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Canada: Economics of land-based salmon farming not adding up for B.C. fish farmers. Some day, it might be possible to raise salmon in land-based closed containment ponds and make a profit. But that day is still a long way off, and even when it does become economically viable, land-based aquaculture […]

Australia: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is among the recipients that will share $9.3 million in research grants from NOAA aimed at further developing the nation’s marine and coastal aquaculture industry. “This country, with its abundant coastline, should not have to import billions of pounds of seafood each year,” said […]

For many Chinese people, Africa is not only far away, but also strange and wild. He Wang, however, has spent most of the past decade living on the continent. She has just left her 92-year-old mother for the eighth time to visit Africa, where she stays for more than 10 […]

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) Professor Daniel Benetti has been awarded $967,000 by Florida Sea Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding is just a portion of $9.3 million NOAA has slated for 32 projects around the country to help […]

Biotechnology in the fish farming industry hit the headlines in 2017 when a fast-growing salmon became the first GM animal to reach the market. In Europe, however, new developments in biotech’s potential for aquaculture went largely un-reported. Rather than focusing on the fish, British scientists are making progress towards creating […]

A planned salmon farm will not go ahead off the coast of Southland. A study that showed lower-than-expected water currents off Port Pegasus in Southland has led to the shelving of a planned salmon farm. The site, bounded by Stewart Island, was given extensive government funding after being identified by […]

Preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2017 commercial salmon fishery indicate the season was a step up above the previous year’s disastrous harvest. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported a 66.7-percent increase in exvessel value between the two years, with 224.6 million wild salmon worth around $678.8 […]

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. […]

Imagine eating bluefin sushi without killing a fish. The startup Finless Foods is developing the technology to do just that, but it probably won’t mean that the coveted, overfished species is off the hook. BLUEFIN TUNA IS a sushi delicacy regularly sold for hundreds of dollars a pound or more. […]

Two new grants total over $650,000… Two new grants to the Woods Hole Sea Grant program totaling more than $650,000 will support research aimed at expanding aquaculture production in Massachusetts. The projects won funding as part of a national strategic investment in aquaculture by the NOAA Sea Grant Program. “The […]