Competitions

The Ocean Startup Challenge is offering up to $200,000 to innovators looking to develop new technologies that can be applied to large ocean problems.

Ireland has ambitions to become “the Silicon Valley of aquaculture”, according to Richard Donnelly, innovation and development manager at Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency (BIM).

Women in Seafood’s fourth film competition, which celebrates the crucial – but all-too-often forgotten – contribution that women make to the global seafood sector has officially opened for entry today.

Scotland’s shellfish farmers will descend on Oban this week, to vie for the crown of best oyster and best mussel producer, as part of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) annual conference.

Ahead of the Aquaculture Innovation Showcase in September, The Fish Site sat down with Wittaya Aqua co-founder Evan Hall and head of operations Tom McDonell to discuss the background of the business and plans to make a s…

A new initiative to celebrate and reward innovative ideas from fish farmers has been launched by Alltech Coppens this week.

Aquaculture Innovation Europe has announced its shortlist for the Innovation Showcase.

After receiving a record number of applications, three finalists are up for the Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Awards.

National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, wants photographers to submit their favourite images of the sea for its annual competition honouring Britain’s maritime heritage.

The latest installment of FEED-X, an initiative that aims to radically transform the global aquafeed industry, has officially begun today.

The third installment of the Women in the Seafood Industry’s film competition is now open for entry.

Aquaculture companies and individuals are invited to apply for the NOK 100,000 (£9,091) Nor Fishing Innovation Award.

Ranching sea urchins, RAS shrimp production and land-based seaweed cultivation were among the ventures pitched to potential investors at Fish 2.0’s meeting in California this week.

An image of juvenile chinook salmon being released into a river has been declared the winner of the International Year of the Salmon photo challenge.

The search for projects that involve innovation in global aquaculture or help to kick-start the US aquaculture industry are two of the key strands of the 2018-2019 Fish 2.0 competition.

Photographers across the UK and Ireland have just two weeks to enter their best images of the sea in an annual photography competition run by the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society.

Aquaculture businesses are being encouraged to apply for funding from Sea Pact, a group of North American seafood companies dedicated to the improvement of social, economic and environmental responsibility throughout the…

The International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI), is encouraging more entries for the organisation’s annual video contest.

Less than two weeks are left to join a global race to innovate cost-competitive alternatives to fish oil – one of the key ingredients in feeds for aquaculture species.