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INVE Aquaculture uncovers Artemia in a brand new knowledge hub
Specialist knowledge about aquaculture’s key live feed, Artemia, can now be found in one place online, without registration, and free of charge. INVE Aquaculture, part of Benchmark, has recently launched a new web-based service dedicated to the sharing of information and expertise about the most widely used live feed in the aquaculture sector, Artemia.
Now live at https://artemia. inveaquaculture.com this hub is ideal for hatchery managers, researchers, and newcomers wanting to understand everything from the fundamentals of Artemia culture to advances in Artemia technology and how to benefitfrom its use in aquaculture.
The new Artemia knowledge hub is a testament to the company’s collaborative strategy by contributing to a better understanding of Artemia’s potential as a live feed and by sharing insights into technologies and tools that help to maximize efficiency and Return on Investment (ROI).
BioMar announces new division for Asia
In line with strategic aspirations of growth, BioMar is now establishing a fourth division embracing activities in the Asian region, including Vietnam and China. With over 30 years of experience in aquaculture, Francois Loubere will assume the role of VP Asia, while Luis García Romero will take over the role of MD for West Med & Africa.
Following the announcement of the new partnership with Viet-Uc in Vietnam, BioMar has now made changes in executive management announcing a VP for Asia. This role will set the strategic direction for the region and support the integration and further development of the business units.
With more than 30 years of experience in BioMar and the aquaculture industry, Francois Loubere has been a key contributor in building up the BioMar business unit in West Med & Africa as well as contributing to several strategic business development projects. Francois Loubere will join the Executive Committee in BioMar Group.
Following this change, the commercial manager in West Med & Africa, Luis García Romero will take over the position of Managing Director for the business unit. With a little less than 2 years in BioMar Group, he has already proven himself to be a strong commercial profile with a steep learning curve and a very solid business understanding.
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FloNergia Inc. Names Professional Aquaculture Services, Inc. as Its Exclusive Distributor in the US.
FloNergia Inc., a global leader in the development, commercialization, and deployment of engineered airlift pumping systems for the agriculture aquaculture, aquaponics, hydroponics and water/wastewater industries, today announced the appointment of Professional Aquaculture Services, Inc. as Exclusive Distributor for the company’s complete line FloMovTM airlift pumps in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, and Mississippi.
FloNergia’s FloMovTM airlift pump technology is used in many markets for water circulation and aeration. FloMovTM pumps not only improve water quality but will also reduce energy costs associated with pumping/ aeration systems by 50 to 70% when compared to conventional systems. Additionally, FloMovTM pumps have been proven to perform several functions including disrupting thermal stratification, improving oxygenation, stripping carbon dioxide, and facilitating the recovery of solid waste.
FloNergia Inc. specializes in the development, commercialization, and distribution of airlift pumping systems for commercial and industrial applications involving the use of air to efficiently move fluids. The company provides engineering support and product service for its customers from its facilities in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and its Research Centre at the University of Guelph.
Further information: https:// www.flonergia.com/
Scoot Science, the premier ocean forecasting technology company for aquaculture businesses, continues to expand its presence in Canada with the addition of Business Development Specialist Craig Blackie. Through this role, Blackie will develop sales channels while implementing programs for Scoot Science that support the interests of aquaculture companies, first nations groups, government agencies, and environmental organizations.
Blackie has been on the front lines of monitoring ocean change and managing community and regulatory relationships on behalf of aquaculture companies for nearly a decade. He is a fish biologist and holds a master’s degree in aquaculture. His most recent position with Grieg Seafood in British Columbia included building partnerships with first nations groups along the coast and managing government relations.
Scoot Science is an ocean data analytics company built to catalyze the blue economy and support fish farmers who need to protect their operations from the risks of rapidly changing oceans. By integrating inpen environmental data with publicly available oceanographic and meteorological data Scoot Science gives farmers a window into their regional ocean. Scoot Science goes beyond operational insights by building risk models that translate ocean dynamics into marine business outcomes. Those models enable aquaculture to finally unlock the tools of modern finance and insurance.
For more information about Scoot Science, please visit www.ScootScience.com
Ocean On Land Technology achieves an increase in European clawed lobster survival rates
Ocean On Land Technology®, which forms part of the Cadman Capital Group’s Aquaculture portfolio, has reported an increase in the survival rate of European clawed lobsters, during experiments focused on hatchery culture.
Created in partnership with Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, the experiments, which began in October of last year at the hatchery’s Orkney facility, have reported continued uptrends in larval survival rates, which now consistently stand at upwards of 30%, a number significantly higher than the estimated 0.005% survival rate of European clawed lobster in the wild.
Focused on growing clawed lobsters on land from broodstock to post-larvae, the series of experiments utilised Ocean On Land Technology’s state-of-the-art Hatchery-in-a-Box system, a product which comprises a fully transportable, complete hatchery solution inside a specially-modified shipping container.
Rigorous scientific studies on husbandry, system design, and nutrition completed by the team have aided the survival rate improvement, something that continues to drive efficiency into the hatchery process by allowing operators to consistently produce more larvae from smaller facilities.
