The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading aquaculture R&D company focused on improving productivity, efficiency and sustainability in the aquaculture industry, has signed a licensing and research agreement with AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB), a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NASDAQ: XON), to employ CAT’s patented sterility technology for use in products developed by AquaBounty. By AquaBounty AquaBounty and CAT are co-funding...
Marine Harvest today launched a global brand called MOWI, and further to this, is changing its company name to Mowi. By Marine Harvest Mowi is strongly rooted in the history of the company. The company we know as Marine Harvest today was originally founded as Mowi by Norwegian aquaculture pioneers more than 50 years ago. "I am really excited that...
Marine Harvest’s operations have been a hotspot for film crews recently, with two projects using its facilities. Sargeaunts Pass was the kick-off point for a project capturing the journey of Marine Harvest products take from harvest to table. By SeaWestNews Starting at the farm, the video took in the M.V. Amarissa Joye, the Port Hardy and Surrey plants, and finally...
Pure Salmon, global salmon farming company, has announced to launch major Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) facility in Japan, aiming to relieve the environmental impact on global oceans caused by the chemicals and antibiotics that are commonly used by traditional open-net pen aquaculture Japanese facilityArtist’s impression of Pure Salmon's Japanese facility. By Fareasternagriculture A US$162mn investment is being made to create...
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in the UK to be awarded a two-star Best Aquaculture Practice certification. By National Newsdesk The company was awarded a second star for its processing sites at Marybank, Stornoway, and Cairndow at Loch Fyne. This announcement comes six months after SSC was awarded a star for all of its...
The state announced Thursday a concrete plan to import big ideas, and potentially big dollars, to West Hawaii through the vehicle of the global aquaculture industry. By Max Dible Capitalizing on Hawaii’s unique access to natural resources in the name of economic diversification, a partnership between multiple state agencies kicked off a process this week to develop an aquaculture accelerator...
B.C. aquaculture giants pump millions into new technology and sea vessels to strengthen commitments with First Nations partners and coastal communities By Fabian Dawson If you think that salmon farming in Western Canada’s oceans is a sunset industry, think again. The big three in British Columbia’s aquaculture industry – Marine Harvest, Cermaq and Grieg Seafood – are spending tens of...
Sea lice outbreak in Clayoquot Sound draws fire from industry critics By Bclocalnews Scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) brought reporters to a fish farm in the Okisollo Channel on Wednesday to showcase their fish health inspection techniques. The outreach effort follows an outbreak of sea lice that’s bringing renewed scrutiny to the aquaculture industry. “One of the...
Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food industry and now accounts for more than 50 percent of the total global seafood supply, according to the World Economic Forum. But farming fish requires food for those fish, and currently, it relies on a lot of ingredients that could be feeding people, including soybean, corn, rice and wheat. Faith Lapidus reports on...
Deadline for public comments is Nov. 19 By The Labradorian On Sept. 6 the minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment accepted the environmental impact statement for the Placentia Bay Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Project being undertaken by Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd. and Grieg NL Seafarms Ltd. On Oct. 30 Minister Andrew Parsons received an appeal of that decision under section 107 of...
Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed. But currently, these process waters are treated as waste. Now, a research project from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows the potential of recycling these nutrients back into the food chain. By Chalmers University of Technology During preparation of herring, shrimps and mussels,...
Stakeholders have canvassed increased government’s support to improve fisheries and aquaculture By Samuel Adesanya This was the plea at the Validation Workshop on Review of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies for Coherence/Alignment, with the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy (PFRS) for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa. It held at the Federal Department of Fisheries, Lagos. The forum also urged the...
