The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has started its own public private partnership programme toward sustainable tuna (PPTST) in the Philippines to prevent the depletion of the tuna stocks in the Coral Triangle
Aquaculture
Researchers develop new tool to diagnose EMS in shrimp
Two research groups in Japan have discovered a new tool for diagnosing early mortality syndrome (EMS) in shrimp
Singapore aids sea-based fish farming system
Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has received US$1.25mn from the government to develop a sea-based farming system, which is expected to be more sustainable
Chinese firm chosen as contractor for Omani shrimp farm
A joint venture project by Singapore and Oman to build a US$120mn an integrated shrimp and sea cucumber farm and township in Oman has selected China Wuyi Company as the contractor of the project
Cambodia to rear prawns in ‘third water’
Cambodian farmers will open three prawn farms this summer in the mountain region using Japanese technique of ‘third water’ for creating artificial river and seawater