In addition, the subsequent use of Ocean On Land Technology’s patented Aquahive® system within the experiments has resulted in 90% survival from post-larvae (stage IV-VI) to a robust juvenile size.
Through its ongoing partnership, Ocean On Land Technology and Orkney Shellfish Hatchery are committed to researching, developing, and trialing new technologies to improve efficiency and sustainability when cultivating shellfish on land, in order to aid the replenishment of worldwide seafood stocks.
For more information visit www. oceanonland.com.
Blue Aqua International Launches Doctor Shrimp TM
Blue Aqua International recently launched the Doctor Shrimp Academy and Clinic to provide practical skills training and shrimp diagnostics services for the shrimp farming industry globally.
Blue Aqua International has been at the forefront of super-intensive shrimp farming, with more than 4,000 customers worldwide. The global firm provides cutting-edge solutions for the management of the culture environment, health, and the optimization of animal nutrition.
While operating farms in both Singapore and Indonesia, it’s now transferring its expertise in super-intensive shrimp farming worldwide. Doctor Shrimp is a global platform and clearinghouse for technical and practical knowledge of the five species of shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, Penaeus monodon, Fenneropenaeus indicus, Litopenaeus stylirostris, and Marsupenaeus japonicus. With ambitions to become a global center of excellence in the industry, Doctor Shrimp willhone in on three focus areas: (1) A technical and tools resource platform for shrimp farming, (2) Education and practical aquaculture skills training, (3) Shrimp disease diagnostic services.
The Doctor Shrimp Academy is specialized in all facets and practical skills transfer with technical courses designed for real-world shrimp farming. Partnering with Temasek Polytechnic, the Academy is rolling out a series of specialized courses with a practicum at Blue Aqua’s commercial shrimp farm in Singapore, which is well known for its super-intensive shrimp production numbers.
The Doctor Shrimp Clinic & Laboratory in Singapore will serve the needs of shrimp farmers by offering quick and accurate disease diagnostic tests, along with prevention and treatment to assist farmers in their operations.
With Singapore’s strategic location as a hub for Southeast Asia, The Clinic is able to provide the shortest turnaround time to support farmers in the region. In addition to offering laboratory services such as qPCR, microbiology, post-mortem, and water quality testing, leveraging on Doctor Shrimp’s knowledge base – The Clinic will also provide customized and targeted solutions and protocols to improve shrimp health, which ultimately will prevent future infections.
More information at: http://www. doctorshrimp.com/academy/index. html
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UMD Partners with US Aquaculture to Improve Rainbow Trout Filet Quality and Yield
The University of Maryland (UMD) was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to explore genomic selection as a method of increasing fillet quality and yield in rainbow trout. Rainbow trout represents a $100 million industry in fish sales alone.
This is separate from the significant recreational appeal of the fish, with trout fishing attracting about 8 million anglers throughout the year. But while genomic selection has been widely adopted in livestock programs as a way to increase yield, it is yet to be adopted in aquaculture. With this grant, UMD and collaborators across academia and industry are taking the lead in showcasing the benefits of genomic selection in rainbow trout and beyond.“The overarching goal of this work in rainbow trout is to use the most current technologies in novel ways for aquaculture to help solve a fundamental problem for the industry,” says Mohamed Salem, associate professor in Animal & Avian Sciences with UMD and the lead on this work. “Using genomic technologies and genetic markers, we can help identify the genes that are important for how feed transitions into filet in the fish. When you grow a fish, some fish will put more of the feed energy you give them into filet, and some will deposit more into visceral fat, which is a complete waste. So identifying the genetic markers that are associated with this conversion process will help improve feed efficiency.”
As Salem explains, muscle fillet is the most valuable product for rainbow trout, so anything to improve the quality and quantity of filet on a fish will improve production efficiency. While classical breeding can improve yield over time, it is a slow and time-consuming process. Genomic selection provides breeders with the additional information needed to increase the accuracy of precision breeding and improve
the overall genetic quality of their breeding stock much more rapidly.
In order to achieve this goal, Salem is partnering with USDA, University of Georgia, University of Idaho, Middle Tennessee State University, and Pacific Aquaculture. Pacific Aquaculture is an industry partner that grows rainbow trout in Washington and Idaho, and they hope to find a solution to a common industry problem known as downgrading that costs them tens of thousands per week.
“Downgrading is related to cracks in a filet that don’t look good for customers, so they downgrade the product to nuggets or for other uses and are unable to sell the filets at the normal price in the consumer market,” explains Salem. “Downgrading occurs in about 15% of filet products, and this goes beyond trout. Atlantic salmon, with a market value of $18 billion worldwide, also has a similar problem. But very few researchers are examining this issue, and no one is looking at it in rainbow trout.”
The reason why these cracks in the filet form are unknown, but this work will help determine the genetic reasons behind the problem while examining genetic markers that connect to filet quality. By partnering within academia and industry, the work has the potential to make a real impact across aquaculture.
