From the editor

• 2 Still lacking Disaster Risk Management

Industry News

• 4  TARS 2024: Steering Asia’s finfish aquaculture into focus
• 6  EAS honours Bjørn Myrseth for contributions to European and global aquaculture

Shrimp Aquaculture

• 8  Indonesia Shrimp Farmers Day

A need for a fresh marketing strategy and matching feeds to location and farm conditions

Feed Technology

• 15 Health functionalities in shrimp feeds: Connecting science with field reality

By Jean-Benoît Darodes de Tailly and Thomas Denis

• 19 New circular economy venture in Vietnam with hydrolysates

Interview with Thomas Levallois on the commitment to upcycle seafood waste in a facility designed with sustainability at its core

• 22 Growth performance and digestibility in Nile tilapia fed plant diets supplemented with a new generation phytase

Growth performance of tilapia with increased phosphorus, calcium and ash accumulation levels in the whole body, bones, and scales. By Nguyen Van Nguyen, Le Hoang, Pham Duy Hai, Tran Van Khanh and David Bal

• 26 Understanding and mitigating the mycotoxin risks for aquaculture farmers in Asia-Pacific

Vivi Koletsi reviews occurrence of mycotoxins in feedstuffs for aquafeeds and effects on carp and whiteleg shrimp

• 30 Comparison between mineral-amino acid complexes and inorganic mineral supplementation on performance and health of pangasius catfish during the nursery phase

By Le Thanh Hung, Huynh Khanh Duy, Vo Thi Thanh Binh, Mihai Sun and Sutep Luengyotluechakul

Fish Aquaculture

• 34 Navigating the dynamics of finfish aquaculture in Asia

At TARS 2024, discussions on how the lower demand for frozen tilapia fillet affects producers in Asia and how consumers are influencing which marine fish is on the dining table

• 40 Marketing, branding, and sustainability of Asia’s farmed finfish

A global exchange by industry leaders at TARS Hard Talk 2024 on marketing the pangasius, tilapia and Asian seabass

Industry Review-Marine Shrimp

• 44 Vannamei shrimp supply outlook to May 2024

At Shrimp Summit 2024, Kontali estimated production to reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2024 and grow further to 6.1 million tonnes in 2025

• 46 A deep dive into China’s shrimp production

Focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the small greenhouse model at GSF 2024

Show Review

• 50 Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2024 in Surabaya, Indonesia

Company and Event News

• 56 INVE Aquaculture celebrates 40 years of innovation and growth at larvi 2024
• 58 Customised research for alternative proteins in Wales and Singapore
• 60 Aqua seminar breaks down phytase and feed costs