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Scientists are set to research the application of transformational tech for the aquaculture industry, following funding approval for the two-year Precision Farming Technology for Aquaculture project. The project announced today focuses on developing technologies that give farmers the ability to manage their farm and stock remotely. Cawthron Institute Coastal and […]

This article first appeared in Personal Wealth, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on October 23, 2017 – October 29, 2017. Dutch entrepreneur Mike Velings has observed the decline of the marine ecosystem in many oceans around the world in his 20 years of recreational scuba diving. His resolve to prevent further […]

Aim is to develop advance-warning system that will let a hatchery know when dangerous bacteria are blooming. The water condition in salmon hatcheries can provide a great deal of information as to when and why outbreaks of disease occur. Now, SINTEF researchers are about to expose the water’s secrets, both […]

Multiple bluefin farms in Japan are set to drastically increase shipments of closed-cycle tuna, for which the entire cycle of reproduction is carried out in the captive state. Nagoya-based trading company Toyota Tsusho Corp. has had a technical tie-up since 2010 with Kinki University – the first to succeed in […]

The Precision Farming Technology for Aquaculture project is part of the National Science Challenges ‘Spearhead’ project. The Cawthron Institute will provide $2m funding for a two year project to apply a range of advanced technologies to aquaculture with the aim of giving farmers the ability to remotely manage their farms […]

MOU with CibusDx to Co-Develop Rapid Disease Detection Device Second Public, Private, Academic Collaboration. Sino Agro Food, Inc. (OTCQX: SIAF | OSE: SIAF-ME), a specialized investment company focused on protein food including seafood and cattle, is pleased to announce entry into two partnerships that advance its technical leadership in aquaculture. […]

“The aquaculture industry aims to reach $1 billion in sales by 2025. Technology that promotes sustainability, efficiency, and the ability to farm further offshore will play a significant role in achieving this target,” said Dr Cornelisen. Scientists are set to research the application of transformational tech for the aquaculture industry, […]

The United States annually imports nearly $1 billion worth of tilapia while producing another 30 million pounds ourselves. This makes tilapia the U.S.’s fourth most consumed fish. Worldwide, farmed-raised tilapia is nearly an $8 billion yearly industry. Those same tilapia farmers lose about $1 billion annually due to streptococcosis. The […]

A New York state-based company that used a former mattress factory to launch an indoor shrimp aquaculture operation has agreed to buy waste heat from an eco-friendly Maine power plant, the Portland Press Herald reports. Kimberly Samaha, the CEO of Born Global, reportedly told the newspaper that she and her […]

It aims at giving a fillip to technology and skill development in the fisheries sector. The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the technology incubation centre of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), will collaborate with Bharthidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, to give a fillip to technology and skill development in […]