Aquabyte raises $25 million 14 Jul 2022 Aquabyte, which uses computer vision and AI to give fish farmers detailed insights into the health, growth and sustainability of their fish, has raised $25 million.
Putting the plankton into salmon feed 14 Jul 2022 Andfjord Salmon, Skretting Norway and Zooca have signed a letter of intent to increase the utilisation of the zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus (Calanus) in salmon feed.
Sea lice vaccine prototypes show promising results 13 Jul 2022 Researchers in Chile have developed three new vaccine prototypes that can reduce loads of early-stage sea lice on salmon by up to 52 percent.
Nine join Salmon Scotland 12 Jul 2022 Nine aquaculture support companies have joined join Salmon Scotland – a reflection of the organisation’s bid to represent salmon farming’s contribution to the wider economy through the supply chain.
Oman invests in Singaporean trout farming project 12 Jul 2022 Blue Aqua Singapore has announced an investment of SGD $ 8.8 million from Muscat Investment House, in order to build the city state's first high-tech rainbow trout farm.
Methane-to-aquafeed startup raises $20 million 11 Jul 2022 String Bio, an India-based startup that converts the energy in methane into value-added products like animal and aquafeed, has raised $20 million in Series-B funding and signed a partnership agreement with one of their k…
New EU project brings IoT technology to aquaculture sector 11 Jul 2022 The EU-funded SEASTAR project is helping to digitalise the trading bloc's aquaculture industry and allow farmers to track the health of their fish remotely.
EU moves to compensate aquaculture sectors affected by the Ukraine war 7 Jul 2022 MEPs have agreed to provide financial help to EU aquaculture and fisheries sectors that are contending with the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.
Land-based UAE firm hires Atlantic Sapphire veteran 7 Jul 2022 The UAE's Ocean Harvest has hired Atlantic Sapphire's Bruno Sardenberg as director of production as the firm comes closer to scaling land-based salmon production in the Middle East.
Aquafeed may be the largest source of the industry’s GHG emissions, says new research 7 Jul 2022 A publication from researchers at China’s Academy of Sciences finds that producing aquafeed is one of the most significant sources of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Managing bacterial infections in aquaculture enters a new phage 5 Jul 2022 Researchers from the UK, Norway and Denmark have teamed up to develop a safe and efficient bacteriophage therapy to control Pasteurella bacteria in Atlantic salmon farms.
Mowi scoops prestigious fish welfare award 5 Jul 2022 Mowi received a special recognition award at Compassion in World Farming’s (CIWF) good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.
Cermaq adopts unique ocean forecasting tool at 26 sites in Canada 30 Jun 2022 Cermaq Canada has opted to use Scoot Science's SeaState Forecasting platform across its sites to give it access to intelligent insights from farm data.
New tech takes fish side streams mainstream 30 Jun 2022 The Waseabi project has made notable progress on a sorting technology that can turn every part of the fish into food and feed, aligning with processing protocols in the meat industry.
Aquaculture is the key driver in seafood sector growth, says FAO 30 Jun 2022 FAO finds that record fisheries and aquaculture production makes critical contribution to global food security in the 2022 The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report.
Ireland launches new online aquaculture management system 29 Jun 2022 The Irish Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has unveiled phase 1 of AQUAMIS – a public online aquaculture information management system that promises to be “state of the art”.
WWF and CI launch Science Based Targets Network Ocean Hub 29 Jun 2022 Conservation International (CI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are co-leading the launch of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) Ocean Hub to help companies adopt a roadmap for integrated action on nature and clim…
ASC side event at UN Ocean Conference highlights the role aquaculture plays in achieving the SDGs 28 Jun 2022 The road to sustainable aquaculture, ASC’s side event at the UN Ocean Conference, showcased the aquaculture industry's contributions to sustainable development and food security.
Peracetic acid shows promise as new AGD treatment 28 Jun 2022 Nofima scientists sound hopeful after results from an initial trial that uses peracetic acid as an alternative treatment for amoebic gill disease (AGD) were "promising" – but stress that the treatment needs to be optimis…
Scotland's salmon farmers float potential solution to rural housing crisis 28 Jun 2022 Trade body Salmon Scotland is urging regulators use a portion of the aggregate £20 million in licensing fees to tackle Scotland's rural housing crisis.
