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Fredrikstad Seafoods and BioMar extend their agreement
Date
December 22, 2020
Fredrikstad Seafoods and BioMar Norway extend their long-term RAS feed agreement for three more years. Fredrikstad Seafoods and BioMar have already been collaborating closely to develop a sustainable feed recipe for their RAS facility in Fredrikstad. Information source: BioMar /...
UMITRON launches new initiative to promote sustainable seafood consumption: ‘UMI to SACHI’
Date
December 22, 2020
UMITRON PTE. LTD. recently launched ‘UMI to SACHI’, an initiative advocating for consumers to be more emotionally in touch with the way seafood is produced and to encourage them to be more involved in the future of our oceans. In...
Environmentally Sustainable Practices of Irish Aquaculture Focus of new Documentary from EuroNews
Date
December 22, 2020
The sustainable practices of the Irish aquaculture industry will form the focus of a Euronews documentary being broadcast this month. Richard Donnelly, Salmon and Shellfish Manager, BIM and John Harrington, Kush Shellfish were interviewed as part of the documentary to...
Climate change is impacting the sustainability of Omani fisheries and aquaculture
Date
December 22, 2020
New research from HSBC and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources in Oman, has identified the potential impact of climate change on Omani fisheries and aquaculture....
ORIVO and BioMar to develop next-generation DNA-based feed analysis
Date
December 21, 2020
ORIVO has been granted funding from the Norwegian Research Council to develop the next generation DNA-based analysis for feed products and feed ingredients. Among the partners in the project is the Danish sustainable aquaculture feed producer, BioMar, who sees the...
NOAA Dives into Aquaculture Opportunity Areas
Date
December 21, 2020
In the United States, marine aquaculture operates within one of the most comprehensive regulatory environments in the world. Projects that are sited in U.S. waters must meet a number of federal, state, and local regulations that ensure environmental protection, water...
CEOs of the world’s leading seafood companies commit to time-bound goals for a healthy ocean
Date
December 21, 2020
For the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have committed to a set of time-bound and measurable goals that will ensure the industry becomes more sustainable. The goals are...
Adisseo announces the acquisition of Framelco Group
Date
December 21, 2020
Bluestar Adisseo Company (“Adisseo”) announces the signature of an agreement to acquire FRAmelco Group, a Dutch feed additive company (meaning FRAnklin Group BV and its wholly owned subsidiaries – hereafter “FRAmelco”). This transaction is part of Adisseo’s strategy to boost...
GM fish food deal brings sustainable salmon a step closer to commercialization
Date
December 21, 2020
Rothamsted Research, a United Kingdom plant science research institute, has signed a collaboration agreement with a bioscience company that brings the dream of fully sustainable farmed salmon a step closer to commercial reality. Written by: Mark Lynas / Cornell Alliance...