GOAL survey expects major farmed finfish species to smash 40m metric tons in 2020
Almost all major farmed species saw production gains of 2-5% in 2019, GOAL's survey showed, while billions of dollars went into land-based and offshore projects
US rescinds all Thai GSP benefits for seafood, cites worker rights issues
Thai Union said the decision would not affect its business, since none of its products sold to the US are covered by the tariff-reduction scheme
India’s pangasius industry next aquaculture segment poised for explosive growth
India built an enormous shrimp exporting industry when it started vannamei shrimp farming a decade ago and the country could be set to emulate that success with pangasius and tilapia
Chinese feed giant eyes international breakthrough with $350m worth of investments
Guangdong Haid Group is set to expand its international footprint over the next five years with 13 new projects including in Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Ecuador
Cooke wins approval for rosefish as alternative lobster bait in Maine
However, a much-anticipated decision on whether to allow silver carp from the state of Illinois to be used as bait has been postponed to allow for more testing
India’s WestCoast slows down shrimp expansion to focus on country’s ‘blue revolution’
The re-election of Narendra Modi as prime minister is being seen as a green light for those supporting continued investment in India’s aquaculture industry
Chinese aquaculture firm’s $160m deal for Okamoto condoms distributor investigated
Chinese authorities are investigating Dahu Aquaculture's deal last year for a 51% stake in the Chinese arm of Japanese condom manufacturer Okamoto for CNY 1.04bn
US state of Maine to decide within weeks on silver carp as lobster bait; Is Canada next?
'Disease testing has occurred, so we’re just waiting for results' -- Nicholas Popoff, Maine Department of Marine Resources, on prospect of carp being allowed as lobster bait
CBC: Canada not yet ready to allow import of Asian carp for use as lobster bait
One Canadian company that's been working to import Asian carp caught in the US' Illinois River, where it is an invasive species, remains optimistic, however
Chinese processors come to rescue US state from carp infestation
Asian carp were first brought to US farms in the 1970s but escaped into the Mississippi River and have been multiplying rapidly ever since