The company raises about USD 13.1 million in funding The Indonesia-based start-up Jala Tech has just completed a series A funding round of USD 13.1 million. With this funding, Jala is determined to strengthen the shrimp cultivation industry in its country. Apart from that, Jala also plans to expand its operations in several regions in Indonesia, including Sumatra, Sulawesi and...
The international company Skretting introduced in Norway Nutra Terra, a novelty in hatchery feed with documented good performance and reduced emissions. According to them, trials have shown up to a 30 per cent reduction in the release of phosphorus and zinc from faeces, at the same time fish fed Nutra Terra have significantly better growth and a lower feed factor,...
The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), based in Brussels, Belgium, issued a statement a few days ago in which it assures that, “the viability of the activity depends on the quality of our products, which is directly affected by the conditions of production and animal welfare. Therefore, there can be no fish farming without good fish welfare”. “FEAP strives...
The American National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has announced it will be home to the Global Shrimp Council as the group begins work to create a precompetitive partnership designed to promote United States (US) shrimp consumption. Co-founders David Castro, from Manta Bay Seafood, and Gabriel Luna, from Gluna Shrimp, announced in September plans for the group during the Global Shrimp Forum...
The global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, Innovasea, recently announced that it has hired Rudi Seim as Managing Director of its office in Bergen, Norway. With more than 15 years of experience in the global aquaculture industry, Seim arrives to Innovasea from Benchmark Genetics, where he served as head of production Norway and global...
The United States-Canada operation joint effort with the Japanese developer and proprietary of gene-editing techniques to promote genome editing in major commercial fish species The joint United States-Canada operation Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), leading provider of genetics solutions in aquaculture, announced a collaboration with the Japanese C4U Corporation. Their joint effort aims to apply CRISPR-Cas3 technology to promote genome...
The world’s seafood leader Thai Union Group has become a signatory to two ambitious global environmental initiatives, Ocean Breakthroughs and Transforming our Food Systems, at the United Nations (UN) Climate Conference in Dubai. For them, this action reinforces the Company’s commitment to sustainable practices and responsible stewardship of the planet’s resources. “Thai Union's support of these critical calls to action...
The 2nd Aquaculture Africa Conference (AFRAQ23) took place on 13-16 November 2023 at the majestic Mulungushi International Convention Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The 2nd Aquaculture Africa Conference (AFRAQ23) took place on 13-16 November 2023 at the majestic Mulungushi International Convention Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. Themed “Resilient value chains in the blue economy” AFRAQ23 attracted nearly 1,200 attendees from industry, academia,...
The Indian company Eruvaka Technologies is developing technology that transforms aquaculture globally. As they say, they proud to be at the forefront of innovation globally. They are not just helping farmers automate and digitalize their farms, but they also deploy artificial intelligence-based solutions that help them improve farm productivity, lower costs and mitigate biological risks associated with farming. In recent...
The largest and most modern indoor shrimp farm in Europe will soon be built at the Sigmundshall site, near Hanover, in Germany. This has been contractually agreed between K+S and the start-up Aquapurna. K+S is investing an amount in the low double-digit million euro range in this sustainable project and is acting as builder, landlord, and media supplier for the...
The Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) was officially launched some days ago in Canberra to advance environmentally responsible farming and production, strategic research and development, and scientific and biotech related commercialization. Formed by ten corporate members across six states, the ASSA has the goal of the fast-tracking methane emission reducing asparagopsis (red seaweed) production to help meet the Australian Government’s...
BioMar has reported that is coming out of the third quarter with a 5% increase in volumes year-on-year. The increase in volumes, combined with a strong product strategy, is driving up results, explained from the company. Being almost through 2023, BioMar raises expectation for EBITDA for the full year, driven by the operational results. “So far, we have experienced a...
