People & planet

The increasingly sophisticated administration of probiotics is having a major impact on the sustainability of shrimp aquaculture, and there are further advances expected, through the use of synbiotics, biofloc and semi-floc systems.

If impact financing is key to sustainable shrimp farming, how can satellites, mobile phones and big data accelerate this process?

Former economics teacher Alf-Gøran Knutsen is a well-known champion of the aquaculture sector. His farm, Kvarøy Arctic, helped to define the Whole Foods Farmed Salmon Standard and is the only farm to have the ASC, SFW, BAP, Global GAP, IBM Food Trust block cha…

Solar Oysters’ Elizabeth Hines explains how the innovative agritech startup has ambitions to help restore native oyster reefs, improve water quality and – in the longer term – become “the John Deere of the oyster aquaculture industry”.

Kara Birkenmayer grew up in Johannesburg, studied at Harvard and, after a short shift of work experience in Panama, ended up in the Seychelles where she is leading a team of inspiring women working on the culture of some very interesting and upcoming aquacultu…

The hard work and commitment of Precious Sanjama, a young entrepreneurial Malawian, reflects a new generation of talent emerging in the country’s aquaculture sector.

Keeping oysters in live tanks rather than in the water where they’re grown helps reduce double-handling, ensures quality and opens up potential new markets.