Responsibility
Responsibility education program launched for Ecuador’s shrimp farming sector
A new program aims to enhance sustainability in Ecuador’s shrimp farming industry through targeted education and training.
Aquafeeds
BioMar and Innovafeed to introduce insect protein to Ecuador’s shrimp feed industry
BioMar, Innovafeed and Auchan have announced the large-scale integration of insect protein into commercial shrimp feed in Ecuador.
Fisheries
Fishing effort dynamics around the Galápagos Marine Reserve as described by Automatic Identification System data
Spatial and seasonal data are essential to understanding fishing effort dynamics and improving fisheries management in less-studied areas.
Responsibility
Collaboration launches low-impact shrimp from Ecuador on the French market
A new product line minimizes the carbon footprint associated with shrimp farming while enhancing social impact initiatives in Ecuador.
Health & Welfare
Efecto de la artemia enriquecida con HUFA en el desempeño de postlarvas de camarón blanco del Pacífico
La alimentación durante 12 días de L. vannamei con artemia enriquecida con HUFA aumenta significativamente el contenido de ácidos grasos altamente insaturados en las postlarvas de camarón.
Health & Welfare
Effect of HUFA-enriched artemia on the performance of Pacific white shrimp postlarvae
Feeding HUFA-enriched artemia to L. vannamei for 12 days significantly increases highly unsaturated fatty acid content in the shrimp postlarvae.
Intelligence
Seafood traceability partnership tackles mangrove restoration and better shrimp farming practices in Ecuador
Traceability technology enables seafood buyers to support mangrove restoration and carbon reduction initiatives in Ecuador.
Health & Welfare
La OIE debería eliminar el IHHNV como patógeno de notificación obligatoria para los camarones cultivados
El Virus de la Necrosis Hipodérmica y Hematopoyética Infecciosa (IHHNV) está establecido en estanques camaroneros en Ecuador. Los protocolos actuales de PCR son insuficientes.
Health & Welfare
The OIE should delist IHHNV as a reportable farmed shrimp pathogen
The Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) is established in shrimp ponds in Ecuador. Current PCR protocols are insufficient.
Responsibility
Ecuador commits to conversion-free shrimp farming
WWF-Ecuador and Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture have agreed to halt habitat conversion for shrimp farming in Ecuador.
Health & Welfare
Current status of IHHNV infection in Peru’s and Ecuador’s shrimp industries
The virus-host relationship, where circulating genotypes of IHHNV co-exist with farmed Pacific white shrimp, is potentially evolving, authors find.
Innovation & Investment
IFC announces $45 million loan for leading Ecuadorean shrimp producer
Top Ecuadorean shrimp exporter Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscilla will replace diesel equipment with electric alternatives and add automation.
Intelligence
Cómo los alimentadores automáticos de camarones impactan la calidad del agua y el suelo de los estanques de engorde en Ecuador
Los autores intentan evaluar ambientalmente las áreas de alimentación de los grandes estanques de camarones con comederos acústicos, un paso clave para mejorar la eficiencia de la producción.
Intelligence
How automatic shrimp feeders impact water and soil quality of grow-out ponds in Ecuador
Authors attempt to environmentally assess feeding areas of large shrimp ponds with acoustic feeders, a key step to improving production efficiency.
Responsibility
Una comparación del uso de recursos en el cultivo de camarones, parte 3: Energía
En la tercera parte de esta serie, los autores dicen que un menor uso de energía en el cultivo de camarones requiere que los productores se concentren en el intercambio de agua y la aireación.
Responsibility
A comparison of resource use in shrimp farming, part 3: Energy
In part three of this series, the authors say lower energy use in shrimp farming requires producers to focus on water exchange and aeration.