Startups

Minnowtech, a startup that enables shrimp producers to automatically measure shrimp abundance in order to optimise feeding regimes and reduce disease challenges, has secured further investment.

Deep Branch, which plans to produce microbes for aquafeeds using CO2, is looking to develop its first commercial-scale production facility in Norway, having just completed an €8 million Series A investment round.

Ocean Rainforest, the pioneering seaweed producer, which currently operates in the Faroe Islands and California, has developed the techniques and the market for large-scale kelp cultivation, and has a vision of “a local …

Julia Jackson, scion of one of California’s best-known wine growing families and founder of the annual Grounded Summit, is one of the most prominent campaigners on the perils of the climate crisis and a firm believer in …

Norcod, the world’s largest cod farmer, has secured a new site, in Meløy municipality, near Bodø – which increases their capacity to 10,000 tonnes of cod a year.

Despite accounting for 90 percent of global aquaculture production, Asia does not seem to be producing many startups in the space. But is this really the case?

A new data analytics platform that aims to predict the overall health of the fish in any aquaculture installation is currently under development.

Two female fish farmers are due to be recognised for their entrepreneurial spirit by India's Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) today.

Hatch, a global venture and accelerator programme for the aquaculture industry, will launch the world's first global innovation studio targeted for female entrepreneurs in the aquaculture and alternative seafood industry…

The first batch of shrimp broodstock destined for a new aquaculture facility in Oman have arrived in the country this week.

Australia has experienced a proliferation of seaweed farming startups in recent years and - with favourable geography, a strong research network and an uptick in funding - commercial breakthroughs are looking increasingl…

A new aquaculture technique has been shown to yield four times more kelp than natural processes during trials off the California coast.

NaturalShrimp has announced that it is ramping up shrimp production at its patented RAS facilities in both Texas and Iowa.

An oral vaccine that protects tilapia from Streptococcusinfection is due to be trialled on farms before the end of the year.

Whether on land or sea, the use of GPS to help direct and fine-tune your production is undoubtedly the future of farming.

World Heritage Salmon (WHS), which aims to produce Atlantic salmon in a former mine in Norway, has entered into a five-year contractual agreement with Benchmark Genetics.

If impact financing is key to sustainable shrimp farming, how can satellites, mobile phones and big data accelerate this process?

A new company, which uses flow cytometry to monitor the microbial communities in samples of water from aquaculture facilities is due to spin-out from Ghent University in the next few months.

Solar Oysters’ Elizabeth Hines explains how the innovative agritech startup has ambitions to help restore native oyster reefs, improve water quality and – in the longer term – become “the John Deere of the oyster aquacul…

XpertSea, an aquaculture tech startup that has introduced novel means for counting and trading shrimp, has added a wealth of financial experience to its management team.