Cold water

BarAlgae, a producer of microalgal hatchery feeds for shrimp, fish and shellfish, aims to expand globally by setting up microalgae facilities in major aquaculture hubs.

A Norwegian-led company is convinced it can help Namibia become a salmon producer of international significance – thanks to the cool waters of the Benguela Current, a stable and supportive government and the comparatively low costs of establishing a farming bu…

Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, building a community and carving a sustainable living out of the waters of Prince William Sound.

After two decades in aquaculture Josef Melchner, CEO and co-founder of GoSmart, aims to bring clear, affordable data-driven insights to those parts of the industry that are still largely operating on estimation and intuition.

The early life stages of marine finfish are notoriously tricky to replicate in hatcheries but, according to Planktonic, replacing Artemia and rotifers with the nauplii of one of the world’s most abundant crustaceans can help. 

Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based economies in Alaska, according to Dune Lankard, founder of the Native Conservancy.

SeaCrop, the Israeli startup pioneering the harvesting of marine microalgae for aquafeed, is in the process of raising funding, after making steady progress on both the technological and commercial fronts.