Sharing practical tips for small-scale aquaculture operators, particularly those based in the tropics, to adapt and become more resilient to the changing climate and extreme weather events.
The last 12 months have proved testing for Malaysia’s shrimp and crab farmers, with a number of new entrants going out of business, but a pivot towards the live market has provided a lifeline for Yit Tung, founder of RAS Aquaculture.
Seafood production has become a globalised industry and many countries have seafood industries that are being buoyed by overseas migrant workers – hard-working people who left their home countries, and often their entire families, to seek their fortunes abroad…
Marine permaculture, the macroalgae aquaculture system developed by The Climate Foundation, seeks to harness wave energy to restore natural nutrient upwelling and grow seaweed at scale. If initial trials continue to be successful, it could be a feasible way to…
Shrimp fed diets containing FeedKind, a novel microbial protein produced by Calysta, have been shown to be more resistant to Vibrio parahaemolyticus – the source of early mortality syndrome (EMS).
“Rabbitfish have amazing potential for small-scale sustainable aquaculture across the tropics: they are easy to grow have high local demand and they are herbivorous and feed on a variety of freely-available feeds.”
An app designed to help aquaculture operators in the Philippines with their feeding regimes, fish health and to connect with suppliers, is being well received by the country’s farmers.
Producing tilapia in marine environments offers a number of advantages over traditional freshwater farming of these fish – saltwater is more readily available in most countries, escaped fish are less likely to become invasive, and tilapia produced in saline wa…
A group of researchers in the Philippines is looking to develop and commercialise an app that helps farmers differentiate between three very closely connected crab species – a goal that could save the crab ranching sector millions of dollars.