American Unagi brings eel farming back ‘home’
Sara Rademaker launched American Unagi to shift eel farming to American soil, where the eels are from. Why? Because of the novelty, and because she saw an opportunity to do things better.
iQShrimp: Cloud-based, predictive software for shrimp farmers
Cargill’s iQShrimp is a novel, cloud-based, digital platform that can capture and record relevant data from shrimp ponds through various automated systems to help shrimp farmers manage risk and make better management decisions.
Norway showcases halibut farm as sustainability star
Recognizing its potential as a sustainable fish producer, Norway highlights land-based halibut farmer Sogn Aqua in the debute of The Explorer digital showroom. The Advocate recently paid a visit to the farm in Ortnevik.
Wide-ranging advances in aquaculture presented at Alltech ONE18
The consensus among several presenters at the aquaculture portion of the Alltech ONE18 conference was clear: Much more seafood is needed to feed humans, whose numbers will reach 8 billion in less than six years.
Connecticut ‘urban fish farm’ leans on RAS to produce branzino
The Ideal Fish “urban fish farm” in Connecticut is producing branzino, or European sea bass, using RAS technology. Learn about this project from the company that designed and supported it: Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems.
Now Hatching: Millennial duo’s aquaculture analytics software
In the first startup profile of the inaugural Hatch cohort in Bergen, meet two young software developers who left Washington, D.C., for Norway and the power of personal connections to grow their aquaculture analytics business.
One fish, two fish: Counting technology nets funding for Canadian engineering firm
XperCount, aka the “magic bucket,” uses optics and photonics to deliver 95 percent accurate count of microorganisms, such as fish or shrimp larvae, in just seconds.
Fish farmers turn to drones for health, feed monitoring
Two technology startups are offering unique fish-monitoring solutions for aquaculture producers. Using algorithms, drones and computer vision software, Aquaai and Aquabyte aim to take labor-intensive and error-prone tasks out of human hands.
Japan to set sustainability efforts in Olympics spotlight
With all eyes on Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games, leading advocates for responsible aquaculture there see a key opportunity to make stronger sustainability commitments.
Offshore aquaculture inches closer to reality in the Gulf of Mexico
New U.S. policies for offshore aquaculture permitting will soon be put to the test in the Gulf of Mexico. With imported products dominating the U.S. seafood landscape, some argue the time has come for the industry to take a leap forward.
Can an oyster-shell paint help rethink artificial reefs?
North Carolina company Shellbond seeks to commercialize a creative product made from shells, believing it could transform oyster farming.
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 2
In the second of a two-part series, Steven Summerfelt discusses various efforts to improve knowledge of closed-containment systems, innovations in fish feed and presents comprehensive concluding remarks.
Bio-economic modeling for improving aquaculture performance
Experience in China, the world’s largest tilapia farming country, is used to develop and calibrate a bio-economic model of intensive tilapia pond culture. It is used to simulate the impacts of climate, technical and/or economic factors on farming.
At Aquaculture America 2018, signs of support for thriving domestic industry
Aquaculture must reshape its public narrative in order for the blue revolution to transpire. That’s what many prominent voices were saying at the World Aquaculture Society’s annual U.S. conference in Las Vegas.
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 1
The recent 2017 Aquaculture Innovation Workshop in Vancouver brought together numerous stakeholders involved in and interested in fish farming – particularly salmonids – in the growing industry of closed-containment systems.
Experimental aquaponics system in Costa Rica
This study evaluated the performance and production of channel catfish and freshwater prawns and three varieties of lettuce – American, Romaine and Rose – in a research aquaponics system.