Irish start-up Nernst Electric, which develops on-site oxygen-generation technology for fish farms, has raised $2 million in seed funding from Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund to build a…
Hatch Blue, a leading global investment firm specialising in aquaculture, announced it has secured a strategic minority general partner (GP) investment from Builders Vision.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA) have called for immediate intervention from the Irish Government after the United States confirmed…
Pure Ocean Algae’s CEO, Michael O’Neill, explains why identifying the right market fit for red seaweed makes a key difference when moving from startup to scale-up.
Ambitious aquatech businesses are invited to apply for Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) pioneering mentoring programme, designed to accelerate innovation in the global aquaculture sector.
Using EU funding, The Seaweed Company has established a successful seaweed farm and dedicated processing facility in Donegal – the first of its kind in Ireland.
A new collaboration between one of the West’s most advanced seaweed technology providers and one of the sector’s most effective product developers could help the nascent industry reach critical mass.
Two new schemes to support the Irish fisheries and aquaculture industry have been announced by Agricultural Minister Charlie McConalogue as part of a €258 million Seafood Development Programme.
Researchers have developed cutting-edge technology to detect and differentiate microscopically sized plastics from other naturally occurring particles at aquaculture sites.
Following an investment of over €500,000, the award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company has upgraded its facilities and equipment, aiming to increase exports to Europe.
Hosted by The Seaweed Company, Seaposium 2024 celebrated the sustainable seaweed farming industry alongside the official opening of the Company’s new processing facility in County Donegal.
GoNaturePositive! - an innovative international research project - is set to investigate the benefits and trade-offs of a holistic, nature-conscious bioeconomy.
The Peruvian authorities have announced that the second fishing season for anchovy and white anchovy in the North-Centre of the country will be officially closed on 13 January.
Two Man Overboard Challenges, which aim to help prepare those working in boats - including aquaculture operators - to survive should they or one of their colleagues fall into the sea, are being held…
NanobOX, an Irish startup, has secured funding to help it develop a nanobubble system that could reduce energy costs and increase fish growth in aquaculture.
Entrepreneur Jennifer O’Brien – founder and CEO of alt-seafood startup Sea & Believe – has teamed up with pioneering seaweed scientist Dr Maeve Edwards on a pilot project to cultivate the native…
Simply Blue Group and Arctic Seaweed have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see them exploring solutions for co-locating seaweed and offshore wind farms.
Ireland’s Pure Ocean Algae has finished building a 600 m² seaweed hatchery building on the Beara peninsula, hoping to address the industry’s biomass bottleneck and set it on the path to success.
Ocean Harvest Technology, which produces animal feed additives from seaweed blends, has listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), raising £6 million in the process.
Emerging aquatech businesses, entrepreneurs and research spin-outs from Ireland and Europe can now apply for the fifth edition of the BIM/Hatch Aquatech Innovation Studio.
Stacy Ann Gray has spent over 15 years as an aquaculture extension officer at Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, where her achievements include setting up an oyster farm and the…
Aine O'Donnell and Aine-Lisa Shannon are bringing aquaculture to Ireland's primary schools as part of the Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC), a mobile classroom that…
In three years Ireland's Pure Ocean Algae has domesticated a wild dulse, a red seaweed species, and created a fully-fledged macroalgae value chain. The Fish Site sat down with founder Michael O'Neill…
Dr Joshka Kaufmann of Ireland’s Marine Institute has been awarded a grant to investigate and predict how Atlantic salmon evolve in the midst of human-driven environmental change.
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