MDM Inc. and Trome BV announce an exclusive distribution relationship to promote MDM’s Sequence®, Advance ®, Genesys® and C-Shell® pumps in European aquaculture, residential aquatics, and industrial markets. MDM, the US-based manufacturer of non-metallic pumps, and Trome, a Belgian manufacturer of drum filters, have been collaborating for 18 months to assemble pump and […]
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Aquaculture data analytics disrupter Ecto has raised $7 million in financing led by the Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund and Aqua-Spark. New investor Seventure Partners also participated in the round, joined by existing investors Yield Lab and Vodia Ventures. Ecto plans to use the investment to advance its leading position in the market for digital decision support tools for […]
Mr. Geir Molvik hands over the baton as CEO of Cermaq Group as he wishes Cermaq well and seeks to prioritize his time differently going forward. The new CEO from March 2022 will be Steven Rafferty, current MD of Cermaq Chile. Information source: Cermaq / media release Geir Molvik has […]
Inspired by nature, Skretting launches groundbreaking new hatchery diet GEMMA Neo that reduces the dependence on traditional feed ingredients, while also providing ideal nutrient composition, unprecedented production system performance, and weaning flexibility. Information source: Skretting global / media release GEMMA Neo contains ingredients inspired by nature to support improved […]
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has recently welcomed an announcement from the Assistant Minister for Fisheries Jonno Duniam and Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water Guy Barnett of a framework to deliver offshore aquaculture in the Commonwealth waters off Tasmania. Information […]
The domestication of Atlantic salmon through years of fish farming has led to farmed Atlantic salmon developing smaller eyes according to a new piece of research published in the journal Evolutionary Applications (https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13297) Info source: Bangor University / media release Over 15 generations of breeding salmon in captivity for food, farmed fish have developed smaller eyes than […]
BioMar Group recently announces an ambitious plan for an expansion of the capacity for extruded feed in Ecuador. The two-phased installations will bring a total of four new lines with a combined capacity of 200 000 tons at BioMar’s facilities in Guayaquil. Info source: BioMar / press release BioMar announces […]
By: Sowmiya,C. and Atshaya, S. * Seagrass meadows benefit aquaculture systems by providing water filtration, biological controls, and regulation of dissolved gasses. In addition, the seagrass dominated system oxygenates the water by photosynthesis faster than the respiratory oxygen consumption, and it helps to maintain the aquaculture system above the minimum […]
As one of the biggest events held by students, AQUAFEST have fully support from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Republic of Indonesia. In this year, Aquaculture Festival 2021 event with the theme “Hidden Treasure of Aquaculture”. Aquaculture Festival is the biggest aquaculture student event in Indonesia that […]
XpertSea, a Canadian company transforming how seafood is farmed and traded, has been awarded the 2021 AgTech Breakthrough Award for Trading Solution of the Year. The winners were announced today by AgTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global agricultural technology […]