Intelligence
Canadians largely support ocean-based salmon farming, yet farms are being shut down
Amid a dizzying landscape of passions and politics, a recent survey showed the confusing messages Canadians are getting about salmon farming.
Innovation & Investment
Chemical and biological sensors in the ocean could deliver climate change data in real time
Seafood producers could soon get preemptive warnings on ocean conditions that affect the health of their products.
Responsibility
Rethinking ropes: Can ropeless fishing gear end whale entanglements?
Ropeless fishing gear can prevent whale entanglements and reduce the amount of discarded or lost fishing equipment but the cost is a limiting factor.
Innovation & Investment
Investors envision a connected sub-Saharan African tilapia farming industry
Inaugural Aqua Insights report encourages investment in Aqua-Spark's Africa Fund to kickstart a new era of tilapia farming for the region.
Innovation & Investment
‘AI ticks all the boxes’ and is proving to be a perfect match for aquaculture
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rippling through the aquaculture industry, promising greater efficiencies and insights, as well as investor interest.
Innovation & Investment
Investors see a flurry of activity putting aquaculture on fast-forward
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food sector, yet many investors have stayed away. A string of summer deals indicates a shift.
Innovation & Investment
Nanobubbles, aquaculture and a world of possibility
Nanobubble technology can boost aquaculture water quality and fish growth while cutting energy costs. Growers and investors are seeing the potential.
Intelligence
Trout might be the fish America needs right now
Boasting a bright red-orange and oil-rich fillet like salmon, trout can be grown to market size faster and are often less expensive.
Intelligence
How a land-preservation easement saved a California oyster company
Hog Island Oyster Company got some last-minute help from Marin Agricultural Land Trust, the first-ever land-preservation easement for mariculture.
Equipos de genómica y alimentos acuícolas apuntan a mejorar la acuacultura del camarón de agua dulce
Innovation & Investment
Equipos de genómica y alimentos acuícolas apuntan a mejorar la acuacultura del camarón de agua dulce
La colaboración con sede en Singapur tiene como objetivo ofrecer PL de langostinos de agua dulce súper hembras con una mayor resistencia a las enfermedades y un rendimiento mejorado.
Innovation & Investment
Genomics and feed teams take aim at improving freshwater prawn aquaculture
Singapore-based collaboration aims to deliver super-female freshwater prawn PLs with greater disease resistance and improved performance.
Responsibility
Kelp parachutes: Green gravel reforestation projects showing promise
Researchers are growing kelp seedlings on ‘green gravel’ and then scattering them on the ocean floor, where they’ll hopefully anchor and flourish.
Innovation & Investment
Entrepreneur Tony Fadell joins GOAL 2021 to talk technology and aquaculture
Former Apple and Google developer Tony Fadell told GOAL attendees that new technologies must smooth the pathway to the marketplace.
Intelligence
Seaspiracy film assails fishing and aquaculture sectors that seem ready for a good fight
Seaspiracy, a new Netflix documentary-style film, depicts the fishing and aquaculture in an ugly fashion but the industry response is swift.
Innovation & Investment
Steel cage salmon farm designer ramping up with capital infusion
Poseidon Ocean Systems recently netted $5 million in funding to build inventory, enhance engineering and increase international sales efforts.
Innovation & Investment
Not RAS, not net pens: Salmon farm concepts redefine barriers
Sea lice, algae, temperature changes and escapes still vex salmon farmers, but new cage systems aim to surmount these concerns with innovative barriers.