Richard Knuckey is convinced that giant grouper is one of the premium finfish species best suited to RAS production in the West – the question now is whether someone is able to make this potential pay.
Having made a significant breakthrough in the survival rate of their oysters, Ostrea Aquaculture is looking to raise up to €3.7 million to scale up production to 100 million spat a year – both for their own on-growing and to help meet the rising demand from ha…
Professor Charles C Ngugi, founder of Mwea Aquafish Farm and one of the key players in the evolution of Kenya’s aquaculture sector, remains committed to training up a new generation of farmers, while also providing them with tilapia and catfish fingerlings.
Mohamed Sameh El-Sayed, who runs Al-Zohour's three tilapia hatcheries in Egypt alongside his father, Engineer Sameh El-Sayed, has faith that the country’s tilapia sector will continue to grow.
Pure Ocean Algae’s CEO, Michael O’Neill, explains why identifying the right market fit for red seaweed makes a key difference when moving from startup to scale-up.
While Ecuador’s meteoric rise if shrimp farming would be near-impossible for other countries to emulate, a recent presentation by the CNA’s chief executive, suggests that Indonesia could learn a great deal from their success.
A project in Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, aims to produce up to 60,000 tonnes of carp a year, offering economic hope and improved food security in this fragile region.
The ocean is absorbing increasing volumes of carbon dioxide, causing it to become more acidic and putting the world’s shellfish industry at risk, although some companies are now finding ways to bounce back.
Sean Crosby gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Kachemak Shellfish Growers’ oyster hatchery in Homer, Alaska – an operation that’s helping to fuel the state’s mariculture boom.
Jeff Hetrick, director of the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute, a tribally managed marine research facility in Seward, Southeast Alaska, offers insights into the potential offered by the state’s growing mariculture sector, and the pitfalls it needs to overcome.
Mohamed Salah Ibrahim runs Al Sahaba Hatchery, one of the oldest tilapia hatcheries in Kafr El-Sheikh, and continues the legacy of his father, Dr Salah Ibrahim, one of Egypt’s pioneers of mono-sex tilapia production.
Egypt has huge potential to increase its production of marine species, in sea cages, coastal ponds and well-based inland farms according to Dr Mohamed Abdel Rahim, one of the country’s leading aquaculture experts.
Eva Keferböck, CEO of White Panther, an Austrian clearwater shrimp producer, explains why they abandoned biofloc, how their farm is hugely self-sufficient and when she expects to turn a profit.
Omorinsola Giwa is the managing director of Mamijo Farms, a Nigeria-based operation which can produce over eight tonnes of catfish and over 10,000 fingerlings each month.
Hasamini Thilakarathne may be the first female marine aquaculture specialist in Sri Lanka, where she's managing Oceanpick's barramundi hatchery and nursery, and aims to break barriers and shatter gender stereotypes in her country.
Azerbaijan Fish Farm aims to produce over 9 tonnes of caviar a year and, in the process, help make their country synonymous with sustainable, progressive aquaculture.
Roberto Flores Aguilar, co-founder and technical manager of Abulones Cultivados, is one of the pioneering figures in Latin American marine aquaculture and a firm believer that the industry can help to uplift coastal communities in the developing world.
