From the editor

• The elusive mass market tropical marine fish

Industry News

• Smart feeding and farming: Elevating shrimp productivity in Vietnam

Shrimp Aquaculture

• Some experiences on vannamei shrimp hatchery operations in India
  The team at Vaisakhi Marine Resources describes results of a 12-year case study
  comparing broodstock lines to production in the hatchery. By Surendran V, Ravikumar Y and
  Chandrasekhar JYR
• Safeguarding shrimp microbiota for a profitable shrimp crop
  The Lallemand team says that microbiota variability depends on many internal and external
  factors and managing them is crucial

Feed Technology

• Pangasius fish nutrition revealed
  Thomas Wilson says that the absence of comprehensive data regarding essential nutrient
  requirements is likely impeding improvements in farm efficiency and profitability
• An effective role of gallic acid in combatting EHP in shrimp farming
  Post challenge results from a trial in Vietnam shows increased survival rate and the lowest EHP
  load. By Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kyoshiro Nonaka, Takamichi Kawada and Anh Le
• The biological shield for low-fishmeal aquafeed
  Marine protein hydrolysate is a key to health and survival in low fishmeal aquafeeds for olive
  flounder and red seabream. By Paul Vincent, Thomas Levallois, Mirasha Hasanthi and Hein Pya
• Insights from NASF: Path to elevating aquaculture performance with
  bioavailable vitamin D
  Sebastian Rider reflects on the benefits to all species in the EU

Industry Review- Aquafeeds

• Evolving threats, evolving solutions: The overlooked mycotoxin challenge in Asian
  Aquafeed
  Henry Wong says deoxynivalenol and fusaric acid frequently remain undetected and therefore
  unmanaged
• Aquafeeds in 2025: Disrupted by tariffs
  Low soybean meal prices, pushed by US led tariffs supported feed millers throughout the year
• Asia's hatchery feed market in 2025
  Demand overview and new product marketing
• Why aquafeed for different species demands different processing technology
  Getting these choices right from the start matters, says Gunnar Hallman

Sustainable & Responsible Aquaculture

• Improving shrimp welfare with electrical stunners in Southeast Asia
  Driven by retailer demand in Europe, Shrimp Welfare Project is collaborating with farms to
  replace 'chill kill' methods. By Rob Fletcher
• Tilapia and shrimp welfare: A common language for farms, markets and
  consumers
  Napatsorn Torchareon and Pau Badia Grimal say that welfare principles help organise what
  farms already do

Show Review

• Aquaculture at VIV Health & Nutrition Asia 2026
• Vietnam shrimp aquaculture: Search for resilience amid cost pressure. By Ha Thu

Company News

• Vietnam as a new market for Thai shrimp broodstock
• The value of early WSSV detection and a new iRP platform
• Asia’s dedicated platform for smart aquaculture farming