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“Billions of blue blistering barnacles!” Those familiar with the English translations of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin will recognise one of Captain Haddock’s trademark nautical curses – barnacles have been the scourge of sailors for centuries – so the fictional captain would be appalled to hear that Planktonic are actually farming them. However, unlike the irascible seadog, the Norwegian startup has realised that there’s much more to these commonplace crustaceans than their ability to foul the hulls of ships – notably the suitability of their nauplii as a first feed in marine finfish hatcheries. Could billions of barnacles improve farms' performance enough to equate to billions of extra dollars for a sector that’s notoriously tough?
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Rob Fletcher
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| 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 abund… |
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| With wild stocks under pressure from trade and habitat loss, Ecomare’s seahorse project in Portugal is testing how controlled aquaculture can meet demand and protect fragile populations. |
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| 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 … |
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| New research from The James Hutton Institute has reported promising results from a controlled glasshouse experiment, showing that innovative kelp extracts can enhance nutrient management in farming. |
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