Intelligence
Ghana’s Lake Volta tilapia farming leader eyes a new growth curve
Francisco Murillo discusses how Tropo Farms is modernizing tilapia farming in sub-Saharan Africa and building the Volta Catch brand in Ghana.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist Cresponix is rethinking land-based shrimp farming
Swedish startup’s technology addresses the two primary cost centers for land-based shrimp farming: energy and feed. And it’s not RAS.
Health & Welfare
Enfoque en pequeños productores: la clave de la rentabilidad para los piscicultores es un sólido bienestar animal
Øistein Thorsen, director ejecutivo de FAI Farms, informa a los lectores del Advocate que un mejor bienestar animal comienza con la capacitación de los pequeños productores para que observen de cerca a sus peces.
Health & Welfare
Smallholder Spotlight: The key to profitability for fish farmers is strong animal welfare
Øistein Thorsen, CEO of FAI Farms, informs Advocate readers that better animal welfare starts with training small-scale farmers to closely observe their fish.
Intelligence
Startup uses data analytics and machine learning technology to boost tilapia health in Ghana
The initiative leverages data analytics and machine learning to correlate and anticipate tilapia health and growth with environmental data.
Health & Welfare
Could Streptococcus in tilapia soon be a thing of the past?
Benchmark Genetics says it has made a "significant breakthrough" in the development of Streptococcus-resistant strains of tilapia.
Health & Welfare
FAI Launches online tilapia nutrition and welfare course
FAI Farms has launched a free online training series that focuses on tilapia nutrition and welfare for hatcheries, farmers and processors.
Health & Welfare
‘The right thing to do’: How aquaculture is innovating to reduce fish stress and improve animal welfare
With research showing that stress can damage meat quality, fish and shrimp farmers are weighing the latest animal welfare solutions.
Health & Welfare
FAI launches innovative online training series on tilapia welfare
FAI Farms launches a free online training series that focuses on integrating best tilapia welfare practices in aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
FAI launches free Tilapia Welfare App for fish farmers
FAI Farms’ Tilapia Welfare App enhances production by integrating well-established animal welfare science into farmers’ daily routines.
Health & Welfare
Comparing biofloc polyculture and IMTA production of Nile tilapia and Pacific white shrimp
To maximize production of both tilapia and shrimp in biofloc polyculture and IMTA production, the two species should be grown separately.
Innovation & Investment
GenoMar opens ‘state-of-the-art’ tilapia breeding and genetics center in Brazil
GenoMar has opened a tilapia breeding and genetics center that could help transform Brazil into an exporter of high-quality tilapia genetics.
Intelligence
Gishanda Fish Farm opens at Akagera National Park in Rwanda
Gishanda Fish Farm opened at Akagera National Park, introducing innovation and new skills to accelerate aquaculture development in Rwanda.
Innovation & Investment
Ocean 14 Capital Fund invests in Brazilian tilapia producer
The Ocean 14 Capital fund is investing over €10 million (U.S. $9.7 million) in Tilabras, a leading Brazilian tilapia producer.
Innovation & Investment
Expanding tilapia production in India could lead to ‘transformative’ socioeconomic gains
Expanding tilapia production in India could spur investment, provide new business opportunities and earn foreign currency through exports.
Health & Welfare
Tilapia producer: Stunning technology a major fish welfare advancement
One of the world's largest farmed tilapia producers will introduce in-water controlled stunning at its processing facilities to improve fish welfare.