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 certification,” they announced. “The Friend of the Sea certification covers our sustainable oyster aquaculture, which encompasses the Crassostrea Gigas species....
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 construction in thermoplastics. In the site of Bluegreen in Telemark, Norway, the construction of Marine Donut is already in full...
Ridley, Australia’s largest commercial provider of high-performance animal nutrition and Australian Prawn Farms, Ilbilbie, Queensland, made a commercial-scale trial showing a new diet with lower levels of protein can produce the same sized prawns with less impact on the environment, achieving its advance in sustainable production. In the trial, prawns were fed the novel diet called Propel Grower which has...
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh formally launched some days ago FoodTechBangladesh, a four-year cooperation between Dutch and Bangladeshi companies. The partnership is headed by Larive International, and jointly the partners will invest EUR 6 million in developing sustainable growth of the Bangladeshi aquaculture sector. The partnership consists of Aftab Bahumukhi Farms, Gemini Sea Food, Nutreco,...
Some of the leading industry experts Förde Garnelen, Aquafeed Germany, Protix, Neomar and Crusta Nova have joined forces to launch a new shrimp feed: SHR EX. The feed has been exclusively designed for the needs of European land-based shrimp farms as they increasingly move towards greater sustainability. SHR EX replaces marine proteins with locally produced insect protein from a circular...
The partnership between the Finnish company eniferBio and Skretting has been strengthened by the signing of an agreement that defines the future steps for testing PEKILO protein in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Skretting and eniferBio have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on continued cooperation. The biotech start-up was the winner of the 2020 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech...
For the first time, the Seagriculture conference was organized in the United States (US), taking place in the Westin Portland Harborview in Portland, Maine, last 7 and 8 September, with more than 300 assistants. Within seven sessions and several keynote presentations some 27 seaweed experts from North America and Europe spoked numerous industry topics: from using seaweed to benefit the...
According with the Fact.MR report on Frozen Shrimp Market, it will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4% during 2021-2031 period. Sales of frozen shrimp are expected to reach a value of USD 48.8 billion by 2031, surging at a CAGR of around 8.4% over the decade. The United States (US) is estimated to account for more...
Aker BioMarine has reported its decision to establish a team that will work closely with the fish farming industry in order to find tailor made solutions for each customer. The team will be led by Maja Bævre-Jensen who takes the role as Business Development Director, and Karen Kirstine Østerhus, who is appointed as Business Development Manager. Both, Bævre-Jensen and Østerhus,...
The European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATIP) has organized for next September 29th the Innovation Forum 'From Policies to Solutions', a meeting that through practical demonstrations of innovative initiatives seeks "the high potential of innovation in the effective transfer and development of capabilities". This meeting, with contributions from the European Commission (EC), is co-organized with the European Aquaculture Society,...
The Maritech Eye quality measurement technology has been developed by Nofima in collaboration with Maritech and Norsk Elektro Optikk (NEO), and already allows detection and removal of Nematodes –roundworms– from whitefish fillets before they enter the dinner table. Recently, the solution was tested at the fish producer MareDeus, in Portugal, that makes lightly salted products from frozen cod that originates...
Innovasea, global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, introduced the SeaProtean Pen, a rugged but lightweight submersible fish pen that features the industry’s smoothest buoyancy control system to alleviate fish stress and simplify operation. SeaProtean is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and can be raised and lowered by a single worker by simply opening a...
