The Norwegian company Hima Seafood will receive an investment of GBP 40 million (USD 48.6 million, EUR 47.8 million) over the next three to four years for its land-based trout farming project in Rjukan, Norway. Hima's recirculating aquaculture systems farm is expected to start operations in 2024 and be fully operational in 2025, with a planned annual production of 8,000...
The Humboldt County Planning Commission, in California, United States (US) voted to certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), a comprehensive initial step in the Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) permitting process. In addition to that certification, the commission also approved the coastal development permit for Terrestrial Development. “We would like to convey our appreciation for the many hours of collaborative work done...
Led by Oban, Scottland based Tritonia Scientific, with support from the Lyell Centre at Heriot-Watt University, seafood producer Mowi, and the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), the company is testing the effectiveness of using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to create digital twins of the seabed. This new imaging technology could help the aquaculture sector to gain a more accurate picture...
AquaBounty Technologies (NASDAQ: AQB), the land-based aquaculture company Maynard, Massachusetts, USA based announced some days ago their financial results for the Second Quarter ended last June. The company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability generated USD 1.1 million in product revenue in the second quarter, a year-over-year increase of 371% as compared to USD 227 thousand in the second...
Skretting was gold sponsor at the Aqua Expo El Oro 2022, event that took place at the Hotel Oro Verde, in Machala, Ecuador. In this event, Skretting presented its nutritional solutions for all stages of shrimp cultivation, the relaunch of its Skretting 360+ program and launched Deeper sonar technology, “providing technological solutions so that our clients in the shrimp industry...
The Norwegian company Cermaq has launched Sea the Solution, a platform in which it wants to reflect the advances that can help protect the ocean. “Sea the Solution is a new way of looking at ourselves and our role as food producers, local partners, and our impact on the climate changes and environment,” they say. “There is only one ocean...
Skretting was gold sponsor at the Aqua Expo El Oro 2022 event that took place at the Hotel Oro Verde in Machala, in this event Skretting presented its nutritional solutions for all stages of shrimp cultivation, the relaunch of its Skretting 360+ program and launched Deeper sonar technology, providing technological solutions so that our clients in the shrimp industry break...
In order to advance innovation and support the ecological sustainability of the aquaculture sector in British Columbia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that is taking the next step to transition from open-net pen aquaculture in British Columbia coastal waters. The transition will require a strong plan that outlines how to proceed, in a way that greatly minimizes or eliminates...
Some days ago, took place the Samherji's Annual General Meeting, where were presented the financial statements of the company for the year 2021. In his address at the Annual General Meeting, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, the CEO of the Icelandic company, mentioned significant investment in aquaculture in the coming years, which will amount to EUR 400 million. “We at Samherji have...
In the first six months of 2022, Vietnamese pangasius was exported to 136 markets, earning USD 1.4 billion in value, an increase of nearly 77% over the same period in 2021 reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). The average export price increased. Strength is the main factor that helps the value of pangasius exports to markets...
Nutreco recently acquired full ownership of Eruvaka, the Vijayawada, India-based software specialist, some time after purchasing a 25% stake in 2018. This acquisition will enable Skretting's aquaculture business to offer in-house farm software and smart equipment to aquaculturists around the world, who will thus be able to increase productivity and reduce risk in their operations. Founded in April 2012 in...
From 6 to 8 September will be held the first edition of the Global Shrimp Forum (GSF), a fully dedicated high executive meeting place for the warm water shrimp Industry, that will take place in Utrecht, Netherlands. The expectation is to gather 400-500 high level executives representing farmers, feed companies, technology suppliers, service providers, processors, exporters, importers, wholesalers, retailers and...
