Sustainability

The insect protein startup welcomes Lynn De Proft as its new CFO as the firm continues on its international expansion.

Malaysia-based retail chain AEON Co Bhd won praise today for publishing a comprehensive new fish health and welfare policy that protects the "five freedoms" of fish in the company's supply chain.

Scientists have identified a new species of ultra-small microalgae found in home aquaria, saying that the new algae can be produced in mass quantities and yield innovative products for the food industry.

Victory Farms might have achieved a great deal in their first seven years, but – as company CEO, Joseph Rehmann, explains in the second part of the article – fresh challenges and opportunities await.

Australia’s Rumin8, a startup developing seaweed solutions that slash ruminant methane emissions, has closed phase 2 of its seed funding round after raising $12 million.

Vegan seafood company Boldly is entering the food scene with its calamari, shrimp, salmon and tuna sashimi offerings derived from konjac root vegetable.

Research from the University of Queensland has found that expanding global seaweed farming could help advance the planet’s food security, ameliorate biodiversity loss and make us more resilient when faced with challenges…

BioMar has signed a collaboration agreement with Benson Hill Ingredients to shore up BioMar’s responsible feed ingredient sourcing programme and to make further advancements on sustainable aquafeed.

After deciding to become a fish farmer at the age of 13, Soibam Surchandra Singh is now one of the most successful aquaculture operators in Manipur, northeast India.

The company behind the leading shrimp-ISH plant-based seafood line has completed another seed funding round and plans to continue developing its alternative seafood portfolio.

A new laboratory study shows that microplastics can negatively impact fish health and physiology, finding that the presence of plastic fragments can make IHNV outbreaks more damaging.

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) have published a peer-reviewed science response report that concludes that sea lice on farmed salmon does not impact …

Ittinsect, a Rome-based biotech startup, is developing a range of high-performance aquafeeds based on insects, microalgae and agriculture by-products to replace the use of ocean-sourced fishmeal in aquaculture.

CIHEAM Zaragoza, together with the NewTechAqua project, is organising an in-depth course for 30 participants on fish nutrition and health from 5 to 9 June 2023 in Spain.

Bangor University and the Zoological Society of London have been awarded nearly £250,000 to oversee a project that will restore wild oyster populations in Conwy Bay on the North Wales coast.

The latest analysis from the IFFO explores both the supply and demand of marine ingredients for 2022 and early 2023 – finding that fish oil supplies are increasing as fishmeal production is trending lower.

Reaching 10,000 tonnes of tilapia production within eight years of being founded is no mean feat – especially in a poverty-stricken country with an extremely limited aquaculture ecosystem – but it’s only the tip of the i…

US aquaculture’s first forays into gene-edited catfish have produced fish that appear to be more resistance to disease – but the tech could face a long road before achieving regulatory approval.

Angela Odero, CEO and co-founder of Rio Fish Limited, is on a mission to end the sex-for-fish trade in Kenya, (whereby women traders are sexually exploited by predatory fishermen) - through market linkages so that women …

Dutch shrimp importer Klaas Puul is teaming up with Skretting, the largest shrimp feed manufacturer in Ecuador, and the feed ingredient suppliers Protix and Veramaris to supply supermarkets across Europe with more sustai…