Oceanpick celebrates a decade in Sri Lanka 26 Sep 2022 Oceanpick, which is on track to produce 1,200 tonnes of barramundi this year and is one of Sri Lanka’s flagship aquaculture producers, has ambitions to reach 3,000 tonnes a year.
An insider’s view of advances in aquaculture nutrition 23 Sep 2022 Flexible ingredient formulations, enzymes, optimised microbiomes and genetics are playing their part in bringing multiple farmed fish species closer to precision nutrition, according to Alltech’s global manager of aquacu…
Why Ecuador’s aquaculture operators have created “business class for shrimp” 21 Sep 2022 Ecuador’s relatively extensive shrimp farming techniques have ensured that their shrimp are robust enough to cope with the presence of pathogens that would be disastrous in most parts of Asia – allowing them to continuou…
Transforming Sri Lanka into a vannamei stronghold 20 Sep 2022 Taprobane Seafood’s Tim O’Reilly faced a four-year approval process and significant protests when introducing Litopenaeus vannamei to Sri Lanka – but has since found that his eco-certified shrimp are an economic…
Murray cod farmer pens electrical stunning deal 26 Sep 2022 Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod has signed a deal with Ace Aquatec to build and install the first in-water electrical stunner for cod in the APAC region.
Startup raises $1 million to sink seaweed 26 Sep 2022 Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from AeraVC and Graph Ventures to scale its novel carbon removal technology.
Quantifying the impact of the world's "ocean forests" 26 Sep 2022 New research has revealed how extensive and productive the world’s ocean forests – expanses of seaweed which cover an area twice the size of India – are.
NOAA pledges $14 million for aquaculture investments 23 Sep 2022 NOAA Sea Grant has announced that it will allocate approximately $14 million in federal funding across four strategic areas for improving the US aquaculture sector.
Mowi Scotland appeals inconsistent salmon farm planning decision 23 Sep 2022 Mowi Scotland Ltd has submitted a notice of appeal regarding a recent refusal of planning permission to increase production on its Loch Hourn salmon farm by 10 percent.
“The rise, fall and resurrection” of the black tiger prawn 14 Sep 2022 Advances in black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) genetics are leading to an impressive renaissance of the specie…
Can genetics breathe new life into giant river prawn production? 13 Sep 2022 Although the $4 billion giant river prawn (Macrobrachium ronsebergii) sector has largely stagnated over the las…
500,000 tonne monodon boom predicted for India 9 Sep 2022 India’s tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) sector will grow to over 500,000 tonnes within the next five years, acco…
Rabobank exec backs blue carbon’s potential to create a “net positive” farmed shrimp 7 Sep 2022 One of Rabobank’s top executives, Berry Marttin, has declared his excitement about the opportunities presented by blue c…
Startup raises $1 million to sink seaweed 26 Sep 2022 Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from A…
Hatch Blue announces the first close of the Blue Revolution Fund 22 Sep 2022 Hatch Blue’s* second fund, The Blue Revolution Fund (BRF) has closed its first funding round and hopes to bring third-pa…
Stiim Aqua Cluster takes Norway’s aquatech entrepreneurs to the Faroe Islands 21 Sep 2022 On 26 to 28 September, Stiim Aqua Cluster in Stavanger is heading for the Faroe Islands to showcase the newest Norwegian…
Innovafeed completes €250 million series-D financing round 21 Sep 2022 Insect-based protein company Innovafeed has raised €250 million in funding for its series-D round, bringing its total cu…
New study reveals there’s no “golden stocking density” when it comes to fish welfare 9 Sep 2022 A mini guide has been launched to help farmers establish optimal stocking densities in aquaculture in order to ensure go…
Lice rules to change for ASC-certified salmon farms 6 Sep 2022 Salmon farms will need to change their sea lice management practices if they wish to maintain their Aquaculture Stewards…
CleanTreat marks one year on the market 30 Aug 2022 Benchmark is celebrating the first anniversary of Clean Treat’s commercial launch and is noting its customers increased …
Can gene editing help to tackle sea lice? 29 Aug 2022 Researchers from the University of Bergen are joining the project CrispResist, which aims to investigate the possibiliti…
String Bio’s feed ingredient gets the nod from BioMar 13 Sep 2022 Gas fermentation startup String Bio has its protein ingredient PRO-DG validated by BioMar after successful feed trials w…
Indian insect firm raises $3.4 million 24 Aug 2022 Insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 million in seed funding as it plans its first factory to scale productio…
Dramatically reducing fishmeal and fish oil in salmon feeds is essential for the sector's long-term growth 23 Aug 2022 A new study outlines how reducing the amount of marine-derived natural resources such as fish meal and fish oil in the d…
New plant-based feed ingredient could give Scottish salmon a high time 22 Aug 2022 A UK hemp producer is taking its first steps into the aquafeed sector and is exploring whether hemp ingredients could yi…
Women in Aquaculture – Cynthia Darmawan 5 Sep 2022 After studying architecture and design in university, Cynthia Darmawan decided to join Delta Marine, her family's shrimp…
Meet the farmer: Amanleen Singh 29 Aug 2022 Northern India’s landlocked shrimp sector presents huge opportunities for entrepreneurs, according to Amanleen Singh, wh…
Reef encounters: can artificial structures improve biodiversity around aquaculture sites? 12 Aug 2022 Artificial reefs made from innovative, low-carbon emission materials have the potential to improve biodiversity around a…
Breeding fish that can thrive on the new generation of aquafeeds 25 Jul 2022 When I was contemplating a topic for this month’s article, I was reminded of a question my daughter asked me several yea…
Assessing the sustainability of land-based salmon farms 10 Mar 2022 Sponsored Smart Salmon has released its first environmental social governance (ESG) and impact report for its planned land-based s…
Bringing medical-grade precision to fish vaccination 7 Mar 2022 Sponsored The latest 1810 Ultra syringe design from Socorex brings medical-grade precision to the aquaculture vaccination sector –…
Consultants sought for East African protein project 28 Feb 2022 Sponsored Applications are now open for a two-month consultancy role which will involve comparing the environmental footprint of f…
Small bubbles, big opportunity 21 Jan 2022 Sponsored Moleaer, a company that develops industrial-scale nanobubble generators, is looking to recruit a technical sales manager…
