Technology & equipment

China has delivered the world’s first 100,000 tonne smart aquaculture vessel on 20 May in Qingdao City.

Researchers have developed a low-cost sensor suite that can help aquaculture producers make the digital transition without needing complex technical expertise.

An innovative container design has shown promising results for use in international air freight of live fish.

A new project that involves using artificial intelligence (AI) to help select salmon that are resistant to sea lice has been launched by the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Benchmark Genetics Norway.

Nueva Pescanova Group has announced that it has fully digitalised its shrimp hatcheries in Ecuador and Nicaragua with aquaManager's IoT infrastructure.

Researchers from Cambridge University have created a reliable and renewable photovoltaic cell that is powered by Synechocystis, a common blue-green algae species.

A Scottish research collaboration has learned that green LEDs could be crucial in extracting a valuable ingredient for health and wellbeing supplements from microalgae.

Cell culture and alternative seafood pioneer Finless Foods will unveil its pokè-style plant-based tuna to delegates at the National Restaurant Association trade show.

The aquaculture arm of Iceland's Samherji has unveiled a $26 million capital increase and appointed former Mowi CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog to its board.

Mowi Scotland has added the first electric cars to its fleet, as it seeks to move to a zero emission/hybrid vehicle policy by 2025.

A range of emerging technologies offers aquaculture practitioners vital help to improve both their productivity and profitability, as well as ramp up the overall sustainability of the industry.

Deep Branch and BioMar have signed a long-term technical and commercial partnership to optimise salmon feed using Proton, a single cell protein developed by Deep Branch for the feed industry, as a primary protein source.…

A new tool that helps fish farmers manage flatworm infections in kingfish and amberjacks has been developed by the Cawthron Institute.

More than 2,600 visitors came to the Aquaculture UK conference and trade show in Aviemore this year, a nine percent increase on the last show in 2018.

Aquaculture’s technology spotlight tends to focus on offshore cages, satellites, AI sensors and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for major finfish species – but this narrative overlooks aquatech’s ability to revol…

Though fewer sea lice counts are a key benefit of semi-closed fish farms, researchers say that using clean smolt and designing deeper water intakes could address additional fish health challenges during production.

The inaugural Blue Food Innovation Summit in London on 14 to 15 June presents 23 innovators from across the globe who are pioneering breakthrough technologies in aquaculture and blue food, and seeking opportunities to sc…

The winners of this year’s Aquaculture Awards were announced in front of a sell-out crowd on 4 May as part of the Aquaculture UK event in Aviemore, Scotland.

Increasing the size of post-smolts in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) is not necessarily as wise as many in the salmon sector think, according to a leading aquaculture consultant.

R3-IoT has launched its new Connected Seafarm system at this week's Aquaculture UK exhibition.