Umami Bioworks is bucking the negative trends that hit the cell-cultivated meat and seafood sectors – landing significant deals with some of the biggest players in the seafood and pet food worlds.
Its annual production of 60,000 tonnes of mussels makes St Andrews the world’s largest producer of the bivalves, according to the Chilean company’s former farm general manager, Felix Howard.
Jonah van Beijnen explores the RAS-mania that grips the global aquaculture industry, along with the reasons behind the variable performance of these systems.
Seaweed farming is increasingly recognised as a promising avenue for sustainable economic development, environmental stewardship and social engagement. However, the success of the sector depends on establishing robust policy frameworks tailored to the unique n…
Africa’s largest, vertically integrated tilapia farmers deserve to attract more investment, but financiers should look at other options on the continent too, argues Anton Immink, CEO of ThinkAqua.
Francisco Murillo is perplexed by the hundreds of millions of dollars wasted on failing RAS projects, when a fraction of the funding could help proven businesses like Tropo Farms produce tens of thousands more tonnes of tilapia a year.
Following a scathing appraisal of the industry, renowned ecologist, author, and research professor Carl Safina explains his views on contemporary aquaculture, and outlines changes he believes necessary for it to attain true sustainability.
