The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) on June 14 published its 2020 Annual Report. The 46-page 2020 Annual Report highlights GAA’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) as well as the non-profit organisation’s commitment to serving its almost 400 individual and corporate members and its more than 2,900 Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities during a challenging year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 305,000 people are employed by BAP-certified facilities, which produced an estimated 23 billion meals (based on a 4-ounce serving). ‘I ..read more

Singapore, 12 July 2022 – Blue Aqua International, a global leader in shrimp aquaculture technology, announced an investment of SGD $ 8.8 million from Muscat Investment House in its subsidiary, Blue Aqua Singapore – the farming arm under the group. The investment will help boost Blue Aqua Singapore’s expansion to grow its operations in high-tech trout  farming, ramping up distribution, and aquafeed manufacturing; in support of Singapore’s ‘30 by 30’ food security initiative. Muscat Investment House is one of the largest and most prominent business conglomerates in the Sultanate of Om ..read more

The Netherlands / Utrecht – The first ever Global Shrimp Forum will take place on 6-8 September 2022 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, it has been announced today. The Forum is the warm water shrimp industry’s first dedicated annual conference and business meeting, aiming to drive the shrimp industry towards a resilient and sustainable future. The global warm water shrimp production doubled over the last 10 years, and over the next 30 years, demand for seafood is expected to increase further. Global trade of farmed shrimp will continue to expand connecting the producing countries with consumers in ..read more

Singapore, 11 Jan 2022 – Blue Aqua, a leader in shrimp aquaculture technology, is now looking to develop Singapore’s first high-tech fish farm for producing Trout. This is part of the group’s ambitious plans to invest SGD $45 million over the next 2 years to expand its aquaculture operations, in Singapore & abroad. With plans for an annual production capacity of 1200 tonnes of rainbow trout – a cold water species native to the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America, it plans to cater to the local demand for a sustainable fish of the highest quality. The project will showcase a proprietary ..read more

Organised by the European Aquaculture Society, Aquaculture Europe 2021 was held on the beautiful island of Madeira in Portugal. Aquaculture has a clear place in securing food production in Europe and the theme of the event, “Oceans of Opportunities” underlined the significant potential for development and investment if given the political and social licence to expand and develop, accompanied by public awareness and acceptance of its role. Aquaculture Europe 2021 explored those oceans from the unique island that is Madeira. AE2021 was attended by more than 1400 participants from 57 countries. O ..read more

Aquaculture technology firm Blue Aqua has partnered with VeChain to adopt blockchain traceability in the shrimp farming industry through their one-stop blockchain data service platform VeChain ToolChainTM. Blue Aqua’s integrated business ecosystem across the aquaculture supply chain works as a perfect starting point for the implementation of a traceability system for seafood source, quality, and sustainability of the farming operations.  Powered by VeChain ToolChainTM, the trust platform will be built to empower end consumers in attaining full traceability in Blue Aqua’s supply chain stak ..read more

Although vaccination programs are speeding up in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and other ASEAN countries, travel restrictions continue and the timeline to reopen the countries looks longer than expected. The control of the pandemic has also met extra challenges in the recent months with further delays in the overall Asian region recovery plan. VIV Asia postponed to March 8-10, 2023, in co-location with Meat Pro Asia   The organizers VNU Asia Pacific and VNU Europe have announced that VIV Asia is taking place on March 8-10, 2023, instead of January 2022. The IMPACT Challenger 1-3 Halls, in ..read more

Singapore, 6 July 2021 – SAS, a leader in analytics, announced its partnership with Aquaculture Innovation Centre (AIC) in Temasek Polytechnic and international aquaculture consultancy and farmer Blue Aqua International to develop a Smart Aquaculture Solution to boost local production of fish and shrimp. The partnership will create a collaborative ecosystem among the three parties to support the local aquaculture industry in Singapore through the development of a smart aquaculture solution for farmers. The AI-driven solution will include a mobile app that is powered by the SAS Viya platform. T ..read more

by Patricia Moraes-Valenti, International Aquafeed The article entitled Aquaculture in Brazil: past, present and future¹ is published in the journal Aquaculture Reports, which is available on open access, so it is open to everyone who wants to access it. By combining the data yielded from five official databases with a wealth of information contributed by 77 stakeholders located across Brazil and employed throughout all stages of the production chain, this article provides an in-depth examination of Brazil’s aquaculture sector. Not only serving as an invaluable resource for academics, this jou ..read more