The directives of the integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company Blue Star Foods, based in Doral, Florida, United States (US,) announced their plans to open a new plant dedicated on soft-shell crab production in South Carolina. The details were reported in the presentation of the financial and operational results for the three and six months ended on...
Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, cut the ribbon on Hendrix Genetics’s upgraded Inverkerry Hatchery at Gairloch, in WesterRoss. The hatchery will supply smolts to Skye-based organic Scottish salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) and directly supports local jobs, ensuring the hatchery has a long-term future. The facility will organically produce around 1.2 million organic salmon smolts for Organic Sea...
Probotic, the Norwegian-based aquaculture technology company, has unveiled the first findings from a pilot test with its innovative Probot underwater drone. The device's achievements are already revolutionizing the aquaculture sector by automating the inspection and cleaning of fish nets, one of the fish farming industry's most significant pain points. Automation, the company reported, results in cleaner feed production, improved animal...
Marel has successfully closed the acquisition of Wenger Manufacturing, a global leader in processing solutions for the growing pet food, plant-based protein and aquafeed markets. The USD 540 million acquisition brings together two highly complementary product portfolio that will be able to meet the growing demand for high-quality, sustainably and cost-effectively processed food and feed. Wenger, as a new business...
Aquaculture was one of this year’s focal areas of the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 2022 (WCGALP) took place a few weeks ago in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With an increase in the number of papers presented in the conference in comparison to the previous events, the 12th edition of the WCGALP being accorded two full afternoon sessions on...
The Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, launched some days ago a Public Consultation on Aquaculture Regulations. The consultation is open to September 6, and people can provide feedback through an online survey with six open-ended questions. A public input guide with an overview of aquaculture in Nova Scotia and a summary of the current regulatory framework is also available. The...
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods), Thai agro-industrial conglomerate and leading global shrimp producer, announced progress made on reducing antibiotics in aquaculture and seafood sustainability efforts as a part of the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative. SeaBOS recently launched SeaBOS Progress report 2017-2022, following commitments made at the 2017 UN Ocean Conference. Sujint Thammasart, DVM, Chief Operating Officer,...
The international company Benchmark Genetics announced the official opening of its new incubation center in Vogar, Iceland, on the 23rd of August. As they reported, the new center holds 10,000 single incubators and gets fresh and clean water from deep boreholes. “The biosecurity standards are as for the other operations in Iceland at the highest levels of the industry,” they...
The Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (US), based company EcoCortec proudly announced the expansion of its plant located in green area in Croatia, a European daughter company of Cortec Corporation. The company is a manufacturer of environmentally safe VCI/VpCI anti-corrosion films and bags under patent of the Corporation. Plant’s management is now investing in new polymer processing plant that is...
The actions that international company Skretting is taking to reduce the carbon footprint of its food solutions have been recorded in its recently published Annual Sustainability Report 2021. The document also defines the company's key challenges and provides specific examples for each stage of its products' life cycle: production and transportation of ingredients, along with manufacturing, packaging, delivery and use...
The Norwegian company Hima Seafood will receive an investment of GBP 40 million (USD 48.6 million, EUR 47.8 million) over the next three to four years for its land-based trout farming project in Rjukan, Norway. Hima's recirculating aquaculture systems farm is expected to start operations in 2024 and be fully operational in 2025, with a planned annual production of 8,000...
The Humboldt County Planning Commission, in California, United States (US) voted to certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), a comprehensive initial step in the Nordic Aquafarms (NAF) permitting process. In addition to that certification, the commission also approved the coastal development permit for Terrestrial Development. “We would like to convey our appreciation for the many hours of collaborative work done...
