GFIA winner Cruz Foam secures $18 million in Series A funding
Circular materials company Cruz Foam, which makes alternatives to single-use plastics, secured $18 million in Series A funding, led by Helena.
Urban shrimp farming concept named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2022
Time has recognized Atarraya’s Shrimpbox, a “plug and play” technology for urban shrimp farming, as one of the best inventions of the year.
New York aquaculture startup LocalCoho snags multimillion-dollar investment
Land-based aquaculture startup LocalCoho has received new funding from two prominent seafood industry entrepreneurs.
Alaska Mariculture Cluster awarded grants to advance Alaska’s mariculture industry
The Alaska Mariculture Cluster has won nearly $49 million in grants to support Alaska's big-potential mariculture industry.
NOAA helps fund the launch of harmful algal bloom control center
NOAA awarded $7.5 million to launch a technology incubator with a mandate to “advance innovative ways to control harmful algal blooms."
GenoMar opens ‘state-of-the-art’ tilapia breeding and genetics center in Brazil
GenoMar has opened a tilapia breeding and genetics center that could help transform Brazil into an exporter of high-quality tilapia genetics.
BlueTrace wins NOAA grant for shellfish tagging and traceability
Maine-based shellfish technology company awarded a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to expedite innovative shellfish tagging and traceability efforts.
Ocean 14 Capital Fund invests in Brazilian tilapia producer
The Ocean 14 Capital fund is investing over €10 million (U.S. $9.7 million) in Tilabras, a leading Brazilian tilapia producer.
Cruz Foam, Aristogene Biosciences win GSA’s annual Innovation Awards
Companies with alternatives to polystyrene (Cruz Foam) and antibiotics (Aristogene Biosciences) take home the annual awards at GOAL 2022.
Is modular fish farming an affordable alternative to recirculating aquaculture systems?
A new modular fish farming concept may offer an affordable alternative to recirculating aquaculture systems.
NOAA Sea Grant to invest $14 million to strengthen U.S. aquaculture
The federal funding will be spread across four strategic areas to improve U.S. aquaculture, informed by science and community needs.
‘We were just looking for a way to fish better’: How one partnership is reinventing commercial fishing nets to reduce bycatch and improve animal welfare
Precision Seafood Harvesting’s novel reimagining of commercial fishing nets provides innovative solutions to both bycatch and animal welfare issues.
Overcoming the ‘sterility paradox’: How new gene editing technology can solve it and benefit aquaculture
GOAL 22: Monosex sterile fish are good for farms but not hatcheries. The Center for Aquaculture Technologies solves this paradox at commercial scale with novel gene-editing technology.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation partners on sustainable aquaculture projects in Africa and Asia
FUTUREFISH is partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on sustainable aquaculture projects in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
‘They know better than men how to protect their environment and people’: How focusing on women farmers is boosting food security in India
GOAL 22: The Government of Odisha and WorldFish collaborate to boost income and food security in India by teaching women’s groups to raise carp.
‘Regulation is pushing toward greenifying materials’: How one innovator is upcycling seafood waste into biodegradable packaging foam
GOAL 22: Cruz Foam’s biodegradable packaging foam made with shrimp shells is a finalist for GSA’s inaugural Global Fisheries Innovation Award.