WorldFish signed an agreement with Norway aimed at refining, testing, and scaling innovative renewable energy solutions for the aquaculture sector in Egypt. The four-year initiative, named Center for Renewable Energy in Aquaculture (CeREA), is funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Cairo until 2027. The four-year collaboration aims to increase the incomes of 5,000 fish producers, processors and other fish...
Some days ago, Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) celebrated the achievement of publishing 10 years’ worth of open access data in its annual Sustainability Report. The 10th report provides a unique and transparent insight into global salmon farming operations. Documenting over 20,00 independently audited data points, GSI members showcase how they stand up against 15 consistent environmental and social indicators. “10...
A study shows that more than 90 per cent of global “blue” food production, in both capture fisheries and aquaculture, faces substantial risks from environmental change, with several leading countries in Asia and the United States set to face the greatest threats to production. The research has been produced as one of eight initial scientific papers published by the Blue...
Solar Oysters, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and with funding from the Abell Foundation, placed a second batch of oysters grown using solar energy on the expanding restoration reef off the shores of Fort Carroll, located in the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore, in the United States (US). Over the past two years, we were able...
BioMar Group announced the expansion of the marine hatchery trial facilities at their Aquaculture Technology Centre (ATC) Hirtshals in Denmark. The investment will allow for an expansion into a new, larger facility with the capability of performing trials in semi-industrial conditions. The inauguration of the expanded ATC Hirtshals facility is expected to take place in September. The investment in this...
The F3 Krill Replacement Challenge is to spark innovation for a more sustainable substitute for krill. The contest will incorporate each competitor’s krill replacements into a plant-based feed that will be fed to Atlantic salmon for 12 weeks. The krill replacement that results in the best growth, feed consumption and survival will win the USD $100,000 prize. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?...
After the successful World Aquaculture Conference in Darwin Australia the last May, it’s coming the Second Annual International Conference and Exposition of the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), AFRAQ2023. The event will be held on Lusaka, Zambia, from the next 13 to 16 November, where thousands of delegates from around the world are expected to converge, to...
The organization of Aquaculture Europe 2023, an event of the European Aquaculture Society, has announced the names of the speakers responsible for the three plenary sessions that have been set for this meeting that will take place in Vienna, Austria, between September 18 and 21. These sessions will focus on the balance between diversity and the responsible use of resources...
Last June 12, representatives Kat Cammack, Ed Case and Mike Ezell reintroduced in the 118th Congress of the United States (US), the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act in a new attempt to obtain its approval. The platform Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) “commends Representatives for helping educate other Members of Congress about the need...
The biotechnology aquaculture company NaturalShrimp, developer of the first shrimp-focused commercially operational Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), has signed a licensing agreement with Niterra (formerly NGK Spark Plug) that allows for the trial use of the company’s patented shrimp growing technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, NaturalShrimp will provide Niterra access to its proprietary Electrocoagulation (EC) and Hydrogas technologies to...
The company appoints new Chair, Non-Executive Director and Senior Investment Manager The award-winning aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has secured an investment from Earth Capital Limited (ECL) to grow its current portfolio of products and markets. This is how the Dundee, United Kingdom (UK), based supplier of global aquaculture solutions has raised over GBP 10 million since its series A...
Falcon Bidco, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, signed an agreement a few days ago with NTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norway’s SalMar and Frøy, whereby it will purchase NTS’s entire stake in Frøy, a leading integrated aqua service competence and infrastructure partner to the salmon farming industry. The purchase will...
