The inauguration of ‘Salmon Eye’, the world’s largest floating and walkable art installation by Eide Fjordbruk, took place in Norway on September 2. The structure is 14.55 meters high on four levels (above and below the water); 1,000.6 square meters with a weight of 1,256 tons located above 300 meters […]
Aquaculture Magazine Editorial Team
The management team of Icelandic company Landeldi, owner and developer of the Deep Atlantic project, appointed Eggert Þór Kristófersson as its new CEO just a few days ago. Kristófersson arrives at the right time to lend his support and expertise to the company, which aims to steadily increase its salmon […]
By: The Fishmonger* Wherever you are in the world you are not able to avoid the way things are changing. Unfortunately, disruption in so many of the business drivers are impacting pressures daily for all organizations and solutions must be found for survival. If you think you are going to […]
This week took place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, the Vietnam International Seafood Expo – Vietfish 2022, organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Vietfish 2022 was made from August 24 to 26, receiving the participation of 170 companies, from 15 countries around the […]
Regal Springs has reported proudly that has become a member of the Blue Food Partnership’s Sustainable Aquaculture Working Group, led by Friends of Ocean Action. This initiative aims to harness the vast potential of sustainable aquaculture to help meet the nutritional needs of our fast-growing population in a way that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* The tonnage of shrimp produced by aquaculture is at an all high with no end apparently in sight. Have we achieved sustainability or is this another peak that will end abruptly followed by a significant drop in production only to rebound once more? The word […]