Over the past six years, the company reduced the proportion of waste sent to landfills from 26% to just 0.6%, marking one of the most significant achievements of its circular economy strategy. In 2025, Ventisqueros recovered 99.4% of the waste generated by its operations. This result reflects the company’s steady progress towards its goal of eliminating waste sent to landfills...
By LACQUA26 Organizing Committee Renowned international shrimp farming expert David Kawahigashi to present innovative intensive production systems. San Salvador, El Salvador – The Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture Congress – LACQUA26 is honored to announce the participation of internationally recognized shrimp aquaculture specialist David Kawahigashi as one of its Plenary Speakers. With more than 40 years of technical and management...
By Steve Brawner University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) researcher is studying how Arkansas freshwater aquaculture farms could grow white leg shrimp, a saltwater creature. The product is currently imported into the United States. But Dr. Yathish Ramena, director of UAPB’s Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Center of Excellence, is leading research aimed at raising the shrimp by acclimating...
By GFCM/FAO Red coral (Corallium rubrum) is an emblematic species of the Mediterranean Sea, long valued and harvested in the region for millennia. In the past, its shallow populations were nearly depleted in some areas due to excessive fishing pressure. To improve knowledge on the species and strengthen the management of red coral fisheries in the region, the General Fisheries...
The entity aims to bring farmers, researchers, businesses and public institutions closer together. The five-year public-private partnership was co-funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh and co-implemented by Larive International and LightCastle Partners. FoodTechBangladesh inaugurated some days ago its third Aquaculture Center of Excellence (CoE) in Mymensingh. The inauguration marks an important step toward expanding the practical...
✓ Consumption fell from 12.94 million tons in 2014 to 10.25 million tons in 2023, representing a 21% decrease. ✓ Spain, along with Portugal, leads in the consumption of these products. ✓ In countries like Italy and Poland, on the other hand, there has been a slight increase. The latest report from the European Fisheries and Aquaculture Market Observatory (EuMOFA),...
Norwegian company First Water announced that has signed a USD 5.77 million contract with precast concrete specialist Overhalla Betongbygg for the final part of Phase 1 of its land-based salmon farming facility in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. The contract covers approximately 4,300 tons of precast concrete elements for eight large fish tanks. Each tank will measure 28 meters in diameter and 9.5...
They are invited to apply for the latest “Innovate to Grow” program. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization returns to the Australian people USD 5.91 for every USD 0.70 invested The free eight-week online program “Innovate to Grow”, delivered by Australia's national science agency CSIRO, helps local small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing solutions for the aquaculture turn early-stage...
By: Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Québec-based Merinov becomes first research facility and first Québec organization to sign the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge Merinov, one of Canada’s leading fish and aquaculture research centers, has signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming both the first research facility or laboratory and the first organization from Québec to join...
By: Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global s Experts in aquaculture, blue foods strategy and policy, processing and equipment, automation and machine learning, consumption trends and more can apply to speak at the largest seafood trade event in the world. Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is now accepting speaker and session applications for its 2027 conference program. Professionals across the seafood supply chain and at leading NGOs, research and data institutions, foodservice, retail and technology companies can submit proposals on...
Distinguished Nigerian fisheries leader steps into global governance to amplify African voices, foster youth and women empowerment, and drive innovation across international aquatic food systems. In a historic milestone for international aquatic agricultural governance, Nigerian fisheries and aquaculture authority Dr. Foluke Omotayo Areola has officially assumed office as the President of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS). Formally inaugurated on June...
Por: LACQUA 2026 Organizing Committee The Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture Congress – LACQUA26 is pleased to announce that Dr. Luis Alejandro Vinatea Arana will be one of the event's Plenary Speakers, joining the scientific program of the leading aquaculture conference in Latin America and the Caribbean. LACQUA26 will take place October 27–30, 2026, in San Salvador, El Salvador. The...
