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Auchan has launched a shrimp product with a lower environmental impact at its hypermarkets in France.

French retailer, Auchan, Danish feed manufacturer, BioMar, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer, Edpacif, and global NGO, Earthworm Foundation, have teamed up to launch an eco-friendly shrimp product.

French retailer Auchan, feed manufacturer BioMar, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer Edpacif, and international NGO Earthworm Foundation have joined forces to develop a new product line in a bid to set a new standard for responsibly farmed shrimp.

BioMar and Skretting reveal focus on hatchery feeds, while premix producer, VDS, and Aller Aqua team up on a range of feed products designed for use in a shrimp RAS system.

BioMar Group is planning to expand its marine hatchery trial facilities at its Aquaculture Technology Centre in Hirtshals, Denmark.

BioMar has introduced a bioremediation product that can improve environmental conditions for farmed shrimp from hatchery to grow-out.

BioMar Group has partnered with the Earthworm Foundation to focus on sustainability best practices and social change in Ecuadors shrimp sector.