Lithuania’s Vičiūnai Group and France’s Frais Embal have won top honors at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Global Awards held at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, the world’s largest seafood trade show. The winners were selected from among 35 finalists and announced at a special Seafood Excellence Global Awards reception. The competition recognizes the best products showcased at Seafood Expo Global,...
• The organism will play an important role in the development of the America First Seafood Strategy to promote production, marketing, sale and export of US fishery and aquaculture products. United States (US) Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced the creation of the new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Seafood. This first of its kind office will...
By Word Aquaculture Society (African Chapter) Women are central to fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, fulfilling critical roles across producing, harvesting, processing, trading, and retail, and often underpinning household food security and local economies. Women comprise a significant proportion — particularly in post-harvest segments — where their labour adds value, reduces losses, and sustains market systems, yet their...
By Aquaculture without Frontiers In the television/streaming series Better Call Saul, the character Jimmy McGill often references far-flung places like Tajikistan to make his stories sound more impressive—more worldly, more convincing. But audiences recognise what’s really happening: the story is doing the work, not the substance. There is none of that in the story of Ava Drake. Through Running for...
By Aquaticode Hatcheries producing sea bass and sea bream have traditionally relied on manual visual assessment to evaluate juveniles and identify weak or unviable individuals. At the volumes required by modern commercial operations, this approach is labor-intensive, highly variable, and unable to provide the biological consistency needed to optimize outcomes across large cohorts. Aquaticode has entered into a commercial agreement...
By Coldep First scientific demonstration of norovirus extraction from seawater by vacuum flotation. As part of the NoVLess project, conducted with a consortium of six scientific and institutional partners, French water treatment company Coldep has demonstrated that its VAL AQUA technology reduces norovirus levels in seawater by 95% in just 120 minutes. The experiments, carried out at the Mediterranean Marine...
By Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global The expo will take place in Barcelona, from 21 to 23 April, occupying more than 52,950 net square meters of exhibition space, a figure that is still growing. Companies across the seafood supply chain and from around the world will showcase their latest innovations to international buyers. The event is estimated to generate an...
After the International Council for Animal Welfare (ICAW) published an investigation into conditions on prawn farms linked to the supply chain The German retailer ALDI Süd announced a few days ago they will use electrical stunning or similar methods, before slaughtering all farmed shrimp by 2035 and end eyestalk ablation across its supply chain by 2030. The policy will apply...
They will stablish a network of 56 state and territory-based coordination hubs. The organism will invest up to USD 1 million annually per hub over three years. The National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States (US) announced a new funding opportunity as part of an effort to enable all Americans to understand, apply and create with artificial intelligence. The...
• In collaboration with Aqua Kompetanse, KIME Akva and Greenfox Marine. • It is an important step toward greater sustainability in the species farming. • The technology for sex-sorting fish uses ultrasound in combination with AI. The Norwegian company Akvaplan-niva, in collaboration with Aqua Kompetanse, KIME Akva, and Greenfox Marine, has now completed a pilot project that offers hope for...
By Onda and Innovafeed Preliminary research demonstrates antibacterial potential and strong growth performance in Atlantic salmon Innovafeed, a global leader in insect-based ingredients (Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens), and Onda, the world’s largest independent aquatic contract research organization, today announced promising results from two collaborative trials evaluating the performance and functional benefits of insect-based ingredients in aquaculture nutrition. The...
By ADM Shrimp farming has grown rapidly over the past three decades, helping meet rising global demand for seafood. But this growth has also increased pressure on marine resources traditionally used in aquaculture feeds, including fishmeal and fish oil. Key opportunities to promote farmer efficiencies and environmental stewardship include development of innovative ingredients that deliver higher nutritional value while addressing...
