Aquafeeds
U.S. biotech firm targets shrimp with SCP ingredient
ProTyton is an anaerobically produced single cell protein (SCP) feed ingredient for farmed shrimp. Its maker says it boosts immunity, survival and growth.
Intelligence
Global shrimp production review and forecast: Steady growth ahead
According to the GOAL 2018 global farmed shrimp production survey, output should increase at a 5.7 percent compound annual growth rate from 2017 to 2020.
Innovation & Investment
At GOAL, a peek at potential aquaculture futures
At the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual GOAL conference in Guyaquil, Ecuador, unfamiliar topics gave aquaculture industry leaders something to chew on.
Responsibility
Bacterial amendments in shrimp grow-out ponds
Pond microbial communities are a critical and often overlooked component of aquaculture ecosystems. Bacterial amendments like probiotics provide significant support to shrimp farmers around the world.
Intelligence
Can shrimp follow the avocado example?
Producers of high-quality, sustainable shrimp have a great story to tell. They just need to come together and shout it out like avocado producers did.
Intelligence
GOAL 2018: A call for collaboration
From GOAL 2018: A global effort to share timely and accurate production data is what the aquaculture industry needs to thrive in today’s ever-changing marketplace.
Responsibility
Treatment of shrimp hatchery effluents
Shrimp hatcheries are highly dependent on continuous availability of clean water and proper treatment of effluents using sedimentation and biofiltration.
Health & Welfare
Intensive production of Pacific white shrimp in a photo-heterotrophic, hypersaline system: Part 1
This study showed that the use of a hypersaline system for shrimp culture with minimal seawater replacement can produce results comparable to those obtained in marine or brackish shrimp farming systems.
Innovation & Investment
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist: VakSea
An orally administered vaccine product holds great promise for aquaculture, and Maryland-based startup VakSea is on the cusp of providing one. Sensing a major opportunity, the company’s focus has pivoted to shrimp.
Health & Welfare
The unmet promise of pondside PCR
A new generation of technology, portable PCR, offers potential for affordable, immediate, pondside diagnosis in easy-to-use handheld kits. But will it live up to the hype?
Innovation & Investment
JALA engineering innovation for Indonesian shrimp farmers
A company in Indonesia hopes the vast network of shrimp farms throughout the country will adopt its IoT device, particularly when they’re on the go.
Innovation & Investment
If it’s broken, fix it: Startup takes on shrimp industry in India
A serial tech entrepreneur and a shrimp trader want to be Amazon for India’s shrimp farming industry. An accelerator program half a world away has brought them closer to their goals.
Health & Welfare
Clinical case report: EMS/AHPND outbreak in Latin America
Behind the successful control of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS), or Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND), in a Latin American shrimp nursery.
Innovation & Investment
iQShrimp: Cloud-based, predictive software for shrimp farmers
Cargill’s iQShrimp is a novel, cloud-based, digital platform that can capture and record relevant data from shrimp ponds through various automated systems to help shrimp farmers manage risk and make better management decisions.
Innovation & Investment
Wide-ranging advances in aquaculture presented at Alltech ONE18
The consensus among several presenters at the aquaculture portion of the Alltech ONE18 conference was clear: Much more seafood is needed to feed humans, whose numbers will reach 8 billion in less than six years.
Aquafeeds
Aquaculture Exchange: Dr. Tom Zeigler
The World Aquaculture Society’s latest Lifetime Achievement Award recipient reflects on 50 years in the business of producing high-quality, nutritious feeds for the poultry, livestock and aquaculture industries.