In line with strategic aspirations of growth, BioMar is now establishing a fourth division embracing activities in the Asian region, including Vietnam and China. With over 30 years of experience in aquaculture, Francois Loubere will assume the role of VP Asia, while Luis García Romero will take over the role of MD for West Med & Africa. Information source: BioMar...
Ocean On Land Technology®, which forms part of the Cadman Capital Group’s Aquaculture portfolio, has reported an increase in the survival rate of European clawed lobsters, during experiments focused on hatchery culture. Information source: Ocean On Land Technology / press release Created in partnership with Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, the experiments, which began in October of last year at the hatchery’s Orkney facility, have reported continued uptrends in larval survival rates, which...
FloNergia Inc., a global leader in the development, commercialization, and deployment of engineered airlift pumping systems for the agriculture aquaculture, aquaponics, hydroponics and water/wastewater industries, today announced the appointment of Professional Aquaculture Services, Inc. as Exclusive Distributor for the company’s complete line FloMovTM airlift pumps in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, and Mississippi. FloNergia’s FloMovTM airlift...
Recently Skretting announced its plan to construct a new factory in 2021 as part of its commitment to aquaculture in Vietnam and the broader Southeast Asia region. The new factory will supply the growing market with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes. Information source: Skretting / press release Reflecting an investment of €24 million, the state-of-the-art facility will enable effective...
Omega-3 algae oil producer Veramaris lands industry-leading seafood marketing executive Victoria Parr. She joins as Business Development Director, North America to anchor further outreach into the US market. Information source and photo credit: Veramaris Parr’s seafood credentials are exemplary and include director roles at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), and AquaChile with a focus on their premium brand, Verlasso. Now, she...
The study, which has been published in the Veterinary and Animal Science journal, examined whether sea lice numbers and mortality rates in salmon farms had changed over the three-year period from 2018-2020. Information source: Marine Scotland / press release The paper found that monthly sea lice counts and mortality in 2020 were comparable with monthly values in 2018-19 indicating that...
Manolin recently announced breakthrough progress in tracking health challenges for salmon farmers across Norway. The company’s industry-leading machine learning models now predict early onset of PD and ISA at greater than 93% accuracy. It is the only commercially available disease forecasting tool for farmers in Norway. Information source: Manolin / press release “This is a true breakthrough moment for our...
OTAQ, the marine technology products and solutions group for the global aquaculture and offshore oil and gas industries is pleased to announce that it has elected to convert all of its 6% Convertible Loan Notes (the “CLNs”) issued by Minnowtech LLP (“Minnowtech”) into ordinary shares in Minnowtech. In addition to converting the CLNs, OTAQ has also agreed to a further...
Canadian seafood tech company Sedna Technologies has partnered up with ex-AKVA group executive Trond Severinsen to introduce new and innovative water- and fish welfare monitoring technology worldwide. Information source: Sedna Technologies / press release Mr. Severinsen who has developed many new markets and products during his 25 years with AKVA group is now Sedna’s new Norwegian Partner. Together they have...
Veramaris' certified sustainable algae oil innovation gives new opportunities to improve fish health, welfare, quality, and productivity. Join their 1-hour webinar and discover how Norwegian farmers are leading the way in specifying higher levels of EPA & DHA Omega-3 sourced from algae to improve aquaculture sustainability and productivity. Information source: Veramaris / press release Speakers:Moderator: Ian Carr, Global Business Development...
BioMar takes another important step to expand its global footprint within shrimp feed. By acquiring majority ownership of the Viet-Uc feed business, BioMar is ready to pursue a position within high-end shrimp feed in Vietnam, creating synergy with BioMar’s existing shrimp businesses in LATAM. Information source: BioMar / press release After comprehensive due diligence, BioMar and Viet-Uc have signed an...
The University of Maryland (UMD) was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) to explore genomic selection as a method of increasing fillet quality and yield in rainbow trout. Rainbow trout represents a $100 million industry in fish sales alone. Information source: National Aquaculture Association / press release This...
