Responsibility
The Nature Conservancy assessment confirms the low carbon footprint and ocean-floor impact of offshore aquaculture company Forever Oceans.
Intelligence
Impact-9 claims its prototype submersible, floating offshore fish farm enclosure, ready for testing, could produce up to 2,500 tons of salmon a year.
Intelligence
Rod Fujita of Environmental Defense Fund discusses new offshore aquaculture research and what missteps a 'nascent' U.S. industry must avoid.
Responsibility
A University of Plymouth study suggests that offshore aquaculture farms could potentially benefit the wider marine environment.
Intelligence
As its offshore aquaculture project obtains a key permit for a demonstration-scale farm off the coast of Florida, Ocean Era CEO criticizes permitting process.
Innovation & Investment
A new report says ocean renewable energy has the potential to power offshore aquaculture and decrease the environmental impact of operations.
Intelligence
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.
Intelligence
The success of open-ocean aquaculture depends on structures that can withstand extreme waves and harsh winds linked to climate change.
Intelligence
Open-access paper refutes prevalent criticisms about marine aquaculture and what it calls “myths and assumptions” about offshore fish farming.
Innovation & Investment
Increasing integration of various disruptive technologies into aquaculture practices will improve productivity and sustainability.
Intelligence
GOAL delegates heard that the biggest opportunity for land-based and offshore aquaculture is to scale production and increase seafood supplies.
Responsibility
Fish farms, especially offshore operations, could certainly benefit – and intensify production – with renewable energy, but there are hurdles to surmount.
Intelligence
An executive order has prioritized marine aquaculture development in U.S. waters, leaving members of the seafood industry feeling hopeful for the future.
Innovation & Investment
Stronger America Through Seafood aims to influence federal policymakers to create guidelines that would give offshore aquaculture a chance to show its potential.
Innovation & Investment
New U.S. policies for offshore aquaculture permitting will soon be put to the test in the Gulf of Mexico. With imported products dominating the U.S. seafood landscape, some argue the time has come for the industry to take a leap forward.
Innovation & Investment
Aquaculture must reshape its public narrative in order for the blue revolution to transpire. That’s what many prominent voices were saying at the World Aquaculture Society’s annual U.S. conference in Las Vegas.