Aquaculture

Indonesia’s official export data normally runs significantly behind. Therefore, it’s sometimes difficult to have an up-to-date understanding of Indonesia’s shrimp export situation. In this third short October blog, I’ll look at data from Indonesia’s Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA/BKIPM) which reports the live weight volume of L. vannamei exports tested for exports on a real-time basis.

Phytoplanktons are indispensable in the commercial rearing of various species of marine, brackish water and freshwater animals as a food source for all growth stages of bivalve molluscs, larval stages of some crustacean species and very early growth stages of some fish species.

Earlier this month, in a communication shared by Nitin Awasthi, seafood industry analyst at InCred Capital in India, that circulated among Indian industry insiders drew attention to India’s exceptional shrimp export performance during June and July 2021 and the possible strong demand for shrimp from the international market.

Phytoplankton absorb nutrients from water for use in growth, and remove ammonia nitrogen from water, which is particularly important in lessening concentrations of this potentially toxic metabolite. There are several other indirect effects of phytoplankton on water quality.

COVID-19 was bad for the EU food service industry and good for the EU retail industry. But it was not as bad for the food service industry as people thought it would be. During the summer of 2020, when the first wave of COVID-19 came to an end, people went out dining quite a lot. Restaurants’ suppliers could sell their stocks.

By Dr. Farshad Shishehchian, Blue Aqua International Up until the 1970s, aquaculture was not a significant contributor to the global market for seafood. However, in the […]