Innovation & Investment
Oceanloop nets millions in loans to build first land-based shrimp farm in Spain
Oceanloop's $38 million loan will be used to build a land-based shrimp farm in Spain and expand operations in Germany.
Intelligence
Research team is first to farm Queensland giant grouper in Europe using a recirculating aquaculture system
Using a recirculating aquaculture system, researchers successfully farmed the Queensland giant grouper in Europe for the first time.
Innovation & Investment
Novel technology addresses off-flavors, water mold for RAS production
New fiber technology reduces off-flavors and water mold in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), boosting efficiency and improving fish quality.
Health & Welfare
Study reveals how salmon adapt to low hydrogen sulfide in RAS
Study shows salmon can adapt to low hydrogen sulfide in recirculating aquaculture systems, improving fish health and aquaculture practices.
Innovation & Investment
Real-time fish mortality detection tool selected for NewTechAqua Award Challenge
The Freshwater Institute's fish mortality detection tool for RAS is designed to enable better welfare decision-making.
Responsibility
Marine aquaculture and ocean deacidification technology
Current deacidification techniques are limited to bench scale, highlighting need for sustained R&D before implementation is possible.
Intelligence
Land-based salmon aquaculture facility proposed for British Columbia
Taste of BC Aquafarms is seeking approval to build a salmon aquaculture facility that uses a land-based recirculatory aquaculture system.
Innovation & Investment
Is modular fish farming an affordable alternative to recirculating aquaculture systems?
A new modular fish farming concept may offer an affordable alternative to recirculating aquaculture systems.
Intelligence
Researchers uncover how water purification affects water quality in recirculating aquaculture systems
A new study from Skoltech examined how water purification affects water quality in recirculating aquaculture systems.
Responsibility
Resistance and resilience of small-scale RAS
Study shows that microalgae assists the stability of small-scale RAS, and that microalgae can be used to manipulate the bacterial community.
Health & Welfare
Comparing salinities in intensive, commercial-scale biofloc for Pacific white shrimp
Study illustrates the range of salinity options for shrimp production in commercial-scale biofloc systems and found no significant differences in any shrimp production metric.
Innovation & Investment
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 2
In the second of a two-part series, Steven Summerfelt discusses various efforts to improve knowledge of closed-containment systems, innovations in fish feed and presents comprehensive concluding remarks.
Innovation & Investment
Developments in closed-containment technologies for salmonids, part 1
The recent 2017 Aquaculture Innovation Workshop in Vancouver brought together numerous stakeholders involved in and interested in fish farming – particularly salmonids – in the growing industry of closed-containment systems.
Intelligence
Aquaculture key to increasing seafood supplies to Arab states
Arab States have substantial natural resources to increase aquaculture production. Several types of systems are readily adaptable and can be implemented relatively quickly.
Intelligence
In a land of lakes, a rally cry for recirculating aquaculture
Wisconsin State Rep. Mary Felzkowski and others are championing aquaculture to grow food production in the state, with a keen interest in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
Health & Welfare
Biofilter inoculation in recirculating aquaculture systems
Biological filters are essential parts of recirculating aquaculture systems that transform toxic fish compounds such as ammonium and nitrite into less-harmful nitrate. The authors tested the convenience and efficiency of three methods for the initial inoculation of aerobic biofilters.