Fisheries
Good fences make good fisheries: Alaska flatfish fleet mitigates orca bycatch via innovation
The “orca fence,” designed to mitigate accidental catch of killer whales, is showing positive results after only a couple years of use.
Fisheries
TNC-backed Edge AI seeks to streamline electronic monitoring in the ongoing effort to fight IUU fishing
With cost a barrier to wider adoption of electronic monitoring, a new tool aims to improve catch counts with lower miss rates compared to humans.
Fisheries
‘Catching salmon is our worst nightmare’: Alaska’s pollock industry’s bycatch solutions are driven by technology – and emotions
Reducing king and chum salmon bycatch in Alaska’s pollock fishery has required an industrywide effort with data sharing and new technology. Is it enough?
Fisheries
‘¿Quién ganará y quién perderá?’ Cómo el cambio climático está cambiando la cadena alimentaria de los océanos y, potencialmente, las pesquerías mundiales
El cambio climático está cambiando los cimientos de la cadena alimentaria oceánica, causando potencialmente, pero no definitivamente, una migración de las pesquerías hacia los polos.
Fisheries
Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards finalist: The on-board innovation set to improve animal welfare – and life on deck – for the U.K. scampi industry
A new on-board machine that stuns and tails nephrops could transform UK scampi fishing with better animal welfare, safer crews and higher value.
Fisheries
‘Who will win and who will lose?’ How climate change is shifting the ocean food chain – and potentially global fisheries
Climate change is shifting the foundation of the ocean food chain, potentially but not definitively causing a poleward migration of fisheries.
Innovation & Investment
La granja de algas terrestres de un ingeniero Holandés redefine los invernaderos
Sven Rusticus, fundador de Seaweedland en los Países Bajos, analiza los beneficios del cultivo de algas terrestres y la posible comercialización de esta tecnología.
Innovation & Investment
Dutch engineer’s land-based seaweed farm gives new meaning to greenhouses
Sven Rusticus, founder of Seaweedland in the Netherlands, discusses the benefits of growing seaweed on land and potentially licensing the technology.
Health & Welfare
Multitasking: Singapore company is employing a technology once used for cancer research to enhance pathogen detection in aquaculture
Umami Bioworks’ Arbiter versatile new tool aims to improve safety by detecting pathogens faster and cheaper while addressing several other needs.
Intelligence
With Washington’s net pen ban official, what’s next for U.S. salmon farmers?
Tribal leaders, veterinarians and other salmon farming proponents are expressing resolve in the face of Washington state's ban on net pens.
Intelligence
How the oceans are changing the very fabric of the fashion industry
Seaweed, old fishing nets and invasive species are being used to make apparel and biodegradable packaging in the fashion industry.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Aquaculture Innovation Award Finalist: Ace Aquatec’s farmed fish biomass estimator
With weight variance a costly problem for fish farmers, Ace Aquatec says its A-BIOMASS® biomass estimator boasts high accuracy rates.
Innovation & Investment
“Este trabajo no es para una persona”: Los robots submarinos se hacen cargo de tareas difíciles en la acuacultura
Los robots submarinos están automatizando la limpieza e inspección de las redes de corrales de peces, lo que reduce los riesgos para los humanos y mejora la salud de los peces.
Innovation & Investment
‘This job is not for a person’: Underwater robots take on tough tasks in aquaculture
Underwater robots are automating the cleaning and inspection of fish pen nets, reducing risks for humans and improving fish health.
Responsibility
TNC and Thai Union take leading roles in driving transparency in tuna fisheries
The Nature Conservancy’s Tuna Transparency Pledge seeks comprehensive human or electronic observation on every vessel in the global fleet.
Aquafeeds
New U.S. black soldier fly innovation facility is Innovafeed’s first step into North America
Performance at the $10 million black soldier fly innovation and research center in Illinois will help Innovafeed determine direction on a new continent.