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Enabling the industry with knowledge: aquaculture scientist Åsa Maria Espmark
Looking back on eight years of the CtrlAQUA project, Espmark says closed containment technologies have enormous potential. WeAreAquaculture met with her to discuss the project's findings and relevance for the salmon industry.
Chile’s salmon industry welcomes new law on fish escapes
On January 11, 2023, after four years in Congress, the Chilean Senate approved a bill to prevent and punish salmon escapes. The new regulation,...
Strengthen the shrimp industry – The pending task
Today is trendy to talk about shrimp. There is not a day that goes by without news regarding this incipient sector about which little is known and much is wanted to be discovered. There are even some who dare to ensure that after salmon, prawns are the main successors in terms of great aquaculture products. But the salmon business has changed a lot in the last 20 years. It has been developed, modernized, and customized. Instead, the shrimp sector looks like more to the Devil's Triangle. Shrimp farms are small and belong in the majority of cases to the family business. Then, the final product is sold to a local processor. Consequently, the process of entering the highly complex global supply chain is almost impossible or at least challenging. Therefore, it seems more than pertinent to...
Marine waste and plastic pollution: the chance to make the change
The 2nd of March of 2022 marks a before and after in the fight against marine waste and plastic...
Why the future of “blue revolution” concerns all of us
Probably, sometimes we forget the importance of water not only for human beings but for any living species. Apart...
What’s next for British Columbia aquaculture?
September marked the arrival of autumn and, also, the change of phase in the discussion framework established by the...
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Steep learning curve ahead for RAS
With all the good and all the bad, land-based farms based on RAS systems are grabbing more and more...
The seawater temperature impact: One of the biggest aquaculture challenges
Farmed salmon is mainly produced in Norway, Chile, Scotland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Iceland, Canada, the USA, Tasmania, and...
Aquaculture public image (II): the possible solutions
Does aquaculture have a public image problem? That was the question we posed in our previous article in this...
Aquaculture public image (I): the potential problem
Does aquaculture have a public image problem? When you talk to industry professionals, this is an almost recurring theme...
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