The global market for aquafeed is expected to reach US$133.1bn by 2020, according to a new study, with growth particularly high in countries such as China and Vietnam due to increasing awareness on increasing yield and high efficiency

The Indonesian government has announced that it is facilitating a marine and fisheries ecolabel certification programme for developing countries around the world

South Korea and Canada have recently signed agreement for a bilateral free trade that will help boost aquaculture trade between the two countries, among other investment ties

Norwegian firm Pharmaq has signed a deal with Vietnamese government to develop vaccines for several different farmed fish species in the country

China’s Sino Agro Food has signed a deal to build the world’s largest shrimp farm, which will produce 300,000 metric tonnes a year once completed in 20 years’ time