Environment

Students with the Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast are taking part in a hands-on oyster aquaculture demonstration with local experts.

Contestants competing in the F3 Challenge – Carnivore Edition have sold a combined total of over 3,185 metric tonnes of fish-free feed.

A commercial-scale, modular, stacked aquaculture system that’s capable of producing between 50 tonnes of shrimp a year with minimum human intervention is set to be operational in Singapore in 2023.

Fera Science has launched an insect bioconversion lab at its campus in York, UK as it moves to develop upcycled products, including feed ingredients for the aquaculture sector.

A team of scientists have used microwave pyrolysis to convert fish scales into carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a material with broad applications across the electronics, biomedicine and energy conversion industries.

Researchers from the EU’s REALM project are producing microalgae in drain water from greenhouses – allowing microalgae cultivators to cut their costs, clean farming water outputs and provide the aquaculture industry with…

Clean Seas has signed an R&D collaboration with CH4 Australia in order to produce methane-reducing Asparagopsis seaweed in its South Australian yellowtail kingfish hatchery.

Adding chitin from shrimp shells to cement paste can strengthen concrete, reduce seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production, according to new research.

The ASC's most comprehensive piece of global consumer research emphasises seafood's role as a sustainable source of protein for shoppers.

Textile manufacturer Garware has introduced its new Star V4 polyethylene nets to Chile’s salmon industry, letting the sector take advantage of the nets’ anti-fouling properties.

Chinese researchers are studying the application and potential development of industrial exhaust gasses in producing proteins for aquafeed.

A new project that aims to investigate growing kelp and mussels alongside offshore wind turbines – as well as researching the potential for artificial reefs – has been awarded a NOK 84 million (£7 million) grant.

Forty-year-old Arturo Nieves works as production director of the shrimp farming company Aquacultores del Mar Azul, located in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.

The new designation allows Guam’s Sea Grant to increase its contributions to the national network and enhance the practical use and conservation of Guam’s marine and coastal resources.

Thanks to technological advances, applying yeasts during the farm cycle has become increasingly popular, especially as a protein source in aquafeed.

Hawai’i’s Blue Ocean Barns has completed a $20 million Series-A financing round, allowing the company to accelerate development on its methane-busting digestive aid for cattle.

A British startup and its Chilean strategic ally are in the process of developing a 174 metre mobile fish farm that could be capable of producing up to 5,000 tonnes of salmon per cycle.

India cultivated around 34,000 tonnes of seaweeds in 2021 and has scope for over 9 million more, according to the estimates of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI),

Three emerging startups in Ireland’s aquatech sector have presented their innovative concepts at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) and Hatch’s Innovation Studio Community Day.

Singapore's Shiok Meats and Minh Phu Seafood have agreed to establish a R&D facility to advance the development of cell-cultured seafood after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 27 July.