During October 2024, Simão Zacarias attended the Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews – Scotland and presented on “The Paths to Viable Alternatives to Shrimp Eyestalk Ablation”
Dr Richard Newton participated in the “International Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference - Ways to a Circular Economy” in September 2024 in Madrid, Spain, representing the SAFE project.
With supporf from the Fishmongers’ Company, the Institute of Aquaculture recently hosted a workshop on conservation aquaculture for wild Atlantic salmon management.
New publication on the survival of L. vannamei offspring from ablated and non-ablated female broodstock when challenged with Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) and White Spot Disease.
A big congratulations to Simão on winning this prestigious award from the Global Aquaculture Alliance for his work on shrimp maturation without the need for eyestalk ablation
Simão Zacarias is currently in Thailand for the last research trials of his PhD on offspring (larvae, post-larvae and juveniles) produced from non-ablated broodstock.