The company Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking based in Boston (USA), announced this week that it has helped the Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI) secure federal grant funds to continue its plan to repurpose a defunct oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico for aquaculture. The $100,000 grant from the Gulf...
Taprobane Seafood Company announced a few days ago the creation of Taprobane Aqua Services, aimed at providing shrimp aquaculture products and services. Looking to diversify its business, the Sri Lanka-based company had started a vannamei shrimp farming program in 2019, and now receives an investment from the Atman Group to assist in its expansion. Until two years ago, Taprobane was...
Mowi has been ranked the most sustainable protein producer for the third year in a row by the award nominated Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index, published days ago. This report, now in its fourth edition, assesses 60 of the largest listed global meat, dairy and aquaculture companies on ten environmental, social and governance themes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals...
BioMar, one of the leading suppliers of high performance feed to the aquaculture industry worldwide, announced the launch of a new pellet size in the INICIO Plus product family. “Fish farmers’ favorite starter feed INICIO Plus is now available in a smaller pellet size, making an interesting alternative for feeding of fry across various species”, they report. The new INICIO...
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Technology with submersible systems could reduce operating costs by 18%, thanks to better and healthier growing conditions for fish, and contribute to the creation of a new world standard. With a six-year horizon of applied research, the first technology development program of its kind in the country, seeks to develop the technical requirements for ocean aquaculture and lay the foundations...
The African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) that was initially planned for 2020 will take place from December 11-14 in the Egyptian port of Alexandria, following an assessment of the Covid health and safety situation in the ancient country, and approval by the Egyptian government. “WAS and AFRAQ21 conference management is cognizant of the need to hold the...
Diversified Communications announced that the tenth edition of Seafood Expo Asia will take place in Singapore, at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, from 14 to 16 September 2022. The event scheduled for 2020, which was also to take place in Singapore, was canceled by Diversified due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said that the...
The Norwegian Seafood Council reported that the Norwegian aquaculture industry uses less antibiotics than any other animal farming, and in 2020, 99% of Norwegian salmon have never been treated with any form of antibiotic. The latest annual report on the use of antibiotics in Norwegian animal husbandry and food production showcases the local aquaculture industry’s success in minimizing the use...
A European eco-label for aquaculture products and a one-stop-shop for licenses are key proposals put forward by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in its opinion on ‘Sustainable blue economy and aquaculture’, adopted at its plenary session on 1-2 December. The opinion contributes to the new communication on sustainable blue economy and the strategic guidelines for sustainable and competitive...
Since December 1, the Norwegian business community has been able to take advantage of the free trade agreement between Norway and the United Kingdom reached by the two countries last summer. This helps trade, value chains and competitiveness to continue after Brexit, and is opening the way for Oslo to increase salmon and other seafood exports to the British market....
A study opens up the possibility of converting greenhouse methane into fish food. The report, published in Nature Sustainability and driven by researchers at Stanford University, explains that the production costs associated with methane captured from certain sources in the US are lower than the market price of conventional fishmeal. The study reveals that methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, can...
