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Benchmark’s Spring Genetics®: First company to be granted with import licence for tilapia genetic material to Colombia
Date
August 28, 2019
Spring Genetics®, a Benchmark company, has been granted with an import license which made the first authorized tilapia genetics importer in Colombia. Information source: Benchmark Group press release Spring Genetics®, in a multilateral collaboration with the United States Department of...
Cargill’s sustainable, plant-based alternative to omega-3 fish oil approved for US cultivation
Date
August 19, 2019
USDA deregulation of proprietary canola gives aqua farmers and feed manufacturers access to a sustainable aquafeed source. Information source: Cargill Press release Aquaculture farmers will have access to a sustainable, plant-based source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids for aquafeed, now...
Canada: P.E.I. programs aim to encourage sustainable and clean technologies for aquaculture
Date
August 18, 2019
Programs promote more sustainable, green technologies in aquaculture and seafood industries. Written by: Sam Juric / CBC News Canada The Department of Fisheries and Communities is rolling out two programs to encourage the development of technologies that reduce environmental impact and...
New Zealand’s aquaculture industry looks at open ocean farming as an alternative for growing space
Date
August 17, 2019
New Zealand's aquaculture industry is hankering for more space to grow shellfish and finfish, but it is hindered by limited access to sheltered inshore farm space. Written by: Tracy Neal for rnz.co.nz Scientists at Nelson's Cawthron Institute are trailblazing new...
Billion Oyster Project To Partner with Pew To Expand Shell Recycling, Oyster Reef Restoration Areas in New York State Waters
Date
August 16, 2019
Collaboration with The Pew Charitable Trusts aims to accelerate success. Written by: Billion Oyster Project Press Release The Billion Oyster Project announced new work to expand the restoration of native oysters in New York waters, as part of a partnership...
Nutrition Technologies raises funding to set up Southeast Asia’s largest insect protein production facility
Date
August 14, 2019
Singapore-based agrifood tech company Nutrition Technologies closed a Series A funding round from a consortium of investors led by Openspace Ventures and SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore. The funding will be used to establish the largest high-tech...
New this year at Aquaculture Europe: the Innovation Forum
Date
August 9, 2019
Aquaculture development requires upscaling production systems and developing new solutions for producing more to supply a growing market with healthy products. EAS wants to promote and support start-ups and emerging business models in the aquaculture sector, by matching ideas to...
New opportunity for a sustainable oyster aquaculture industry on the Texas Gulf Coast
Date
August 7, 2019
At the intersection of legislation and science, a new opportunity for an ecologically and economically sustainable oyster aquaculture industry is being spawned on the Texas Gulf Coast. Written by: Paul Schattenberg / Agrilife Today News For years, Dr. Joe Fox,...
EU project aims to develop advanced tools and research strategies for parasite control in farmed fish
Date
August 6, 2019
ParaFishControl is a new €8.1 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project that aims to improve our understanding of fish-parasite interactions and develop innovative solutions and tools to prevent, control and mitigate harmful parasites which affect the main fish species farmed in...