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Innovation in the live reef food fish trade

12 Jan 2022

An innovative technology aims to allow consumers of coral trout – whether farmed or from the wild – to precisely trace the origin of their fish.

Using technology to improve water quality management in shrimp farming

15 Nov 2021

Indonesian shrimp farmers now have access to – and would be wise to implement – a new range of easy, fast and precise water quality management systems.

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Can a mussel-based sensor warn farmers of water quality concerns?

10 Nov 2021

IntegraSEE’s CEO, Lawrence Taylor, explains how monitoring the behaviour of a handful of mussels in a MarineCanary unit can alert aquaculture operators to water quality issues, including pollution, pathogens and temperat…

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Kick-starting the Caribbean's seaweed farming sector

1 Nov 2021

Phil Cruver, former CEO of Catalina Sea Ranch, explains why he’s now focusing his attentions on producing food-grade seaweed in the Caribbean, using a unique, submersible system.

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News

Steward Foundation secures USDA grant to boost West coast aquaculture

22 Jan 2022

The Steward Foundation and industry partners Oregon Aquaculture Association, Northwest Aquaculture Alliance and California Aquaculture Alliance have received a $197,000 grant as part of the USDA's Local Food Promotion Pr…

Small bubbles, big opportunity

21 Jan 2022 Sponsored

Moleaer, a company that develops industrial-scale nanobubble generators, is looking to recruit a technical sales manager to expand its footprint in the European aquaculture sector.

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New aeration tech from Poseidon Ocean Systems helps Cermaq cut 76 tonnes of emissions

21 Jan 2022

Cermaq Canada has reportedly slashed over 76,000 kg of CO2 emissions from their operations last year after adopting a new aeration technology from Poseidon Ocean Systems.

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Improved electrocoagulation could help boost RAS capacities

20 Jan 2022

Researchers have found that electrocoagulation (EC) can improve the performance of microscreen drum filters in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), giving producers the ability to increase biomass capacity in their s…

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Dutch turbot farmer achieves world’s first ASC flatfish certification

19 Jan 2022

Seafarm, which produces turbot in the Netherlands, has become the first in the world to achieve the ASC Flatfish Standard certification.

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Biotechnology

From coal, to algae to animal feeds

17 Jan 2022

A $2.5 million project by Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) aims to use carbon dioxide from a coal-fired pow…

Seaweed startup investments double in 2021

17 Jan 2022

New research has shown that in 2021 the seaweed industry outside Asia experienced twice the number of investments to the…

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Professor Ross Houston to join BMK Genetics in 2022

10 Dec 2021

Professor Ross Houston, who currently leads the aquaculture genetics team at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinbur…

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Breeding more resilience into aquaculture: a new frontier in selection

8 Dec 2021

Genomic selection is an effective means of improving aquatic animal health, with recent studies suggesting it can be use…

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

23 Aug 2019

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

22 Aug 2019

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

21 Aug 2019

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

18 Aug 2019

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

A golden opportunity for aquaculture innovators

18 Apr 2019

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

27 Mar 2019

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

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Guaranteeing better growth rates

25 Mar 2019

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

20 Mar 2019

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

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