IRELAND’S FISH FARMING EXPERTISE GIVES INDUSTRY EDGE IN GLOBAL MARKETS
June 1st, 2021
The May (2021) acquisition by Irish animal health products firm Bimeda, of Seattle, USA-based AquaTactics Fish Health was low profile, but significant in highlighting Irish ambitions in the global aquaculture industry. The sector is growing globally, with production increasing to replace declining wild fishery stocks, in many cases fished to their maximum sustainable levels. While 90% of global aquaculture is concentrated in Asia –primarily China – governments globally have plans to expand their own national production.
Ireland is one country with ...
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