The team at Skretting Norway reported that they have mobilized their commercial organization around a digital customer strategy that is helping them create a better experience for the fish farmers they serve. Their digital journey started years ago, but it got a jumpstart during COVID,” said Børge Pedersen, Sales Manager Customer Follow-up at Skretting Norway, explaining the purpose of the...
Winners will receive GBP 1 million to scale their solutions and enhance their environmental impact The leader in sustainable food production and marine ecosystem restoration based in Scottland, MiAlgae has been recognized as one of the 15 finalists for the prestigious 2024 Earthshot Prize. This honour, awarded to groundbreaking solutions addressing the world’s most urgent environmental challenges, places MiAlgae on...
By Stronger America Through Seafood SATS Applauds NOAA Fisheries’ National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan to Strengthen U.S. Seafood Industry Industry coalition Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) today expressed its strong support for the National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan released by NOAA Fisheries. The plan highlights the importance of increasing sustainable U.S. aquaculture production as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the...
* By Anpario Inc. Anpario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Anpario plc, the independent manufacturer of natural sustainable animal feed additives for health, nutrition, and biosecurity, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Bio-Vet Inc. Bio-Vet was incorporated in 1996, and is based in Barneveld, Wisconsin, United States. As a leading producer of animal health and nutrition products...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Over the past two years, Proximar Seafood has prepared for the company’s first harvest– and the first harvest ever in Japan of domestically produced- Atlantic salmon from its salmon facility at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. The completion of the first commercial harvest is marking an operational and commercial pivotal milestone, they assured. “Proximar is...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: EUR 5.7 million funding for the Sustainable Blue Economy in European Sea Basins The European Commission (EC) recently launched a new call for proposals funded under the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). With EUR 5.7 million, the call for proposals seeks to fund regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in the European Union (EU)...
By Environmental Defense Fund As U.S. lawmakers consider legislation that would develop open ocean aquaculture, a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) provides critical insights into species that may be optimal for farming in open ocean environments. Titled "What Will We Grow Here? An Analysis of Candidate Species for Open Ocean Aquaculture in the United States,” the reportexplores how open...
By World Aquaculture Society African Chapter As we look ahead with excitement to the upcoming Aquaculture Africa 2024 Conference (AFRAQ24) in Hammamet, Tunisia, collaboration and partnership will be at the heart of the three-day event. The great strength of AFRAQ is the bringing together of the major actors driving aquaculture development in Africa including industry, international government development agencies, finance...
By Aquaintech Inc. Aquaintech Inc. (AITI) was the first company to successfully develop and market Bacillus spore tablets for use in aquaculture. PRO4000X, our lead tableted product, is widely used in hatcheries, RAS systems, shrimp and fishponds, reservoirs, and discharge and intake canals. PRO4000X was designed to target pond bottoms. AITI is pleased to announce the addition of the TWC...
By Gabriel Luna* Let’s review Ecuadorian shrimp exports up until July of 2024. The year started with 3 low volume months of about 200 million lbs in January, February, and March. Volume then picked up, from the uncoordinated coincidental synchronization of farm seeding in December of 2023. This is normal and happens usually due to the desire to harvest in...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Cooke United States (USA) announced the celebration of the first 20 years of aquaculture operations in Maine to supply fresh Atlantic salmon to grocery stores and restaurants throughout New England and the United States. The 20th anniversary includes the rollout of a refreshed brand logo from Cooke Aquaculture USA to Cooke USA, matching Cooke’s company-wide initiative to...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Andfjord Holding, announced a few days ago that the Norwegian company for sustainable salmon production has completed a block transaction with the international Group based in Portugal with over 230 years of know-how in the food business, Jeronimo Martins Agro-Alimentar (JMA), involving the sale of 2,000,000 shares in Andfjord Salmon Group. The transaction, they said, serves strategic...
