Governments, research institutions, and international organizations are stepping up efforts to strengthen the aquaculture industry in Africa through targeted training, collaborative workshops, and innovative organizational models.

Dr. Patricio Dantagnan analyzes the future of fish feed in modern aquaculture and the need to move toward sustainable, precision-based solutions.

The conference broke previous records, with 1,847 registered attendees from 79 countries and 77 booths, where brisk business was conducted.

At the 2025 Indonesian Aquafeed Conference, Dominique Bureau emphasized that evidence-based functional nutrition can be a key tool to improve fish health, production efficiency, and farm profitability in aquaculture.

Faced with a widening gap between fish supply and demand, and a heavy reliance on imports, nations like Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria are implementing strategic programs to bolster their domestic aquaculture industries.

The Global Shrimp Forum 2025 in Utrecht will address the impact of U.S. tariffs on global shrimp trade, China's consumption capacity, and diverse industry topics like traceability, animal welfare, and byproduct utilization.

Bangladesh is seeing its aquaculture sector rapidly expand to meet increasing demand for fish, with aquafeed production evolving to use more advanced methods and ingredients, despite facing challenges in energy supply, skilled labor, and investment access.

Precision nutrition in aquaculture, tailoring nutrient delivery to species-specific needs using advanced models, ingredient insights, and digital tools, offers a path to improved growth, feed efficiency, and sustainability, as emphasized at IFFO’s 2025 Members’ Meeting.

In this interview, Artur Rombenso, senior research scientist at CSIRO, explores the future of aquaculture nutrition, emphasizing the shift toward precision feeding, sustainable ingredient sourcing, and integrated innovation to overcome industry challenges and enhance global food security.

At the IFFO 2025 Members’ Meeting, Brett Glencross outlined key regulatory updates on fishmeal shipping and antioxidant use, and detailed efforts to improve contaminant testing in marine oils to ensure global safety and compliance standards.