Kvarøy offers two $10,000 women in aquaculture scholarships 30 Mar 2021 Kvarøy Arctic has announced the launch of its second Women in Aquaculture scholarship programme – offering two generously funded places to women looking to gain hands-on experience of the salmon farming sector.
Applicants sought for sustainable aquaculture scholarships 15 Mar 2021 The University of St Andrews has announced the offer of ten fully funded places on a masters course in sustainable aquaculture.
First contestants register for $300,000 aquafeed prize 13 Jan 2021 The first six companies to registration for the latest F3 Challenge – which is offering three $100,000 prizes for the makers of fish feed containing no fish – have been revealed.
Asian women offered fully-funded aquaculture scholarships at Stirling 8 Jan 2021 A number of fully-funded places on masters degree courses at Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture are being offered to women from Southeast Asia.
Fish-waste-to-fertiliser initiative scoops environmental award 19 Dec 2020 A project to recycle waste from a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) into nutrient-rich agricultural fertiliser has won an environmental business award.
Indian aquaculture initiatives win National Fisheries Awards 24 Nov 2020 Innovative companies involved in shrimp feed production and adding value to fish processing by-products have been recognised in India’s 2020 National Fisheries Awards.
Tilapia farmer wins national recognition... and a bus 11 Nov 2020 Evans Danso, CEO of Flosell Farms, a tilapia hatchery and farm in the Volta Region, has been deemed to be Ghana’s best fish farmer of 2020.
Skin it to win it: tilapia project scoops €500,000 prize 29 Sep 2020 The project that is investigating the use of tilapia skin in human medicine has won a €500,000 prize.
Pioneering mussel producer scoops top aquaculture award 16 Sep 2020 Offshore Shellfish, creators of the UK’s first fully offshore mussel farm, have won Best Aquaculture Company at the 2020 Aquaculture Awards.
2020 Aquaculture Awards go virtual 5 Jul 2020 The 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which were due be included in Aquaculture UK 2020, are now going to take place in a virtual ceremony on 16 September 2020.
$10,000 women in aquaculture scholarship launched 4 May 2020 Kvarøy Arctic and the James Beard Foundation have teamed up to launch a women in aquaculture scholarship that’s worth $10,000.
Shrimp feed project scoops global farming prize 1 May 2020 A project that uses sophisticated software to assess feed attractability in vannamei shrimp has won one of this year’s three hotly contested Nutreco Young Researchers Prizes.
Scottish Salmon Co claims BAP clean-sweep 30 Apr 2020 The Scottish Salmon Company has become the first salmon producer in Europe to be recognised with a 4-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
Fish oil alternative given “world-changing” status 29 Apr 2020 AlgaPrime DHA, the omega-3-rich algae feed ingredient, has been given an honourable mention in the food category of Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Sustainable aquaculture scholarship programme set to be extended 28 Apr 2020 Five scholarships on the MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture at the University of Plymouth are now being offered for 2020-2021.
Who's in the running for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards? 16 Apr 2020 An impressive range of companies, research organisations and individuals from around the world have made the shortlists for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards.
Top aquaculture start-ups make Nutreco prize shortlist 9 Apr 2020 Five start-ups looking to break into the aquaculture sector have made the final 15 of the Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge (NFTC), after being whittled down from a field of 112 applications.
Judges savour prospect of 2020 Aquaculture Awards 7 Jan 2020 The judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, which are due to be presented at a special ceremony in May, have been announced today.
Stirling Aquaculture wins the Queen's Anniversary Prize 25 Nov 2019 The distinguished accolade – part of the UK honours system – was announced during a special reception at St James’s Palace this evening [November 21] and will be officially presented by senior members of the Royal Family…
Salmon waste-to-biogas facility wins environmental award 21 Nov 2019 A facility that converts dead salmon into biogas has helped the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) win this year’s Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
