Startups

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.

Genetirate, a biotechnology company focused on increasing the growth rates in commercial aquaculture species, has been acquired by IMV Technologies.

More than £4.5m is to be invested in expanding the marine enterprise cluster in Argyll, in a move that paves the way for expansion of Scotland's aquaculture sector, and will create more than 30 well-paid jobs.

Even before the first ropes are in the water setting your own mussel farming company can be quite an adventure, as Judith Brown, has discovered.

Plans to develop a new range of novel algae-based vaccines that can be delivered orally to animals including farmed fish and shrimp have been given a boost by the completion of a new partnership.

The fledgling North American kelp farming sector has received a boost after Connecticut Sea Grant was awarded a $766,650 federal grant to lead a three-year, multi-state initiative.

A majority stake in CrustaNova, the pioneering Bavarian shrimp producer, has been bought by a group of investors advised by Rigeto.

The hard work and commitment of Precious Sanjama, a young entrepreneurial Malawian, reflects a new generation of talent emerging in the country’s aquaculture sector.

Kelp Blue is in the process of raising $60 million to establish a series of kelp farms off the coast of Namibia which, by 2050, will be capable of absorbing more CO2 than is produced by the Netherlands each year.

Hong Kong food tech startup Avant Meats has developed lab-grown fish fillets, capitalising on the growing demand for seafood that doesn’t jeopardise ocean biodiversity.

Adam Taylor, founder of the largest tilapia producer in Africa, sees huge scope for improvements in the sector - in particular driven by advances in nutrition and genetics.

Marco Cerqueira, author of Fish Welfare Initiative’s new report on global aquaculture, explains why carp welfare in India is a key focus area for the startup and how this can be improved.

Keeping oysters in live tanks rather than in the water where they’re grown helps reduce double-handling, ensures quality and opens up potential new markets.

Cell-based seafood producer BlueNalu has closed a $60 million funding round – the largest financing to date in the cell-based seafood industry worldwide.

Grieg Seafood has become the first mainstream salmon producer to invest in an RAS site that will grow salmon to market size on land.

A fish farming system which produces tilapia, algae and plants that can be used as both fish feeds and agricultural fertilisers has been established by two West African entrepreneurs.

Mealworms, which are increasingly being farmed as aquafeed ingredients, have been deemed safe for human consumption this week by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Poseidon Ocean Systems, a Canadian company specialising in the development of salmon farming infrastructure, has raised $5 million in Series A funding.