Soul of Japan, the Japanese arm of land-based salmon farming pioneer Pure Salmon, has secured a distribution partner for the 10,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon it will produce annually from its new facility in Tsu City, Japan
Aquaculture
ASC releases revisions for freshwater trout and salmon standard

The revision to the ASC freshwater trout standard aims to incorporate scientific progress in global aquaculture industry. (Image source: Davgood Kirshot/Pixabay)
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has updated salmon standard and freshwater trout standard following a rigorous multi-stakeholder and science-based review process
Asia-Pacific fish farming market to grow CAGR of 4.8 per cent till 2025

Freshwater segment is expected to dominate throughout the forecast period. (Image source: WorldFish/Flickr)
The global fish farming market is anticipated to register US$376.48bn by 2025, registering a CAGR of 4.7 per cent from 2018–2025, according to the report published by Allied Market Research
Acceso El Salvador becomes distributor of Spring Genetics tilapia fingerlings

The agreement features improved genetics from one of the most advanced tilapia breeding programmes in the world. (Image source: Sirawich Rungsimanop/Pixabay)
Miami-based tilapia breeder Spring Genetics and El Salvador’s Acceso Oferta Local – Productos de El Salvador, SA DE CV have signed a distribution agreement to supply Salvadoran tilapia farmers and local organisations with high-quality tilapia fingerlings
‘Environmental and health risks threaten US$230bn aquaculture industry’

Investors should be aware of the sustainability risks in the aquaculture sector before they wade in too deeply. (Image source: Phuket@photographer.net/Flickr)
The growth in the US$232bn global aquaculture sector could be undermined by a failure to manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks including climate change, pollution and antibiotic resistance, according to a report by FAIRR, a global network of investors addressing ESG issues in protein supply chains