Detroit earmarked for $30 million eel farm15 Feb 2019Plans to establish a $30 million eel farm in Detroit have been unveiled by Aqua Vida Aquaculture.
Land-based salmon farmer secures $20 million funding11 Feb 2019Pure Salmon has secured US $20 million in funding for a 20,000 tonnes per annum, land-based salmon farm in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Berlin to host RAS conference21 Jan 2019This year's NordicRAS conference is taking place in Berlin in the run-up to AE2019.
Asian aquaculture: trends for 20193 Jan 2019Aquaculture and environmental consultants Jonah van Beijnen and Gregg Yan outline some of the key developments they expect to take place in the Asian aquaculture sector in the year ahead.
Russia set for 2,500 tonne salmon facility11 Dec 2018AquaMaof has signed a deal to build a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) capable of producing 2,500 tonnes of market-size Atlantic salmon a year.
South Africa’s first salmon farm?7 Dec 2018Plans for a land-based farm in South Africa that’s capable of producing 4,800 tonnes of salmon a year have been unveiled by West Coast Salmon (WCS).
AquaBounty steps up commercialisation schemes29 Nov 2018Sylvia Wulf is set to become the new CEO and executive director of AqauBounty on 1 January.
New RAS feed launched29 Nov 2018Skretting, the world’s largest supplier of specialised recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) feeds, is ready to launch a new line of feeds called RecircReady.
Super grouper: advances in RAS production in Asia20 Nov 2018Despite being overfished in China and South East Asia, a suite of advances in sustainable aquaculture of a number of grouper species is bringing benefits to producers and consumers alike.
Sea Farms lands £1.28 million research grant13 Nov 2018Scottish Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million in R&D support from Scottish Enterprise in order to help support plans to improve fish welfare, increase recycling and the use of renewable energy source…
Land-based salmon farmer sets 260,000 tonne target12 Nov 2018The land-based fish farming company Pure Salmon has announced plans to produce 260,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon per year.
RAS for sale1 Nov 2018Swansea University is currently considering offers in the region of £50,000 for an entire a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).
Women in aquaculture: Patricia Barrera25 Oct 2018Patricia Barrera swapped a career in pharmaceuticals to follow her passion for aquaculture, establishing Trout Managers SAS in Colombia, which she now runs.
Fish farmers accused of “exceptionally short” memories24 Oct 2018Too many fish farmers are failing to learn from past mistakes and the health and welfare of salmon post-smolts is too often prioritised below the pressure to meet construction and commercial targets, …
Novel production systems in the spotlight23 Oct 2018The relative merits of conventional, land-based, offshore and closed-containment production systems dominated discussions during the first day of the Fifth Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, whi…
Norwegian salmon hegemony under threat?23 Oct 2018A leading Norwegian salmon farmer took a swipe at the government’s development licence initiative today, as it was prompting firms to design systems that could remove the country’s natural salmon prod…
RAS workshop high on LACQUA2018 agenda15 Oct 2018A comprehensive workshop on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that’s taking place in Bogota on 22-23 October is being eagerly anticipated.
A seismic shift in shrimp farming28 Sep 2018Charoen Pokphands Foods (CPF) has announced plans to stop farming shrimp in outdoor facilities within the next five years.
Investor sought by Jurassic Salmon26 Sep 2018Polish fish farmer Jurassic Salmon is on the look-out for an investor to support the further development of its fish farm in Janowo, according to senior company representatives.
Broodstock adds to RAS investments24 Sep 2018Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has acquired 50 perent of water treatment company NP Innovation, a leading supplier of water treatment technologies for aquaculture systems.
