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The Philippine government is working for the revitalization of local freshwater species
Date
September 23, 2022
The National Inland Fisheries Technology Center (NIFTC) of the Philippine Department of Agriculture Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is strengthening its advocacy for the revitalization of indigenous freshwater species to increase local production in the fisheries sector through...
UK producer Rare Earth Global received funding to explore how hemp seeds could be integrated into the diets of farmed salmon in Scotland
Date
September 23, 2022
In a world’s first Rare Earth Global, a UK producer of hemp crops is taking its first steps into the aquaculture sector that could see the alternative plant-based protein source used as a key ingredient for Atlantic salmon feeds. The...
Atarraya raised a total of USD 10 million for the Shrimpbox
Date
September 23, 2022
The Shrimpbox, created by the privately held corporation Atarraya, is described as an intelligent, automated shrimp farm that is disconnected from the oceans, and located close to the consumer. Atarraya has raised a USD 3.9 million Series A round led...
Scientists of the Norwegian company Nofima developed a health test for smolt that can provide useful information for the transfer of the salmon to the sea
Date
September 23, 2022
Scientists of the Norwegian company Nofima have developed a health test for smolt that can provide information that fish farmers will benefit from when transferring salmon to the sea. The results can help increase the smolts’ chances of survival. Every...
Seafood Expo Asia opened its doors to buyers from around the world in new location in Singapore
Date
September 15, 2022
This week, thousands of seafood professionals from around the world and across Asia have reconnected in-person at the 10th edition of Seafood Expo Asia, the Seafood Marketplace for Asia. The event, organized by Diversified Communications, started on 14 September and...
The Israelis companies Kibbutz Yotvata and Brevel signe a MOU to build the ‘largest microalgae fermentation reactors of their kind’
Date
September 15, 2022
The Israelis companies Kibbutz Yotvata and Brevel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build the ‘largest microalgae fermentation reactors of their kind’. The facility will be home to the largest fermentation reactors of their kind, said the companies,...
The Aquaculture Advisory Council appoints a new Chair and Management team
Date
September 15, 2022
The annual General Assembly (GA) of the European Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) took a few days ago and at this occasion, its members chose Brian Thomsen as Chair for the next three years to come. Thomsen has represented the Danish...
UAE-based Dibba Bay Oysters becomes the only aquaculture farm in the region certified by ‘Friend of the Sea’
Date
September 15, 2022
UAE-based Dibba Bay Oysters has achieved Friend of the Sea aquaculture certification, becoming the only certified aquaculture farm in the region. “Our sustainable policies, waste management standards and social responsibilities have earned us the Friend of the Sea Sustainable Aquaculture...
SalMar signs contract with Bluegreen to build the cutting edge fish farm Marine Donut
Date
September 15, 2022
SalMar and Bluegreen have signed a contract to take over the development permits and build in Norway the first Marine Donut, an idea that came in 2015 but is materializing now. This doughnut-shaped fish farm will become the world's largest...