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Record in the first half of the year: Norwegian seafood exports exceed NOK 70 billion
Date
July 8, 2022
The export value of Norwegian seafood has never been higher in the first half of the year than in 2022, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC). In the first six months of the year, Norway exported seafood worth NOK...
The Chilean ASENAV sign its first contract to build a fishing and oceanographic research vessel
Date
July 8, 2022
The Chilean company Astilleros y Servicios Navales - ASENAV reported that it has been awarded a contract for the construction of a fishing and oceanographic research vessel for the Chilean Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture. The contract has a value...
GenoMar receives in Philippines the world´s first Specific Pathogen Free certification
Date
July 8, 2022
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Republic of Philippines has granted the world´s first Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) certification to a tilapia producer. The facility subject to certification is the GenoMar's nucleus and grandparent site located...
Portuguese University of Porto funds research into a new generation of fish feeds
Date
July 1, 2022
A new generation of fish feed is one of five ideas born in the laboratories of the University of Porto that will continue to grow over the coming months with the help of the Business Ignition Programme (BIP) PROOF, the...
Purecod will use the technology of Blue Ocean in the world’s first cod farming using closed pens at sea
Date
July 1, 2022
Blue Ocean Technology has signed a contract for the delivery of a Plug & Farm containerized sludge and water treatment facility to Purecod, the world’s first cod farming using closed pens at sea. The facility will be delivered and installed...
Cermaq adopts Scoot Science SeaState Forecasting technology at 26 of its salmon farming sites in Canada
Date
July 1, 2022
Cermaq Canada is the first company to unlock the full power of the new forecasting tools in the SaaS platform SeaState, has announced Scoot Science, the forerunner in ocean analytics. SeaState is the world’s first ocean intelligence platform for aquaculture,...
Cargill buys Delacon company to achieve leading phytogenic feed additives business for healthier animal nutrition
Date
July 1, 2022
The world's leading agribusiness company Cargill announced it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Delacon, the globally leading expert in plant-based phytogenic additives. The aim is to support feed customers in this growing space. “We’re excited to expand our...
Government of Canada reports about its next steps in transition from open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia
Date
July 1, 2022
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, announced some days ago the next steps to transition from open-net pen salmon aquaculture in British Columbia, while establishing Canada as a world leader for the next-generation aquaculture...
Tilapia farming with streptococcosis-resistant fry demonstrates significant benefits in both pond and cage culture, reported GenoMar
Date
July 1, 2022
The company GenoMar has highlighted that a scientific study has succeeded in demonstrating that tilapia farming with fingerlings genetically selected to be resistant to streptococcosis obtained significant additional benefits in both ponds and cages. This particular breeding was achieved even...