For the second year in a row, seaweed from Swedish company Nordic Seafarm has been part of the banquet in honor of the Nobel Prizes, which is held every year after the award ceremony in the Blue Hall of Stockholm's City Hall. The menu, which is kept secret until the toast that kicks off the banquet and which this year...
Humpty Doo Barramundi, Australia's biggest Barramundi farm, and Darwin Aquaculture Centre reported that are farming for the first time in the Northern Territory (NT), black jewfish or Protonibea diacanthus. Also known as mulloway or black spotted croaker in other regions, jewfish are prized by NT locals for catching and eating. And their swim bladders are highly-sought after in Asian food...
The French retailer Auchan, feed manufacturer BioMar, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer Edpacif, and international NGO Earthworm Foundation have joined forces to develop a new product line that sets a new standard for responsible shrimp. The new product line will be granted the Mr. Goodfish label and is now available in French Auchan hypermarkets. According to Olivier Vandebeulque, Auchan Seafood Manager: “Our...
The company, recognized as the world's most sustainable aquaculture company for the fifth year in a row. Thanks to obtaining the appropriate approvals for Mowi Scotland's breeding and egg production facilities at Ardessie, the company has already collected the first eggs from its specially selected broodstock. They envisage the new farm will produce up to 50 million eyed eggs to...
FRD Japan has decided to construct a commercial land-based aquaculture plant for trout farming in the city of Chiba, located in its country. With the operation of the Commercial Plant, FRD aims to produce 3,500 metric tons of trout annually starting in 2027. In addition, FRD raise a total of JPY 21 billion through a third-party allotment of new shares....
The Indonesian shrimp farm Koyo Segoro Endah (KSE) has become the first farm to earn Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification after participating in an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) under the Improver Program by the institution. ASC’s Improver Program supports seafood farms that are committed to improving their farming practices through an AIP and are not yet ready or eligible for...
Mexican company Pacifico Aquaculture has commissioned the international Billund Aquaculture to design and implement a Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) project for its new land-based hatchery and nursery, which will be the first in the world to produce striped bass (Morone saxatilis) at scale. Billund Aquaculture is set to begin construction of the facility in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, the next...
The company raises about USD 13.1 million in funding The Indonesia-based start-up Jala Tech has just completed a series A funding round of USD 13.1 million. With this funding, Jala is determined to strengthen the shrimp cultivation industry in its country. Apart from that, Jala also plans to expand its operations in several regions in Indonesia, including Sumatra, Sulawesi and...
The international company Skretting introduced in Norway Nutra Terra, a novelty in hatchery feed with documented good performance and reduced emissions. According to them, trials have shown up to a 30 per cent reduction in the release of phosphorus and zinc from faeces, at the same time fish fed Nutra Terra have significantly better growth and a lower feed factor,...
The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), based in Brussels, Belgium, issued a statement a few days ago in which it assures that, “the viability of the activity depends on the quality of our products, which is directly affected by the conditions of production and animal welfare. Therefore, there can be no fish farming without good fish welfare”. “FEAP strives...
The American National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has announced it will be home to the Global Shrimp Council as the group begins work to create a precompetitive partnership designed to promote United States (US) shrimp consumption. Co-founders David Castro, from Manta Bay Seafood, and Gabriel Luna, from Gluna Shrimp, announced in September plans for the group during the Global Shrimp Forum...
The global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, Innovasea, recently announced that it has hired Rudi Seim as Managing Director of its office in Bergen, Norway. With more than 15 years of experience in the global aquaculture industry, Seim arrives to Innovasea from Benchmark Genetics, where he served as head of production Norway and global...
