Processing

Reaching 10,000 tonnes of tilapia production within eight years of being founded is no mean feat – especially in a poverty-stricken country with an extremely limited aquaculture ecosystem – but it’s only the tip of the i…

Angela Odero, CEO and co-founder of Rio Fish Limited, is on a mission to end the sex-for-fish trade in Kenya, (whereby women traders are sexually exploited by predatory fishermen) - through market linkages so that women …

After the UK included decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, pressure group Crustacean Compassion launched “The Snapshot”, the first assessment of welfare standards for crustaceans within the UK …

With two crops of mussels now in the water, it’s a question of keeping ones boat and buoys afloat for another six months – which isn’t always as straightforward as it sounds.

The leading Norwegian salmon firm has developed a fast and effective way to measure the EPA and DHA fatty acid levels in salmon fillets.

Analysis from Rabobank notes that high prices for competing commodities is supporting prices for fish meal and fish oil – but this support may ease slightly further into 2023.

Recent economic analysis from Rabobank finds that the stellar growth of the plant-based segment is on hold as investors shift their focus.

Researchers are using fucoidan, a natural material derived from seaweed, to promote vascular cell growth, prevent blood clots and improve the performance of synthetic vascular grafts used in heart bypass surgery.

Longitudinal data shows that aquaculture consumers are opting for more carnivorous species instead of local and low trophic options, leading researchers to call for a re-orientation towards environmentally friendly aquac…

Cell-cultured seafood company Wildtype has announced an agreement with Solaris Biotech to build large-scale bioreactors to speed up production of cell-based seafood.

Food scientists at UC Davis believe that a solution to world hunger might start with caviar and boba after refining an innovative process that produces “myco-foods” – small balls of edible fungi that can be processed int…

The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum already enjoys use in China’s aquaculture sector but faces contamination threats from zooplankton – but researchers have identified a novel gene that could allow the algae to…

This year has been a varied one for Regal Springs. However, there have still been plenty of positives for the flagship multinational tilapia producer, according to Laurent Develle and Vernon Bradley – respectively, the g…

Thailand’s Flylab, a black soldier fly (BSF) agritech firm, has raised $1 million in its first seed round.

A new industry report finds that consumers in the US and Japan are willing to pay 30 percent more for fresh salmon instead of frozen and thawed offerings.

Following a challenging year, shrimp farmers should not be too pessimistic about 2023 – as long as they don’t leave themselves overexposed, argues Willem van der Pijl, managing director of the Global Shrimp Forum.

A recent Nofima report has found that if all salmon produced in Norway was supercooled before transport, the industry could save NOK 1.5 billion (€142,963,245) each year in logistics costs.

Notpla – a firm that hopes to replace plastic packaging with edible seaweed-derived alternatives – is among the five winners of the 2022 Earthshot Prize.

Scotland’s Oceanium has launched the seaweed-derived Ocean Health Fibre, a one-to-one replacement for synthetic methylcellulose, a common food ingredient in the plant-based segment.

The University of Stirling has secured £780,000 in funding for fish welfare projects in Vietnam and Thailand.