Brazilian shrimp farmers eye new horizons
After concentrating mainly on the domestic market, the Brazilian Shrimp Farmers Association says producers are returning to international trade and competition, seeking intensified production and expansion.
Aquaculture is winning, Rabobank analyst explains
Aquaculture is the “winning protein,” according to a new Rabobank report that its author, Gorjan Nikolik, said is intended to draw the bank’s agro-industry clients to opportunities in the fish farming business.
Eight digital technologies disrupting aquaculture
Eight digital technologies are disrupting aquaculture and having a profound impact on the way business operates – even displacing some established ones.
Investment firm raising funds for paper-based disease test kits
Gaskiya Diagnostics’ paper-based diagnostic test kits could allow fish farmers to test for disease-causing pathogens before they impact the entire stock.
What to do with empty big box stores? Turn them into fish farms
The Innovative Aquaculture Alliance aims to install fish farms in empty big-box retail stores and other abandoned real estate across the United States.
GOAL 2017 video: Langley Gace, InnovaSea Systems
In the fifth Pecha Kucha presentation from the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual GOAL conference in Dublin, Ireland, Langley Gace of InnovaSea Systems talks about open-ocean aquaculture and how the future of fish farming is happening now.
Bergen becoming seafood startup city as accelerator Hatch sets up shop
Hatch Aquaculture Accelerator aims to support new companies, via an immersive three-month mentorship program, in the health, nutrition, technology and production sectors.
GOAL 2017 video: Thomas Myhre, NSK Ship Design
In the fourth Pecha Kucha presentation from the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual GOAL conference in Dublin, Ireland, Thomas Myhre of NSK Ship Design looks at the future of offshore aquaculture pen design.
Aquaculture data-collection app provides cloud coverage
Aquanetix, launched by two fish biologists, employs cloud technology for electronic data collection, enabling farmers to monitor infrastructure, minimize feed losses and make informed operational business decisions based on real-time reports about their stocks.
Microalgae into medicine: Biotech startup targets shrimp, salmon diseases
MicroSynbiotiX is employing the power of transgenic microalgae to make it cheaper and easier for aquaculture producers to administer vaccines to fish.
Algae innovators aim to freeze out early-stage shrimp losses
A greenhouse in Belgium believes its innovative shrimp feed product, made from freeze-dried microalgae, packs the necessary nutrients for the crustacean’s most vulnerable life stage: the first three days of its life.
Aquaculture innovators come out of their shells at Fish 2.0
Biannual conference/competition showcased 40 new seafood businesses, or related services, from around the world. Winners were chosen on the strength of the opportunity, meaningful impact and compelling leadership and presentation.
When Perch Met Pale Ale: A nothing-goes-to-waste love story
A unique joint venture is bringing a land-based recirculating aquaculture system to a farming community near Lake Erie. It’s a wastewater treatment program that aims to provide a sustainable food source for the local community.
Scottish firm honing bacteriophages into aquaculture-disease assassins
Scottish biotech firm Fixed Phage aims to bottle the powers of bacteriophages to deploy these “bacteria killers” on some of the world’s most destructive aquaculture diseases.
Assessing coloration in channel catfish fillets
Because consumers look at color to gauge quality of catfish fillets, the authors developed a digital photography measurement method to assess yellowness.
Opinion: Stop offshoring offshore aquaculture
Something must change if the U.S. government hopes to encourage rather than discourage aquaculture, particularly in federal “offshore” waters. Neil Sims says it’s time to stop exporting knowledge, innovation and investment.