Intelligence
Winners of inaugural aquaculture scholarships for North American Indigenous students announced
The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation has awarded its first-ever aquaculture scholarships to three students.
Fisheries
Canadian government combats IUU fishing with Operation North Pacific Guard
Operation North Pacific Guard, an annual international law enforcement operation in the North Pacific, aims to detect and deter IUU fishing.
Fisheries
Global analysis of where fishing vessel tracking devices are disabled provides insights into IUU fishing
A new dataset of intentional disabling of identification devices by fishing vessels provides new insights into IUU fishing activities.
Intelligence
Addison Lawrence, dedicated shrimp aquaculture researcher, remembered
Dr. Addison Lee Lawrence, a well-known shrimp aquaculture researcher who authored or co-authored many Advocate articles, passed away in October at the age of 86.
Responsibility
Could a new ‘spill box’ tool lead to zero fish feed waste in land-based aquaculture facilities?
A new tool called the "spill box" separates uneaten fish feed from the aquaculture wastewater so it can be recycled back to the salmon.
Innovation & Investment
GFIA winner Cruz Foam secures $18 million in Series A funding
Circular materials company Cruz Foam, which makes alternatives to single-use plastics, secured $18 million in Series A funding, led by Helena.
Innovation & Investment
New York aquaculture startup LocalCoho snags multimillion-dollar investment
Land-based aquaculture startup LocalCoho has received new funding from two prominent seafood industry entrepreneurs.
Intelligence
Is $100 million enough to help Atlantic Canada’s seafood industry recover from Hurricane Fiona?
Hurricane Fiona damaged critical infrastructure and gear, leaving fishing and aquaculture operations in Atlantic Canada struggling to stay afloat.
Intelligence
U.S. agency announces 5-year aquaculture strategy
The NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan will guide the country's efforts to enhance the growth of sustainable aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
Alaska Mariculture Cluster awarded grants to advance Alaska’s mariculture industry
The Alaska Mariculture Cluster has won nearly $49 million in grants to support Alaska's big-potential mariculture industry.
Aquafeeds
Can a diet that includes Antarctic krill improve sea bream larvae survival?
A new study suggests that sea bream larvae fed on a diet including Antarctic krill show increased survival rates and enhanced growth.
Responsibility
Study: Offshore mussel farms could benefit marine environment
A University of Plymouth study suggests that offshore aquaculture farms could potentially benefit the wider marine environment.
Innovation & Investment
NOAA helps fund the launch of harmful algal bloom control center
NOAA awarded $7.5 million to launch a technology incubator with a mandate to “advance innovative ways to control harmful algal blooms."
Innovation & Investment
GenoMar opens ‘state-of-the-art’ tilapia breeding and genetics center in Brazil
GenoMar has opened a tilapia breeding and genetics center that could help transform Brazil into an exporter of high-quality tilapia genetics.
Intelligence
Kingfish Company gets final OK from Maine town for RAS farm
Jonesport, Maine, approved a building permit application for The Kingfish Company's planned land-based aquaculture facility for yellowtail.
Fisheries
Panama pelagics fishery graduates from FIP to MarinTrust certification
In a first, a fishery and its associated fishmeal and fish oil production sites earn MarinTrust certification via its improver program.