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Institute of Aquaculture Singapore
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms such as
fish, shellfish and plants. The term aquaculture refers to
the cultivation of both marine and freshwater species and
can range from land-based to ocean deep cage production.
The world aquaculture production in 2012 was 90.43 million
tonnes including 66.63 million tonnes of food fish. On
global average, aquaculture supplied 9.41 kg of food fish
per person for consumption in 2012. However, production
distribution is extremely uneven across the globe and on all
continents owing to the imbalance development.
Aquaculture is now fully comparable to capture fisheries
when measured by volume of output on global scale. The
contribution from aquaculture to the world total fish
production of capture and aquaculture in 2012 reached 42.2
percent, up from 25.7 percent in 2000.
Asia is the only continent producing more fish (54 percent)
than capture fisheries. The share of aquaculture in total
fish production also rose in all other continents with
Europe staying at 18 percent and others below 15 percent
Singapore
Aquarium Fish Exporters Association
The association was established in Singapore on 3 October
1981 in Seletar West. Its mission of providing budding
aquarium entrepreneurs valuable tips in forming their
companies and know-how in breeding technology has made the
association a renowned centre for aquarium fishes in the
international arena.
P.O. Box 48, Jalan Kayu, Singapore 918002
6 Seletar West, Farmway 1
Singapore 798119
Tel: +65 67490423
Fax: + (65 674904233
Coastal Fish Farming in Singapore
Even with limited available sea space, Singapore has a small
but thriving and increasingly important foodfish industry.
Coastal fishfarms produce marine foodfish species like:
groupers
seabass
snappers
milkfish
green mussels
crustacean (shrimp/mangrove crabs)
Freshwater foodfish farms also produce foodfish species
like:
snakeheads
tilapia
catfishes
carps
Marine Aquaculture Centre
Located at St John's Island, the Marine Aquaculture Centre
(MAC) was set up to develop and harness technology to
facilitate the development and expansion of large-scale
hatchery and fish farming production in Singapore and the
region.
Aquaculture Stewardship Council
The ASC's mission is to transform aquaculture towards
environmental sustainability and social responsibility using
efficient market mechanisms that create value across the
chain.
Fish & Seafood Suppliers in Singapore
Singapore seafood & fish suppliers,
seafood processors, fish processors, fish processing
companies, industrial food processing equipment suppliers,
wholesalers, marine industry, aquaculture, exporters,
importers and government bodies |
