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Alt-seafood: an entrepreneur's perspective

The buzz around cell-cultured seafood has been growing steadily, and as Lou Cooperhouse, CEO and co-founder of cell-based seafood company BlueNalu explains, it's only a matter of time before these companies reach commerc…

Alt-seafood: a strategic advisor's perspective

Lab-grown seafood is likely to provide a significant source of global animal protein within a decade, putting conventional seafood producers and processors at risk of extinction.

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The app that's helping a new generation of Filipino fish and shrimp farmers

An app designed to help aquaculture operators in the Philippines with their feeding regimes, fish health and to connect with suppliers, is being well received by the country’s farmers.

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The dark arts: a novel means of producing natural astaxanthin for aquafeeds

Heidi Kuehnle, founder and CEO of Kuehnle AgroSystems, has developed an innovative, patented means for producing natural astaxanthin – one of the key ingredients in feeds for species including Atlantic salmon and vanname…

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News

Four aquaculture startups to watch

Four aquaculture startups are among the beneficiaries of an inaugural raft of blue economy investments by S2G Ventures.

Artec favourites for 20,000-tonne Korean salmon farm contract

A feasibility study for a 20,000 tonne land-based salmon farming facility in South Korea has been awarded to Artec Aqua,

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Study reveals valuable insights into farmed salmon health and welfare

Juvenile salmon experience higher mortalities if transferred to sea at a larger size, according to an extensive new study based on eight years of data.

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Major mussel farm planned for Tierra del Fuego

Plans to invest $200 million pesos (£1.5 million) in a new mussel farming project in southern Argentina have been revealed this week.

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Salmon RAS gains carbon credibility from UK government minister

David Duguid, the UK Government Minister for Scotland, visited Scottish Sea Farms’ salmon hatchery at Barcaldine today, as part of a tour of Argyll to see the progress being made towards the UK becoming a net zero nation…

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Biotechnology

Four aquaculture startups to watch

Four aquaculture startups are among the beneficiaries of an inaugural raft of blue economy investments by S2G Ventures.

Alt-seafood: an entrepreneur's perspective

The buzz around cell-cultured seafood has been growing steadily, and as Lou Cooperhouse, CEO and co-founder of cell-base…

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Singapore scientists use aquaculture waste for tissue repair

A team of Singapore scientists believes that farmed frog skins and fish scales can be used to help bone repair in human …

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North Americans show appetite for GM farmed salmon

AquaBounty has announced that purchase orders have been received for the entire first harvest of GM salmon from its Indi…

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Production systems

A sneak preview of Norway’s largest land-based salmon site

Visitors to Aqua Nor were treated to virtual reality tour of Norway’s largest land-based salmon site this week.

High hopes for new closed-containment design

A new closed-containment system that has been hailed by Nofima as having “considerable potential” to be economically via…

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The design that cuts down on downtime on live harvest vessels

A new disinfection system that could dramatically reduce the amount of downtime live harvest vessels need for cleaning a…

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Penning a new script

A next generation net pen concept designed for producing salmon in offshore locations is set for its international launc…

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Disruptive technology

A golden opportunity for aquaculture innovators

HATCH, the world’s first aquaculture accelerator, is offering start-ups the chance to take part in a funded mentoring pr…

Fish 2.0 to host free workshop for seafood entrepreneurs and investors

Aquaculture entrepreneurs and researchers seeking capital for ventures and technologies supporting sustainable seafood o…

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Guaranteeing better growth rates

By offering fish producers a guaranteed 5 percent improvement in growth rates and improved feed conversion ratios (FCRs)…

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Designing the future of fish health

Prospective Research has secured $1.7 million in funding in order to develop feed-based alternatives to antibiotics and …

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