ROME, June 8 (Xinhua) — Global fisheries and aquaculture production has reached a new peak, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released on Friday. The report, titled “The 2024 edition of The State…
A 2021 Chinese government initiative to stop aquaculture feed being made from only wild caught young or low-value fish and to instead start producing “compound feed” – mixed with ingredients harvested from the land – is opening up a greener future for the sector. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in a series of trials last…
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau is carrying out several policies and applying technological advances into production to develop aquaculture sustainably. Nguyen Huu Thi, deputy head of the Fisheries Sub-Department under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the provincial People’s Committee has…
Vietnam plans to strengthen and expand aquaculture cooperation with Cambodia, and provide the Kingdom with modern technology in a bid to spur development in the sector, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. At a working meeting with agriculture minister Veng Sakhon last week, Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang contended that his country’s…
Bill Bien, CEO of Forever Oceans, met this week with Jorge Seif Junior, secretary of aquaculture and fisheries at Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply to sign a 20-year plan concession agreement that authorises Forever Oceans to ocean-raise fish within automated enclosures in two zones, located 7-15km (4.3-9.3 miles) offshore the Brazil coast of…
Jin Yu Tang (Cambodia) Fishery Co Ltd plans to splash out an unspecified amount on “marine fish aquaculture in submerged cages”, on Cambodia’s Sihanoukville province islands of Koh Dek Koul and Koh Thas, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on January 11. The minister wrote in a Facebook post that he…
Cambodia aquaculture production could experience marginal declines this year as discouraging prices and other market forces prompt farmers to reduce the amount of juvenile fish used to stock their ponds, or go as far as to temporarily halt operations, according to the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA). Chet Phirum, co-founder of CAA, which now boasts more…
The government has reaffirmed its stringent stance over the smuggling of aquaculture products into the Kingdom as a means to sustain local production. The confirmation came after a handful of calls were made by the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) over recent weeks concerning illegal imports. A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Finance has…
The freshwater and marine fish catch in the first quarter of the year was 960,000 tonnes, indicating a drop for all types of fish compared to the same period last year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ report released on April 5 stated that freshwater fisheries along the Tonle Sap river yielded 1,310 tonnes,…
Vietnam was issued a yellow card in October 2017 by the European Commission (EC) because of its faint attempt to eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. According to its carding system, the EC has conducted several reviews of Vietnam’s fisheries and seafood-related policies and efforts to determine whether the yellow card would be maintained…
President of the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) has requested that relevant ministries find a solution to the more than 20,000 tonnes of aquaculture fish left unsold as imports flood the market. CAA president Sok Raden said his 270-household-strong association have been devastated by a lack of interest from traders in their products, with many members…
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia has resumed the import of four species of fish from Vietnam after they objected to a ban placed on all farmed fish imports across the border last month. The Agriculture Ministry decided to allow the import of four farmed fish species: pangasius djambal, pangasius larnaudii, catfish, and giant snakehead fish….
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is taking various steps to develop climate change-resilient aquaculture, setting its sights on expanding the local aquaculture area by 2,500 ha to reach 40,000 ha by 2030. The province also aims to generate around 420 million VND (18,230 USD) in average earnings per ha over the next decade….
Avant Meats, the Hong Kong-based food tech developing cell-based seafood, has announced a new strategic partnership with Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC), the world’s largest pangasius fish producer based in Vietnam. The partnership will see Avant Meats leverage VHC’s global sales network and manufacturing capabilities, with the view to accelerate the commercialisation of its cultivated fish…
The Fisheries Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will close fishing for short mackerel in Cambodian waters from January 15 to March 31 this year, according to an announcement seen by The Post on January 10. It said the reason for the closure is the onset of the short mackerel’s spawning season…
Fish from the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers cannot feed all Cambodians as the number of the population grows. Cambodian people will partly depend on raised fish from Vietnam and in Cambodia. Near Prek Pnov market, while fish vendors buy grown fish to sell at other markets, some fish farmers come to buy fry also…
Anyone wanting to understand the fluctuation fortunes of Vietnam’s pangasius aquaculture industry would be wise to tune into a refreshingly balanced recent documentary. Produced for Undercover Asia, the documentary – which is now available on YouTube – follows the highs and lows of the sector over the last 25 years. In particular, it looks at…
During an era when more and more freshwater bodies are being affected by saltwater intrusion, should aquaculture operators consider diversifying into species that have a greater tolerance for saline conditions? The increase in damming of large and important rivers such as the Nile in Africa and the Mekong in Asia have caused increased awareness of…
Groupers are highly prized throughout Asia and have traditionally been caught using nets, traps and baited hooks, but overfishing has led to diminishing wild stocks all over the world. As a result, over the last decade there has been a concerted effort to develop the means to culture grouper – both to help relieve pressure…
