The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Republic of Philippines has granted the world´s first Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) certification to a tilapia producer. The facility subject to certification is the GenoMar's nucleus and grandparent site located at the Central Luzon State University in the Philippines where the company has been operating a tilapia breeding program since...
A new generation of fish feed is one of five ideas born in the laboratories of the University of Porto that will continue to grow over the coming months with the help of the Business Ignition Programme (BIP) PROOF, the program of the University of Porto, in Portugal, which aims to support innovative research projects underway at the institution. Among...
Blue Ocean Technology has signed a contract for the delivery of a Plug & Farm containerized sludge and water treatment facility to Purecod, the world’s first cod farming using closed pens at sea. The facility will be delivered and installed in Røneset, Storfjorden, Norway, where Purecod will start farming operations in the second half of the year. This is a...
Cermaq Canada is the first company to unlock the full power of the new forecasting tools in the SaaS platform SeaState, has announced Scoot Science, the forerunner in ocean analytics. SeaState is the world’s first ocean intelligence platform for aquaculture, and now is running across 26 Cermaq salmon farming sites in Canada. With its help, the salmon farmers receive multi-day...
The world's leading agribusiness company Cargill announced it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Delacon, the globally leading expert in plant-based phytogenic additives. The aim is to support feed customers in this growing space. “We’re excited to expand our animal nutrition offerings with science-proven additives,” said Adriano Marcon, Cargill animal nutrition president. “After a successful five-year partnership, Cargill and...
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, announced some days ago the next steps to transition from open-net pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia, while establishing Canada as a world leader for the next-generation aquaculture industry. In the coming weeks, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will share the draft framework for transitioning from open-net pen salmon...
The company GenoMar has highlighted that a scientific study has succeeded in demonstrating that tilapia farming with fingerlings genetically selected to be resistant to streptococcosis obtained significant additional benefits in both ponds and cages. This particular breeding was achieved even with low levels of disease-related mortality. The report published in Nature - Scientific Reports has been highlighted by the company...
The members of the European Parliament (EP) in the Fisheries Committee adopted their position on a Commission proposal to financially compensate European Union (UE) fisheries and aquaculture hit by Russia’s war in Ukraine, unanimously with 24 votes. There will be aid to compensate for lost income and additional expenses resulting from the war. This draft negotiating position should be submitted...
Billund Aquaculture from Denmark and Germany’s Aquapurna have joined forces to create more sustainable and animal-friendly shrimp farming using a cutting-edge automated and tech-driven production model. While the initial focus is to supply neighboring countries with farmed shrimp, the companies believe this new production method can be replicated worldwide. Founded in 2020, the German food and agritech startup Aquapurna has,...
Umitron has obtained funding for strengthen the business foundation of their existing and new services, accelerate overseas business development for salmon and shrimp farming, and increase collaboration with their partners, in which they have significant investments to date. The company with presence in Singapore and Japan, raised around SGD 15 million (around USD 20 millions) in their pre-series B round....
Delivering the Keynote Address at the 14th AquaVision, the global aquaculture business conference organised by Skretting and held in Stavanger, Norway, Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, said that food is essential to human life and as a product, it must be provided to consumers in a stable and resilient way. Stiglitz remained “very optimistic” for the longer-term future of...
The company global leader in nanobubble technology Moleaer, recently announced the closing of its USD 40 million Series C financing round led by funds managed by Apollo and joined by Husqvarna, a strategic partner and existing investors. This financing round brings Moleaer’s total funding raised to USD 61 million. The company will use the funds to accelerate the global deployment...
