By: Global Salmon Initiative. Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) published its 11th annual Sustainability Report, on May 30, 2024, providing over a decade's worth of transparent data across 15 key sustainability metrics for all members in all regions. The report, which contains over 2,800 data points from 14 GSI members, underscores GSI's collective commitment to aligned, open-access reporting since its inception...
By Ace Aquatec Aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec have partnered with Shrimp Welfare Project to expand access to humane stunning solutions amongst shrimp producers globally. The collaboration reflects a growing understanding in the industry around the need to introduce more humane slaughter methods for shrimp, one of the world’s most widely produced aquatic species for human consumption. Immersion in ice-water...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Bastiaan van Tilburg, new CEO of Skretting Skretting launched AmiNova, a new feed formulation concept that allows even more precise nutrition, resulting in better utilization, higher efficiency, and lower nutrient release to the environment. According to them, with AmiNova they are introducing a new way of formulating, based on an ideal digestible amino acid profile. By evaluating...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The company Scottish Sea Farms recently announced that has teamed up with a seaweed growing venture in a scheme that combines salmon and kelp farming on Loch Spelve, in the Sound of Mull, in Scotland, United Kingdom (UK). The aim of the year-long pilot is to enrich and replenish the marine environment, feeding into the company’s work...
Members present the FEAP Award to Paul Birger Torgnes Between May 23th and 24th, the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) held its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul (Türkiye). This yearly landmark event for FEAP’s member associations was a renewed opportunity to strengthen their network, bringing together over fifty delegates representing 18 countries, 20 national aquaculture associations and organizations,...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) recently announced the spinout of its Canadian subsidiary, Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC), into an independent company. The spinout is part of a strategic alignment to optimize technical specialization. Both entities will continue as sister companies and integral parts of the Cuna del Mar portfolio, continuing collaboration while operating under...
By Cargill Cargill Aqua Nutrition Sustainability Report 2023 outlines the company's efforts and achievements in promoting sustainable practices within the aquaculture industry. The report is structured around four key pillars: Product, People, Planet, and Engaging Stakeholders. The document highlights Cargill’s commitment to long-term sustainability, addressing the challenges of global aquaculture, and achieving significant milestones in carbon footprint reduction, ethical practices,...
By Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture This week, the Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture (CSA), which has endorsed the SEAfood Act, is headed to Washington D.C. to advocate for a science-based, stakeholder-led legislative approach for establishing strong environmental and social standards to develop a thriving, well-regulated U.S. open ocean aquaculture. Up to 90 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: The American company changes name to Great Northern Salmon A USD 5 million EPA grant has been awarded to remediate and prepare the project site for the construction of Katahdin Salmon’s RAS facility. The grant was awarded to their development partner Our Katahdin for the remediation of the project site in collaboration with Katahdin Salmon. This grant...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Responding to the growing demand for sustainable Omega-3 EPA & DHA, the Dutch company Veramaris increased its production volume by 50% in 2023. Now, the company’s new sustainable development report shows how this was achieved with minimal increases in environmental footprint. “2023 marks a pivotal year for Veramaris, as we not only achieved a record increase in...
Aquaculture Magazine reports: Competitors Skretting and Cargill collaborate on the delivery of fish feed on 14 vessels The Norvegian company Eidsvaag announced that will build two new feed vessels for Fjordfrende together with feed suppliers Skretting and Cargill. By collaborating on transport, the companies avoid having to run separate transport routes in and out of the same fjords, thereby significantly...
By: Aqua Farma 2024 MicroBioGen, an Australian industrial biotechnology company and provider of “Yeast Innovation as a Service”, will be presenting on opportunities for producing sustainable, alternative aquafeed using yeast technology, at this week’s international aquaculture conference, Aqua Farm 2024. MicroBioGen CEO Geoff Bell discussed how the company’s innovative yeast platform technology, based on improving the industrial capabilities of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, can be leveraged...
