Bluu claims "Europe's first market-ready" cell-cultured seafood 9 Aug 2022 Bluu Seafood, the lab-cultivated seafood startup, claims to be the first company in Europe to have produced market‐ready products made from cultivated fish cells.
A digital insight into the benthic impact of salmon farms 9 Aug 2022 Experts in underwater imaging technology are trialling the use of 3D digital models to map out and monitor complex marine environments and habitats close to Scottish salmon farms.
Benchmark appoints new commercial lead for its Animal Health segment 8 Aug 2022 Benchmark has hired Preben Matre as the commercial lead for its Animal Health business area, where he will focus on the firm's sea lice solutions Ectosan Vet and CleanTreat.
Researchers turn fish scales into high-quality carbon nanomaterial 4 Aug 2022 A team of scientists have used microwave pyrolysis to convert fish scales into carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a material with broad applications across the electronics, biomedicine and energy conversion industries.
Westminster urged to prioritise Scottish salmon exports amid border delays 3 Aug 2022 Scotland’s salmon sector has urged the UK Government to take urgent action to support vital exports affected by cross-Channel delays.
A question of scale 3 Aug 2022 A French startup has started producing a novel material – Scalite – that’s made entirely from farmed tilapia scales and can be used as an attractive and environmentally sustainable alternative to wood and plastic.
Innovators bring anti-fouling nets to Chile’s aquaculture industry 2 Aug 2022 Textile manufacturer Garware has introduced its new Star V4 polyethylene nets to Chile’s salmon industry, letting the sector take advantage of the nets’ anti-fouling properties.
Canada lays out open net pen transition plan 1 Aug 2022 Canada’s minister of fisheries, Joyce Murray, released a proposal for British Columbia's aquaculture sector to "adopt alternative production methods that minimise or eliminate interactions between farmed and wild salmon"…
Startup has high hopes for massive, mobile fish farm 29 Jul 2022 A British startup and its Chilean strategic ally are in the process of developing a 174 metre mobile fish farm that could be capable of producing up to 5,000 tonnes of salmon per cycle.
Steelhead farmer sets sights on land-based Chinook salmon production 28 Jul 2022 Taste of BC Aquafarms, which has been farming steelhead in a RAS facility since 2013, has taken its first steps in the production of Chinook salmon this year.
Shrimp sector set for tough six months 28 Jul 2022 Shrimp farmers around the world are facing a challenging end to the year, as the increased price of inputs and a reduction in disposable incomes in their main markets are likely to make them struggle to break even.
Irish aquatech startups make a splash at Innovation Studio Community Day 27 Jul 2022 Three emerging startups in Ireland’s aquatech sector have presented their innovative concepts at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) and Hatch’s Innovation Studio Community Day.
Researchers learn how ozonation treats RAS water 27 Jul 2022 Scientists from Russia’s Skoltech have investigated the impact of ozone treatments on the dissolved organic compounds in water in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
Breeding fish that can thrive on the new generation of aquafeeds 25 Jul 2022 When I was contemplating a topic for this month’s article, I was reminded of a question my daughter asked me several years ago: “Can we feed our dogs a vegetarian diet?”
Why rainbow trout could benefit from a herbal approach 25 Jul 2022 A new research project has found that eucalyptus and basil oils are effective and economical way to anaesthetise rainbow trout during handling and transport.
Circular logic: a closer look at the processes that could make RAS fully circular 19 Jul 2022 As land-based and RAS facilities proliferate, they need a way to address their waste footprint. “Circular aquaculture” could be the way forward – but should producers rely on bacteria, algae or biogas to achieve circular…
China embraces "compound feed" in a new sustainability push 18 Jul 2022 The country is trying to reduce the number of wild fish used in aquafeed to safeguard fisheries and juvenile fish.
Salmon Evolution completes second smolt release 15 Jul 2022 The land-based salmon company has announced its second successful smolt release at its Indre Harøy facility on 13 July.
The challenges and opportunities of Kenya’s trout farms 15 Jul 2022 Kenya’s trout farming sector might be small, and facing challenges, but it still has great potential to grow, according to two of the sector’s key players.
Sea lice traps may be a cost-effective and scalable monitoring solution 15 Jul 2022 Researchers have recorded promising results from a lice trap pilot test – saying that the new method could be used to calculate the density of lice larvae in the ocean and inform Norway’s traffic light regulatory system.…