The company acquires Tassal Group, Australia’s largest vertically integrated seafood producer The Superior Court of the State of Washington, in the United States (US) granted some days ago the motion filed by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific against the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Hilary Franz, the Commissioner of Public Lands, to extend the deadline to safely harvest steelhead...
The global tilapia industry currently enjoys a value of USD 14.1 billion and is estimated to reach a size of USD 22.3 billion by the end of 2033, according to the report created and released by Fact.MR. Global demand for tilapia fish is expected to increase at 4.6% CAGR over the next ten years, they assured. The detailed research report...
Australia’s Salmon Tasmania has launched a series of videos aimed at raising awareness of the realities of the salmon farming industry. In the videos – “honest and unscripted”- it talks to salmon farm workers and asks them about the most common misconceptions in a series of “simple but frank” interviews, as explained in a press release. For the organization’s directors,...
Some weeks ago, Thai Union Group has been ranked number one in the world in the food industry on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), further validating the progress made under its global sustainability strategy, SeaChange®. The group, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, has now been listed for nine consecutive years on the DJSI, a family of indices...
• Another research reveals this specie represents the cleanest fishery in the world Scientists from Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Brazil (Labomar) and Aker BioMarine, has concluded that krill meal is an effective functional ingredient for shrimp feed that can mitigate some of the challenges related to the stagnating supply of fish meal, including nutrition and growth performance, while remaining...
Working with scientists and farmers in Brazil, Thailand and China, the international food animal solutions company FAI Farms (FAI) has launched an online application for fish farmers around the world in an effort to improve welfare and profitability, beginning with tilapia farms, named Tilapia Welfare App. Now, the company is seeking partners in the hatchery, farming and processing sectors. “Who...
New technology resulting from a pioneering research and development project led by Irish company Impact-9 could lead to huge growth in seafood production at exposed offshore sites. According to the company, the offshore wind turbines could also be used as salmon farms and generate more than GBP 4.2 billion (about USD 5.2 billion) in turnover for Scotland's aquaculture sector, quadrupling...
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the University of Plymouth and the University of Strathclyde, in the United Kingdom, discovered that coastal megacities could be illuminating the marine environment up to six times more than the moon but is often not considered when reviewing stressors on coastal ecosystems. The model enabled them to explore how artificial...
The company based in Sandefjord (Norway), Pure Salmon Kaldnes, has announced that Jon Pedersen is now part of their team as a member of the company's Aquaculture Competence Centre. The new asset of the company from last 1st of December, comes from a position as Global Head of Engineering in AKVA group Land Based. CEO at Pure Salmon Kaldnes, Kent...
The organization of Seagriculture Asia-Pacific 2023, which will be held online on February 8 and 9 next year, has unveiled the program of its first edition in the eastern continent. According to the announcement, more than 20 speakers will speak during six sessions, including a round table on the status of algae in Asia-Pacific and a virtual tour of algae...
Aker BioMarine, in partnership with LetSea and Nofima, submitted its application to the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries to conduct research within salmon farming and aquafeed. The goal is to increase the share of krill and other raw materials used in fish feed formulations today, and shed light on new opportunities within the ingredients, aquafeed, and aquaculture industry. By applying for...
Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) has become the largest importer of Fair-Trade Certified shrimp in the United States (U.S.), after announce an exclusive initiative with two of its global shrimp suppliers, Thai Union Frozen PCL and Avanti Frozen Foods. This is not only the first fair-trade seafood or shrimp certification in India, but also the first certification of...
