Shamim Nyanda, community manager for the forthcoming Women in Ocean Food Africa venture studio, explains her dedication to empowering the continent’s female blue food entrepreneurs.
A number of aquaculture entrepreneurs took part in the recent One Ocean Expedition, sparking real aquaculture collaborations and early seaweed initiatives in Baja California Sur.
From red drum hatcheries to a home-grown aquaponics venture, Bettina von Arnim’s story reveals both the promise of Mauritian aquaculture and the reasons she is stepping back to explore a more strategic role on shore.
Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, building a community and carving a sustainable living out of the waters of Prince William Sound.
After two decades in aquaculture Josef Melchner, CEO and co-founder of GoSmart, aims to bring clear, affordable data-driven insights to those parts of the industry that are still largely operating on estimation and intuition.
Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based economies in Alaska, according to Dune Lankard, founder of the Native Conservancy.
Ryan Marchington has played a key role in the development of New Zealand’s seaweed farming sector through his work at Greenwave Aotearoa – working with mussel farmers and Māori communities to help grow a new industry.
While better known for its prolific salmon runs and historic fishing fleet, Cordova is now also becoming a hub of innovation in mariculture, with seaweed at the centre of a growing green economy.
Anup Kumar Sarmah is one of the most successful carp farmers in Assam – after a challenging start, within nine years he's grown his annual turnover to close to half a million dollars.
The waters surrounding Isla Margarita, off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, have become Latin America’s most productive seaweed farming region, largely thanks to three young enterprises, which are empowering smallholder farmers by providing a route to market.…
Alam Panchayat swapped a career as an urban chef with a chance to set up his own carp farm in Barguna, on the coast of Bangladesh, slowly growing a successful business, despite the challenges posed by extreme weather.
Kelp farming startup WildBlue Mariculture was founded by commercial fishers Amber Morris and Kory Blake in a bid to both diversify their incomes and have a positive impact on the planet.
