Biotechnology

Genome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes in the murky depths.

Dr Melony Sellars, CEO and managing director of Genics Pty Ltd, recently developed four new real-time PCR assays that can help detect the presence of decapod iridescent virus (DIV1) in shrimp.

The microbiome of a parasite can have an impact on how that parasite affects its host – including Atlantic salmon – according to new research.

TransAlgae is currently looking to raise $12 million to complete development of an algae-based oral treatment against whitespot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp.

The world’s first industrial-scale producer of microbial protein for the aquafeed sector is set to start commercial production this year.

Scientific techniques developed for the human health industry can hugely improve the performance of aquafeeds, according to Timothy Bouley.

SeaSpire, an Indian alternative seafood startup, is shortly due to launch a bioprinted plant-based snapper product in New Zealand and India.

Seafood Reboot, a foodtech startup that replicates familiar seafood items using microalgae, has completed a €3.2 million pre-seed round.

Triploidy is widely used in aquaculture to improve growth rates, reduce possible impacts of farmed animals on wild aquatic ecosystems and enhance product quality, but there’s room for improvement and for alternative tech…

A startup developing alternatives to Asparagopsis seaweed that can reduce methane emissions from livestock such as cattle has been launched in Western Australia.

Biotech startup NewFish, which is fermenting New Zealand microalgae and underutilised seafood to create new sustainable food sources, has come out of stealth mode this month with an oversubscribed pre-seed round of $1.3 …

Green Plains has announced a partnership to produce trout and salmon feeds for the Riverence Group, utilising sustainable ingredients including the fermented plant protein product it has recently developed.

Researchers from Cambridge University have created a reliable and renewable photovoltaic cell that is powered by Synechocystis, a common blue-green algae species.

Whether cod farming can be profitable, despite the high production costs, is the subject of a new study by Norwegian researchers.

AquaBounty has begun construction of its $300 million, 10,000 tonne capacity land-based salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio.

Researchers from James Cook University have mapped the complete genome for Australian tiger prawns, potentially unlocking disease resistance and productivity gains for the aquaculture sector.

A new £1.7 million research effort from Scotland's Roslin Institute and the University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture hopes to identify genetic mechanisms that could make Atlantic salmon more resistant to sea lic…

Pharmaq Analytiq Scotland, which acquired Fish Vet Group in 2021, has announced the opening of a dedicated molecular biology laboratory.

Salmon that have been rendered sterile by an innovative technique have been shown to be just as healthy as their fertile counterparts.