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Seafood exports plummeted in the first half of August
Seafood exports saw good growth in the first 7 months but plummeted in the first half of August due to Covid-19 in southern provinces and cities.
- Tra fish export to China decreased due to import restriction policies
- Production linkage to bring seafood to the world market
- Only 40 per cent of shrimp farming areas invested three-phase power supply system
- Selection and in-depth research on high economic value fish varieties
- Seafood firms propose to the Prime Minister to remove obstacles to maintain production
- Australia strongly increases imports of Vietnamese shrimps
- Trio to launch new app for Asian aqua farmers
- Developing a mass testing tool for fish heart diseases
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“A significant step for disease management” in the salmon sector
A new service that automatically alerts salmon farmers to non-notifiable diseases – such as pasteurellosis, CMS, AGD – in their area has been launched
CRISPR used to find IPN-resistance gene in farmed salmon
A gene affecting resistance to a viral disease in Atlantic salmon has been identified using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Novel system to monitor structural integrity of offshore salmon farm
A novel way of monitoring structural stress using fibre optic technology is going to be trialled on one of the world's most exposed fish farms
The modular fish farm made from shipping containers
A new fish farming method that uses converted shipping containers has been developed by Finland’s Natural Resources Institute (LUKE).
Why fish vaccines are increasingly coming in smaller doses?
The idea with the micro-dose concept was to minimise the level of side-effects, without compromising vaccine efficiency.
Can “ecotechnologies” be economically viable alternatives to RAS in Africa?
Ecotechnolgies, including constructed and reciprocating wetland systems, might offer economical alternatives to RAS
Could microalgal feeds promote sea lice resistance in salmon?
Salmon given feeds containing microalgae are more resistant to sea lice, according to the authors of a new study, although further research is now needed.
A greener blue revolution - Part 2
Seaweed could actually do to the immune system of herbivorous fish. Do they get less of an immune response since they eat seaweed on a daily basis?
A greener blue revolution - Part 1
The aquaculture industry must continue in its quest to become more sustainable, with greater use of seaweeds in aquafeeds and production of herbivorous
Preventing substandard shrimp seed trading
Improving sudden inspection, handling, and preventing breaches in shrimp seed production and trading operations would contribute to the Mekong Delta shrimp
Seafood enterprises fear to face hardship
The shrimp export market is still good and a bumper harvest is promising for breeders but seafood processing factories are facing many difficulties ahead.
Eco-shrimp farming models still… coin money
These are the methods that many provinces in the Mekong Delta are implementing to develop a sustainable shrimp industry.