leone, aiming to enhance food security and nutrition while also...
Power instability devastates Guam aquaculture industry as researchers seek ocean energy solutions
The Guam Daily Post
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Typhoon Mawar's aftermath left the Guam Aquaculture Development Training Center without power for weeks, killing 95% of its valuable fish stock despite backup generators. For Hui Gong Jiang, Ph.D., the catastrophic loss represents an...
Chamber of Aquaculture calls on global investors to take advantage of Ghana’s mariculture sector
Joy FM
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May 27, 2025
The Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana is making a call to global investors to capitalise on the country’s burgeoning mariculture sector, citing its vast potential to generate employment, boost seafood production, and drive economic growth. At the...