Innovation & Investment
New artificial intelligence technology can detect early stress symptoms in farmed shrimp
A new artificial intelligence-based computer vision system can count and measure shrimp with up to 95 percent accuracy.
Health & Welfare
Good news, shrimp allergy sufferers: Scientists say reverse-pressure sterilization can produce a less-allergenic shrimp
A new method using pressure and steam can produce a less-allergenic shrimp product, which is good news for people with a shrimp allergy.
Intelligence
With growing demand for sustainably farmed seafood, Oman tests the waters with shrimp farming in the desert
Shrimp farming in the desert may seem outside the box for the Middle East region, but Oman is keen to develop its aquaculture sector.
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.
Intelligence
‘We’re doing a lot of things that aren’t being done,’ says Los Angeles shrimp farm founder
Steve Sutton, CEO of TransparentSea Farm, joins the Advocate and Aquademia to talk shrimp and the carbon-capture technology investors should look at.
Aquafeeds
BioMar expands beyond aquafeeds into bioremediation solutions for shrimp farming
BioMar expands its aquaculture feed offering with a bioremediation solution to ensure optimal environmental conditions for shrimp farming.
Responsibility
SFP: Shrimp farming can help restore mangroves and mitigate climate change
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership says shrimp farming can help restore mangroves, and in turn, help combat the effects of climate change.
Intelligence
Addison Lawrence, dedicated shrimp aquaculture researcher, remembered
Dr. Addison Lee Lawrence, a well-known shrimp aquaculture researcher who authored or co-authored many Advocate articles, passed away in October at the age of 86.
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.
Intelligence
For shrimp farming, artificial intelligence offers long-term value
Artificial intelligence will increasingly integrate into standard shrimp farming practices, with widespread benefits pointing toward sustainability.
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.
Responsibility
A comparison of resource use in shrimp farming, part 2: Water
In part two of this series, the authors suggest steps to reduce the pollution potential of shrimp farming by paying special attention to uneaten feed.
Responsibility
A comparison of resource use in shrimp farming, part 1: Land
Prof. Boyd discusses land use in shrimp farming in the five major exporting countries of farmed shrimp: Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Responsibility
BioMar partners with Earthworm Foundation to launch responsible shrimp farming projects in Ecuador
Earthworm Foundation and BioMar are partnering on responsible shrimp projects in Ecuador, including deforestation-free aquafeeds.
Health & Welfare
Survival of Pacific white shrimp juveniles after exposure to critical oxygen levels in biofloc culture
A study in Brazil evaluated the survival of Pacific white shrimp juveniles after exposure to critical oxygen levels in biofloc culture conditions.
Health & Welfare
The myth of the static microbiome
In these early stages of understanding how microbiome changes impact animal health, use caution in interpreting lab results and how they may apply to the real world.