Mercedes Wanguemert, one of Europe’s foremost sea cucumber experts, explains her role in the formation of the continent’s fledgling sea cucumber aquaculture sector and why she believes that the echinoderms have huge untapped potential.
The Blue Impact Fund aims to raise up to £75 million to catalyse the growth of truly sustainable aquaculture in the UK – with a focus on projects including the production of seaweed, bivalves and land-based shrimp.
David Dupaul-Chicoine recently established an urban RAS business in Montreal with the capacity to produce up to 30 tonnes of Arctic char a year. Coupled with an innovative and ever-evolving business plan, Opercule is an intriguing addition to North American aq…
Replacing fish oil with linseed oil – a popular dietary supplement for humans – is emerging as a workable nutrition strategy for artic char, brook charr and their reciprocal hybrids.
Investors looking to support sustainable marine aquaculture and the blue economy need accurate ocean data to make evidence-based decisions and de-risk their financial offerings – but a lack of reliable data might be curtailing their efforts.
OpsSmart's Sharmeen Khan is keen to bring blockchain traceability to the aquaculture sector – giving seafood producers and consumers a tech solution that allows end-to-end visibility and transparency.
Provision of quality seed, ensuring good production practices, adding value through processing and reducing information gaps are all crucial to make Indonesia’s seaweed sector more competitive, according to a respected seaweed processing entrepreneur.
A side-by-side comparison of conventional and insect-based aquafeed ingredients has found that insect meals and oils come with a larger carbon footprint and require more energy to produce than marine ingredients – but this discrepancy might be short-lived.
Though seaweed operations are diverse – specialising in various species and operating in different economic circumstances – today’s macroalgae practitioners need to stay grounded in science as they work towards their scale and sustainability goals for 2030.
