Sustainability

Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has extended its Series C funding to $372 million – the largest amount ever raised by a non-American agtech business.

New guidelines that aim to ensure better social and environmental practices in global farmed shrimp supply chains have been published by WWF today.

The Seafood Task Force has been instrumental in improving supply chain collaboration and new norms – in terms of human rights, labour conditions and the sourcing of sustainable feed ingredients – in the Thai shrimp farmi…

In the first installment of a new series for The Fish Site, Sophie Ryan, CEO of the Global Salmon Initiative, explains why the current pandemic strengthens the argument for aquaculture producers to raise their sustainabi…

Dr Carsten Krome, managing partner and co-founder of Hatch, is keen to ensure that people are able to distinguish between good, bad and indifferent forms of aquaculture.

Researchers have developed a cost-effective “fish-free” feed for carnivorous marine finfish, in which fishmeal and fish oil have been replaced by poultry meal and algal oil respectively.

Lagos State University in Nigeria has received $4,000 of equipment to train fish farmers and promote sustainable cage aquaculture in West Africa.

GPS Group has been an integral force in reducing the Ecuadorian shrimp farming sector’s reliance on diesel-fired generators, and are on the cusp of launching the world’s first carbon zero certification for farm-raised sh…

The first ever analysis using the “One Health” approach to identify strategies by which nations can grow their aquaculture sectors sustainably has been published this week.

Over a decade ago, Mohammed Kyari regularly fished in Lake Chad – a large and shallow lake whose waters and surrounding territory span parts of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria’s Borno State – until 2009 when the Boko H…

A project that aims to use microalgae to capture carbon dioxide from power plant flue gases has been awarded $3 million from US Department of Energy (DOE).

Coastal communities can benefit from aquaculture in restored habitats such as mangroves, according to the second installment of the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy Report series.

Thai Union Group has welcomed Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch's decision to assign an improved sustainability rating for Thailand farmed shrimp.

Mowi, the world's largest salmon farming company, has left the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), it has been announced today.

BioMar Norway and Bio Feeder have announced plans for the design and build of Norway’s first battery-powered fish feed delivery vessel.

Mowi has pledged to only use deforestation-free soy in its own brand fish feeds from 2021.

A competition designed to accelerate the development and adoption of fishmeal and fish oil substitutes in aquafeeds has doubled its prize fund to $70,000 per category.

Friend of the Sea (FOS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institution of Aquaculture Singapore (IAS), outlining a plan to work collaboratively towards the responsible development of the country’s aquacult…

Increased cultivation of sea sponges has been welcomed by the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, but sea sponge aquaculture has become a winning sustainable development strategy for women in Zanzibar.

The unique design of a corrugated cardboard composition pack for the transportation of fresh fish and shellfish has added registered status to its list of accolades.