High hopes for astaxathin alternative 19 Feb 2018A line of aquafeed ingredients which contains bio-astaxanthin – the carotenoid that gives salmon, rainbow trout and shrimp significant health benefits as well as their characteristic pink colour – was…
Scale-up success for fishmeal alternative firm18 Jan 2018KnipBio announced today that it has demonstrated the scalability of its single cell protein manufacturing process in preparation for full commercial operations next year.
Fish oil challenge webinars scheduled17 Jan 2018An invitation to companies interested in the Fish Oil Challenge to join one of two upcoming webinars explaining the $100,000 contest has been issued today.
Washington oysters score BAP 4-star first17 Jan 2018Oregon-based Pacific Seafood is the world’s first company to offer oysters that have achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) 4-star certification.
Cooke to fight salmon farm termination8 Jan 2018An attempt to terminate the lease of a salmon farm run by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific in Washington State is “unlawful”, according to the aquaculture firm.
A blueprint for US aquaculture expansion?4 Jan 2018New research indicates the US aquaculture industry needs to target strategic outreach and consumer education in order to achieve its growth potential.
Algal feed firm eyes up US oyster opportunities13 Dec 2017TomAlgae, the feed firm specialising in the production of freeze-dried algae to be used as feed in shrimp and oyster hatcheries, is looking to crack the North American oyster market.
High hopes for novel catfish vaccine6 Dec 2017A new vaccine that's designed to protect catfish from columnaris disease is currently being developed by Auburn University.
Appetite for responsibly-farmed seafood increases17 Nov 2017Love The Wild’s range of freshly frozen seafood kits, which feature responsibly farmed salmon, trout and striped bass, are now available in over 420 Whole Foods Markets across the United States.
Eight sustainable seafood businesses win top honors at Fish 2.0 Finals10 Nov 2017Entrepreneurs from all over the world are responding to global trends driving market demand in the seafood sector and beyond
40 innovative seafood companies to pitch at Silicon Valley innovation forum8 Nov 2017Business strength, global scope and potential for system-changing impact distinguish Fish 2.0 2017 business competition finalists.
Hope for improving salmon egg survival7 Nov 2017Over the last 25 years, the hatch rate of salmon eggs stripped from captive broodstock has decreased from about 80 percent to about 50 percent, but two hormones have been identified as potentially vit…
Fresh funding for biotech firms23 Oct 2017Two fledgling biotech firms, one of which uses cutting edge technology to eliminate antibiotic use in fish farming and the other improves fish genetics, have secured investments this week.
Merck to fund next generation of food animal veterinarians3 Oct 2017Sponsored$5,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in food animal production have been put up for grabs by Merck Animal Health.
Commercial breakthrough for fishmeal alternative28 Sep 2017KnipBio has received order for several tonnes of its innovative fishmeal alternative, KnipBio Meal (KBM).
Oysters loom large in Fish 2.0 finals25 Sep 2017Eight of the 40 companies to reach the finals of this year’s Fish 2.0 competition are involved in, or have links to, the culture of bivalves – a measure of the innovative ideas emerging from, and bein…
Turning over a new leaf20 Sep 2017Ingredients obtained by KnipBio from specialised strains of leaf symbiont bacteria have been demonstrated to offer promising alternatives to fishmeal in aquafeeds, following a number of recent trials.…
Alaska Fish Factor: backing blue growth18 Sep 2017Marine technology experts are meeting at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage this week as part of the Oceans ’17 conference, which will include considerable coverage of topics related to ‘blue growth’.
Novel protein shown to boost shrimp survival14 Sep 2017A diet containing a novel single-celled protein developed by KnipBio has been shown to increase survival rates of post-larval Pacific white shrimp by at least 30 percent.
Windfall for oral aquaculture vaccine development4 Sep 2017MicroSynbiotiX, which is developing a microalgae-based delivery platform for oral administration of vaccines and functional feed additives for shrimp and fish, has secured seed funding.