Startups

Protenga, an insect-based protein company in Malaysia, has raised $2 million to develop its new production facilities and launch its own pet food brand, YumGrubs.

One of Norway’s leading salmon producers has attributed a 41 percent reduction in mortalities to the adoption of a digital platform that allows them to make data-driven decisions on their farm.

Finless Foods*, the first company to serve cell-cultured fish in the United States, has raised a $34 million Series B investment round.

Professor Manuel Barange, director of the FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, will give the opening keynote address at the inaugural Blue Food Innovation Summit in London on June 14-15.

WellFish Diagnostics, a spinout company from the University of West Scotland (UWS), is poised to transform aquaculture's diagnostic practices with a new £1.2 million investment from UWS, Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enter…

French recirculating aquaculture company LISAqua has secured €4.9 million to launch France's first RAS shrimp farm and plans to produce 10,000 tonnes by 2030.

A project to grow Coho salmon in a region of abandoned mines in West Virginia has received a $5 million grant in a bid to revitalise the area's economy.

Twelve innovative solutions, projects and tools for blue carbon markets are getting technical support from Friends of Ocean Action and UpLink as part of the Blue Carbon Challenge.

Mark Bowkett, CEO of Aquamonitrix, explains the dangers of elevated nitrogen levels in RAS facilities and why he believes that the company’s novel sensor can help to not only prevent mass mortalities, but also help to im…

Umami Meats*, a Singapore-based food tech startup that is developing cultivated seafood, has secured pre-seed funding of US$2.4 million.

Satellite intelligence can help the shrimp farming industry reach renewable energy, mangrove restoration and carbon capture targets.

Coming from a small village from the North of India where girls are expected to marry young and be homemakers, Mukti Vats showed incredible determination and persistence to obtain a PhD and then found Nutrenno, a startup…

Atacama Yellowtail (AYT) has announced plans to establish a yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) farm in Chile’s Coquimbo region.

As part of its efforts to drive the blue revolution, Sweden’s Nordic Seafarm has raised $2 million (SEK 20 million) in new capital to meet emerging demand for sustainable seaweed.

Cell-cultured salmon pioneer Wildtype has attracted investment from some big names in the food and entertainment industry as it completes is $100 million series B funding round.

Singapore-based INSEACT recently opened the doors to its insect rearing facility in a ceremony attended by government representatives, investors and industry partners.

Applications are now open for the fourth BIM / Hatch Aquatech Innovation Studio, which is due to take place in Kerry, Dublin and Bergen during July.

A pilot project, involving Thai Union and SeaWarden, in which satellite imaging has been used to monitor the sustainability of shrimp farms has shown promising results.

Aqua-Spark’s next Aqua Insights Report, expected to run in April 2022, will explore the digital aquatech landscape from farm and supply chain tech to solutions for pond-based and cage farming operations.

The possibility of establishing a $10-20 million 10-year financing facility for sustainable aquaculture intensification in Asia, is being explored in a newly-launched project.