Startups

Plant-based seafood startup Hooked Foods is in the middle of a €10 million Series-A funding round as it sets its expansion plans for 2023.

Germany’s BASF Venture Capital has partnered with aquaculture-focused investment fund Aqua-Spark to back seaweed innovator Sea6 Energy in its Series-B round.

Ocean 14 Capital Fund, which is over half way to raising €150 million, is looking to make a series of game-changing investments in the aquaculture sector as it seeks to improve global food security while ensuring the lon…

Aquaconnect is among the 60projects that will present their innovations at the fifth Paris Peace Forum, an event dedicated to tackling global challenges.

Artificial reefs made from innovative, low-carbon emission materials have the potential to improve biodiversity around aquaculture sites and may even open up opportunities for multi-trophic aquaculture, according to Max …

While the oceans are still hugely efficient at producing bivalves such as mussels and oysters, it would be complacent not to consider a future when producing them in urban environments had its merits.

A commercial-scale, modular, stacked aquaculture system that’s capable of producing between 50 tonnes of shrimp a year with minimum human intervention is set to be operational in Singapore in 2023.

Nutreco has announced it will increase its stake in Eruvaka – which develops cloud-based aquaculture pond management solutions, including real-time monitoring and smart feeders – from 25.45 to 93.7 percent.

Clean Seas has signed an R&D collaboration with CH4 Australia in order to produce methane-reducing Asparagopsis seaweed in its South Australian yellowtail kingfish hatchery.

A French startup has started producing a novel material – Scalite – that’s made entirely from farmed tilapia scales and can be used as an attractive and environmentally sustainable alternative to wood and plastic.

Hawai’i’s Blue Ocean Barns has completed a $20 million Series-A financing round, allowing the company to accelerate development on its methane-busting digestive aid for cattle.

A British startup and its Chilean strategic ally are in the process of developing a 174 metre mobile fish farm that could be capable of producing up to 5,000 tonnes of salmon per cycle.

Three emerging startups in Ireland’s aquatech sector have presented their innovative concepts at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) and Hatch’s Innovation Studio Community Day.

Singapore's Shiok Meats and Minh Phu Seafood have agreed to establish a R&D facility to advance the development of cell-cultured seafood after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 27 July.

A traditional Chinese herbal prophylactic, containing bioavailable phytonutrients recovered from the Camellia sinensis tea bush, has been shown to protect shrimp from outbreaks of AHPND and WSSV.

Singapore’s Blue Aqua International has penned a MOU with Fisheries Development Oman to deploy Blue Aqua’s shrimp farming tech across the Sultanate’s aquaculture sites.

Cell-based seafood startup Pearlita has released the world’s first alternative oyster prototype – shell and all – to help meet demand for shellfish without harming marine habitats.

Residents of Jonesport, Maine have rejected a proposed aquaculture moratorium, allowing The Kingfish Company to move ahead with the next phase of construction on its land-based aquaculture facility.

Viet-Uc Group, a leading aquaculture industry player in Vietnam, and AquaEasy announced their official commercial partnership.

As land-based and RAS facilities proliferate, they need a way to address their waste footprint. “Circular aquaculture” could be the way forward – but should producers rely on bacteria, algae or biogas to achieve circular…