Requested USD 25 million in annual funding Industry coalition Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) reported a few days ago that have sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the United States (US) House and US Senate Committees on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies urging Congress to support annual funding for NOAA Fisheries’ National...
Unibio International PLC, the leading sustainable protein company, has announced that the Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) has signed an agreement to invest approximately USD 70 million in the company. The proceeds will be deployed to enable Unibio’s vision of feeding the world’s growing population in a sustainable way. From the company reported that they will use the funds to...
FAU Harbor Branch Study Assesses Efficacy of Clamming Industry Anti-predator Materials on Whitespotted Eagle Rays According to NOAA Fisheries, more than 80 percent of marine aquaculture production in the United States consists of bivalve mollusks such as oysters, clams and mussels. However, it’s not just humans who enjoy eating these shellfish, so do marine rays. They like to “crunch” on...
A new study suggests that sustainability themes, delivered by trusted sources, can convert naysayers regarding aquaculture into supporters. The investigation was published by the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, California, United States (US), and collaborators from the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program, and the Department of...
Aquaculture technology specialists, Ace Aquatec, have partnered with marine ecosystem restoration specialists Ocean Health to further develop FaunaGuard, an acoustic system which uses academically validated sound patterns with award-winning transducer technology to create temporary exclusion zones around project sites. The two organizations now join efforts to make FaunaGuard globally available as the go-to mitigation solution for the offshore renewables sector....
Probotic, a leading developer of autonomous underwater technology, announces the successful acquisition of a patent for its innovative cleaning system for fish farms. The patent covers marine and land-based fish farms. It represents a significant milestone for the company, which has been working tirelessly to create a system that efficiently cleans fish pens autonomously while minimizing damage to the pens...
The Canadian technology company XpertSea announced the launch of XpertSea Responsible Shrimp, a new data-driven solution that makes sourcing sustainable shrimp easy for international buyers. Leveraging the company’s deep network of farmer relationships and its MAX technology, XpertSea Responsible Shrimp simplifies meeting sustainability commitments and unlocks farm-to-table shrimp with powerful marketing and storytelling opportunities, they reported. Now, XpertSea’s Responsible Shrimp...
Diversified Communications, organizer of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, announced that the 29th edition of the event, taking place 25-27 April 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, is, to this date, larger than any of the previous editions of this global trade event. With almost a couple months to go until the 2023 edition, the Expo already covers more than 49,000 net...
BioFishency ELX™ decomposes MIB and geosmin, fully eliminating off-flavors in the purging while feeding process BioFishency, a leading global provider of electro-chemical and biological aquaculture water treatment solutions for Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS), announced today the first-ever MIB and geosmin removal from both the water and fish tissues during routine feeding, resulting in the elimination of off-flavors in trout. BioFishency’s...
The Norwegian company Nordic Halibut have signed a three-year contract with Skretting as halibut feed supplier. The agreed collaboration ensures stability and predictability for feed supply to cover the company’s growth plan phase 1 of 4,500 tonnes HOG production in 2026. The company has worked closely with Skretting over several years to develop sustainable products with precise nutrition that are...
The eleven finalists for the 2023 Seafood Excellence Awards, the prestigious Best New Products competition at Seafood Expo North America, have been announced some days ago. Winners of the competition will be revealed on March 12 in the Demonstration Theater during Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America. The three-day Expo takes place March 12-14, 2023, at the Boston Convention...
The Asian shrimp aquaculture industry is stagnating and going nowhere. While there is increasing supply in Latin America, demand from the global market faces headwinds of inflation and a looming recession. Costs of production for Asian shrimp have risen tremendously, including high prices for feeds and energy inputs - erasing margins for farmers and affecting all players along the supply...
