Intelligence
Innovasea helps secure grant to repurpose defunct Gulf of Mexico oil rig
U.S. offshore aquaculture technology company says a $100,000 federal grant will go toward repurposing a defunct oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Responsibility
AKVA group to construct world’s first aquaculture pen in recycled materials
In partnership with Plasto and Oceanize, the AKVA group will construct the world’s first aquaculture pen composed of recycled materials.
Responsibility
Prawn and shrimp farm industry ‘crucial to public health and prosperity’ in Bangladesh, study says
A new study indicates that the prawn and shrimp farm industry in Bangladesh offers local health, economic and environmental benefits.
Responsibility
Study: Global mariculture supply at risk without climate action
A study projects that the global mariculture supply may decline 16 percent by 2090 if no climate action is taken.
Innovation & Investment
Bioinformatics tool identifies hybrid tilapia species
A new bioinformatics tool can precisely identify tilapia species and pinpoint hybridization between invasive and native tilapia species.
Responsibility
Australis Aquaculture wins prestigious climate innovation award
Australis Aquaculture received the U.S. Secretary of State’s 2021 Award for Corporate Excellence in the Climate Innovation category for advancing climate-smart ocean farming of barramundi in Vietnam.
Responsibility
Could cultivating kelp forests in salmon pens help ‘future-proof’ the sector?
KelpRing has received funding to explore the possible benefits of installing kelp forests within salmon pens to benefit cleaner fish.
Aquafeeds
Scoular opens concentrated barley protein manufacturing plant
U.S.-based agribusiness Scoular’s new concentrated barley protein production facility in Idaho aims to supply aquafeed manufacturers.
Innovation & Investment
AKVA develops ocean net pens without polystyrene
Aquaculture equipment manufacturer AKVA Group says its new ocean net pens are free of polystyrene, a plastic foam common in consumer packaging.
Health & Welfare
Martec and Xelect partner on spotted rose snapper genetics program
Costa Rica's Martec has partnered with Scottish genetics company Xelect to ramp up production of spotted rose snapper through modern techniques.
Aquafeeds
Stirling researcher identifies range of potential uses for aquaculture byproducts
Byproducts from aquaculture can increase the industry’s sustainability and contribute to other sectors like diet supplements, cosmetics and animal feeds, a new study concludes.
Intelligence
Simon MacKenzie appointed head of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture
Longtime university researcher Prof. Simon MacKenzie will helm the school’s Institute of Aquaculture, succeeding Selina Stead, beginning Jan. 1.
Innovation & Investment
FlipFarm’s semi-automated oyster-farming system wins the Global Aquaculture Innovation Award
FlipFarm Systems’ semi-automated method for oyster farming has won the Global Seafood Alliance’s annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.
Innovation & Investment
Portuguese clam grower closes Series B financing round led by Aqua-Spark, Semapa
Oceano Fresco, a Portuguese producer of clams native to Europe, closed a €6.1 million Series B financing round led by Aqua-Spark and Semapa NEXT.
Intelligence
Sunnyvale Seafood CEO and GSA board member Sedacca to retire
Shrimp industry veteran and GSA board member Jeff Sedacca will retire at the end of this year to focus on U.S. aquaculture development.
Responsibility
The Nature Conservancy defines restorative aquaculture in new study
The Nature Conservancy's latest study sets out a standard definition of and global principles for restorative aquaculture.