Researchers from Michigan State University are to assess aquaculture in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Thailand
Aquaculture
Sea urchin cultivation project soon to begin in Japan's Saitama prefecture
A project involving sea urchin cultivation using artificial seawater from a local hot spring will soon be underway in Japans Saitama prefecture, The Japan News reports
Vietnam celebrates reaching US$10bn seafood exports milestone this year
2022 seems to have been an impressive year for Vietnam, with exports having reached an all time high value of US$10bn, which appears to nearly be a 34% increase when compared to 2021
ADB sanctions multi-million dollar loan to upgrade Indonesia’s shrimp farming sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$93mn loan to enhance shrimp farming by smallholder farmers in seven provinces in Indonesia
Promoting transparency and verifiable performance
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has released a report that looks at how responsible aquaculture can contribute to the United Nation’s (UN’s) 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and also develops a methodology to quantify how ASC verifiably contributes to these goals