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.
Intelligence
Global shrimp industry navigating sustainability, innovation and shifting trade dynamics
A comprehensive recap of the 2025 Global Shrimp Forum, which focused on sustainability, innovation and resilience in a fast-changing trade landscape.
Aquafeeds
Dutch companies keen on new shrimp feed that includes more insects and algae
Skretting Ecuador will produce a new shrimp feed that will partly replace two ingredients – fishmeal and fish oil – with insects and algae.
Intelligence
Dutch shellfish farmers bringing the sea onto land
Bivalve shellfish culture is a low-impact form of protein production, and in many cases is a net-positive for water quality. So why move it indoors? Smit & Smit in the Netherlands has a good argument for doing so.
Health & Welfare
Shellfish innovations in the Netherlands: Mussel seed collectors
The main reason for recent declines in blue mussel yields in the Netherlands was lower availability of mussel seed. Mild winters have increased the number of predators, which can decimate mussel stocks.
Innovation & Investment
Netherlands farms tune recirculation systems to production of varied species
Because of the diversity of its recirculation systems, the Netherlands offers an opportunity to study differences in species-specific system designs.