- India's loss is Thailand's gain when it comes to shrimp exports. Japan has controversially blocked imports of the crustacean from India due to high levels and has turned to Thailand to fill the shrimp-shaped void. According to a report in the Nation, Thia shrimp exports to Japan have risen by 23 percent. Read more...
- Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has appointed its first Aquaculture Director, Anton Immink. The appointment represents a new phase in the expansion of SFP’s aquaculture work and reflects a focus on zonal management initiatives in Asia. Anton Immink was previously Senior Consultant at Stirling Aquaculture, University of Stirling, and has worked in Bangladesh, India, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as for the UK Department for International Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Congratulations to Anton, we wish you every success.
- Climate change will have a negative effect on Baltic Sea marine environments, say researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. A project modeled the impact of rising temperatures in the region and found that oxygen would drop and salt levels would rise, with potentially fatal impacts on sea life. What effect do you think this will have on aquaculture? Let us know by commenting below.
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| Baltic Sea. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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