AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAquaculture Investment: A poultry company has acquired Brazilian tilapia producer Mar & Terra’s fish farms, feed mill and processing facilities in Mato Grosso do Sul, marking another ownership change for the business. Seafood Trade: China and Norway signed a protocol to widen access for Norwegian wild-caught seafood, with new rules intended to open China’s market to products including lumpfish, wolffish and sea cucumber. Fishery Pressures: Striped bass numbers are falling, putting an East Coast fishery and its estimated $8 billion industry at risk. Farm Modernization: Maldives reopened financing for fishing vessels, raising the collateral-free limit to MVR 4 million and adding support for new or replacement engines alongside refrigerated seawater systems. Shellfish Production: Perak reported 10,590 tonnes of cockles harvested from January to October; a government-backed pilot supports 24 farming plots across four coastal districts. Aquaculture Research: University of Queensland researchers are developing a fishmeal alternative from organic waste, potentially offering producers another feed option.
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