Innovation & Investment
Rubbish to revenue: How scientists are upcycling seafood waste into biofuel and roads
Scientists are upcycling seafood waste – from shells to fishing nets – into fuel and infrastructure, pointing to new value streams.
Intelligence
Is the most valuable part of shrimp typically thrown away? How seafood byproducts offer new revenue streams
Shrimp byproducts may unlock new revenue streams as shells and heads are turned into feed ingredients and biomaterials.
Responsibility
Seafood’s best friend: Once wasted fish byproducts are now a bounty for cats and dogs
Alaska seafood processors are turning fish skins and heads into pet products, heeding environmental mandates for greater utilization of byproducts.
Aquafeeds
For many island fish farmers, aquafeed sourcing and costs requires new thinking
New approaches could enable aquafeeds made from local ingredients to reduce reliance on feed imports and support aquaculture.
Intelligence
Brazilian researchers develop biodegradable food packaging film from fish skin
Brazilian scientists create biodegradable food packaging film from tambatinga fish skin as a potential alternative to plastics.
Intelligence
Industry guide reveals how full utilization can unlock value of shrimp byproducts
A new report explores how the global shrimp industry can eliminate waste by transforming processing byproducts into valuable products.
Responsibility
No more landfills: Great Lakes region commits to full utilization of fish byproducts
Most Great Lakes commercial fish waste is no longer landfilled, as companies commit to full utilization and new markets for byproducts.
Fisheries
FAO honors Great Lakes initiative valorizing fish waste
FAO recognizes 100% Great Lakes Fish initiative for cutting food waste and creating new products from the whole fish.
Innovation & Investment
Could ‘seawool’ – a textile made from mussel waste – be part of the future of sustainable design?
Seastex upcycles mussel waste into ‘seawool’ – a recyclable, biodegradable textile offering a green alternative to synthetics.
Aquafeeds
Is fish sludge safe for bristleworms and black soldier fly larvae to eat?
Bristleworms and fly larvae can feed on fish sludge, but scientists say strict monitoring is key to keeping the food chain safe.
Innovation & Investment
SuperGround to scale food-waste tech that transforms fish scraps and chicken bones into protein
In a funding round led by The Blue Revolution Fund, the Finnish company raises $2.7 million to scale its food waste technology.
Aquafeeds
Researchers explore a single-cell protein from soybean processing wastewater as an aquafeed ingredient
A microbial community-based protein produced from soybean processing wastewater has potential as a value-added feed ingredient for aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
Circular economy: New tech turns fish waste into valuable pharma and cosmetic ingredients
SINTEF scientists are developing new technology to convert fish byproducts into high-demand ingredients, promoting a circular economy.
Responsibility
Ace Aquatec and Tiny Fish team up to advance Scotland’s salmon circular economy
Ace Aquatec and Tiny Fish aim to expand premium food markets for small Scottish salmon, enhancing the circular economy.
Aquafeeds
Food waste and hemp are the latest novel aquafeed ingredients gaining attention
As pressure on the ocean's resources intensifies, the search is on elsewhere for solutions to provide the protein that fish need to grow.
Aquafeeds
Marine yeast and kelp flies replace fishmeal in salmon feed study
Kelp flies and marine yeast grown from seafood byproducts can replace fishmeal in salmon feed, promoting circular food production.